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The Great Hukou Waterfall
The Hukou Waterfall is the grandest site of the Yellow River. Like thousands of
tumbling, fierce dragons that have just been set free, the yellow water plunges
down, pounding against the stones like thunder. The waves stir up masses of mist
and clouds, rising high up into the sky, with the colors changing from yellow to
gray, to blue. The local people call it "marvelous scenery smoke rising from the
water".
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The Yellow River
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connecting two provinces, Shanxi and Shaanxi. In the sunshine, the mist is
refracted by sunlight to create a rainbow spanning over the water like a
colorful bridge.
Due to its awkward location in the Loess Plateau hinterlands, Hukou was once
very difficult to access. After the local government improved transport and
tourist facilities, the number of tourists rose from 20,000 in 1994 to 47,000 in
1995. The figure for 1996 reached 100,000 tourists.
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