12:10, 11-Sep-2019
Closer to Nature: The natural splendor of Anshun, Guizhou
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14:03, 11-Sep-2019
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Anshun, a mountainous prefecture-level city in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is known for its unique rural villages, inhabited by ethnic groups like the Miao and Bouyei. The city is also famous for being home to fantastical waterfalls and cave systems. CGTN's Meng Qingsheng takes a closer look.
Huangguoshu Scenic Area is well known for its 18 different waterfalls, making it the world's largest waterfall cluster. The main waterfall is nearly 78 meters high and 101 meters wide. It's the biggest waterfall in China and one of the tallest in Asia.
The Water Curtain Cave is a 134-meter-long naturally formed cave in the back. Walking inside, tourists can see, hear and touch the waterfall. The upstream Baishui River flows towards the bluff and falls into the Rhinoceros Pool. The area makes for an ideal summer retreat, with an average temperature of 16 degrees Celsius.
Doupotang -- about two kilometers upstream -- is another star attraction. It's the widest waterfall in the cluster. To the western suburbs of Anshun lies Dragon Palace Cave. The cave system covers an area of almost 60 square kilometers. Filled with karst rock formations, the cave was named for the crystal palace of the Dragon King, a figure from Chinese mythology.
Visitors can take a boat ride down the cave system's underground waterfall, experiencing changing landscapes throughout the system's five groups of caves. At its deepest point, it is 28 meters deep, and is 30 meters wide at its widest point. Meng Qingsheng, CGTN, Anshun, Guizhou Province.