China - Huangguoshu Scenic Area

"Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is located in the south of China. It belongs to the watershed region in the karst plateau rising between Sichuan Basin and Guangxi Hill. Since the Tertiary Period, with the strong neotectonic uplift of Himalayan orogeny and tropical and subtropical humid climates, the strong erosion of the northern Yangtze River system and the southern Pearl River system has formed the plateau-gorge landform structure, which is often distinguished by the geomorphological erosion cycle knickpoint type waterfall. The plateau-gorge landform structure is composed of two significantly different but closely related geomorphic units - the plateau area and the gorge area. In the background of the special regional units, Huangguoshu Scenic Area is created with completely different but closely related landform type, development and evolution, landscape characteristics, living environment, human habitation, land use, and regional culture."

Huangguoshu Scenic Spot: - Huangguoshu Waterfall - Dishuitan Waterfall - Gaodang Ancient Village

Getuhe Scenic Spot:

Tunpu Scenic Spot: - Yunshantun-Benzhai Ancient Village - Baojiatun Ancient Irrigation System - Tiantaishan Ancient Temple

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

Huangguoshu Waterfall of Guizhou is one of the biggest waterfalls in China. It is 70m long and 81 m wide during the flood season. Another postcard that I bought in Beijing, China.

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