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Guizhou Travel Guide and Maps
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Huangguoshu Waterfall
Located in the Zhenning Bouyei
and Miao Autonomous County and 45 km southwest of Anshun, the scenic
area posse sses more than 20 waterfalls and cascades including Huangguoshu
Waterfall, Doupotang Waterfall, Guanfng Waterfall, etc, but Huangguoshu
Waterfall is the most magnificent. When the river swells in summer,
the waterfall is over 80 metres wide and 74 metres high, with waters
roaring down at a rate of 2000 cubic metres per second into Mum
(Rhinoceros) pool.
Doupotang Waterfall, located on the upper reaches
of the river, 21 metres high and 105 metres wide, is the widest
one among the falls in that area.
Huangguoshu Scenic Area has also beautiful natural
scenery with clusters of -peaks and wonderful caves. The most wonderful
caves are Longgong(Dragon Palace) Cave, Tianxing Cave and Xiniu
(Rhinoceros) Cave, etc. Besides, the Bouyei and Miao minority people
living in this area are not only hospitable but good at singing
and dancing, and their local folk customs attract all the visitors.
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Huangguoshu Map
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Longgong Scenic Area
Situated 27 km south of Anshun City, it is a scenic
area consisting of Longgong Falls, Tianchi Lake, underground rivers
and stone forest, etc. Longgong Cave is a 400 metres long underground
river linking several pools with openings above. Now, only the first
one fifth of them is open to the public, which is 800 metres long
and divided into six natural "halls" . When boating in
the cave,visitors could view a wonderful sight.
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Map of Longgong Scenic Area
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Hongfeng Lake
Situated
40 km west of Guiyang City, it is a reservoir built on the Maotiao
River and the largest one in the Guizhou Plateau, which has the
fame of "the pearl on the plateau". It has a water surface
of 57km2. Because of its zigzag coast line and complicated branching
streams, the lake is divided into four parts with varied sceneries.
In the lake, there stand numerous islets, on some of which, many
beautiful buildings of the Dong style have been set up, such as
bridges, drum tower and the Dong villages.
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Map of Hongfeng Lake
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