Hukou Waterfall

Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River is located between Jixian County, Shanxi Province and Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province, in the Yellow River 25 kilometers southwest of Jixian County, Shanxi Province. Hukou Waterfall, with an area of about 100 square kilometers, is a famous scenic spot in Shanxi Province. 1988 has been designated as a national key scenic spot, and now it is a national 4A-level scenic spot.

There are mountains on both sides of this place, and a huge ditch is washed out on the rocks at the bottom of the river, which is 30 meters wide and about 50 meters deep. The rolling yellow water flows here and flows backwards. If the horse goes straight into the river ditch, the waves will roll and roar, and the shock will be audible for miles. Its shape is like a boiling giant pot, hence the name Hukou. In spring and autumn, the water is clear and the sun shines directly, and the rainbow dances with the waves. The scenery is wonderful. In the poem "Autumn Wind at Hukou" written by Chen in Ming Dynasty, there is a saying that "autumn wind rolls up a thousand waves, which is a true portrayal of the evening".

The Yellow River flows through the Shanxi-Shaanxi Gorge and reaches the territory of Jixian County. The water surface suddenly narrowed from more than 400 meters wide to more than 50 meters. In the book Gong Yu, only eight words are used: "Cover the river vortex, like a pot." The image of Hukou Waterfall is vividly on the paper.

Ice waterfall wonders

On weekdays, Hukou Waterfall, which is "roaring and roaring thousands of cows", presents a different style in its calmness: the Yellow River water flows down from the ice on both sides of the river with different shapes and levels of ice, and the water mist aroused reflects a beautiful rainbow in the sun, and a beautiful ice bridge is built under the waterfall, which makes people lament the ingenuity of nature. Located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, in the middle of Shanxi-Shaanxi-Gansu Valley, the Dragon King of Jixian County, Shanxi Province? . The geographical location is 36 degrees and 8 minutes north latitude 10 second, east longitude10 degrees and 26 minutes and 40 seconds, and the altitude is 448. 1 m. With Hukou Waterfall as the center, with a total area of100km, there is Madun Beach in the north, a small tidal nest in the south, a canyon area in the west and Renzu Tundan in the east. It is 45km from Jixian County in the east and169km from Linfen City, Du Yao. 49 kilometers west of Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province; 0/70km from Yan 'an/Kloc, the revolutionary holy land; 387 kilometers north of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi; It is located 449 kilometers south of Xi, the capital of Shaanxi Province.

Walking through the wide river beach, people can get in close contact with Hukou Waterfall. In the non-flood season, people with a little courage can bypass the waterfall along a stone trough that is recessed into a stone cliff and washed by water, and enjoy the overwhelming flood passing overhead. The stormy visual experience is as shocking as the spiritual baptism of the Yellow River Chorus.

Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River is famous for its spectacular momentum.

The surging Yellow River was held hostage by Cangshan Mountain on both sides of the strait, bound in a narrow stone valley, and the flood with a width of more than 300 meters suddenly gathered to more than 50 meters. At this time, the river roared and the mountain sounded like a huge pot boiling. Finally, it flew down from a fault cliff more than 20 meters high and fell into a stone trough more than 30 meters wide. It is known as Ma Benteng, and it is regarded as a dragon drum wave, forming the "Thunderstorm Cave" of Hukou Waterfall. In the poem "Autumn Wind at Hukou" written by Chen in Ming Dynasty, there is a saying that "autumn wind rolls up thousands of waves, which is a true portrayal of the evening".

There are also famous scenic spots such as Mengmen jathyapple and Hukou Ice Bridge. There is a huge stone in the 3000-meter river under Hukou Waterfall, which is called "Mengmen Mountain". The river divides into two roads, flying over the two sides of the boulder respectively, and then merging into one. This is the place where people watch Dream Back to jathyapple. On the night of each lunar month, the moon hangs high on the bottom of the river. Standing north and looking south, the bright moon in the water is divided into two rows, dancing down; Looking north and south, the bright moon in the water is one. Every winter, the water in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, mixed with large and small ice cubes, rushes to the hukou, piles up and is flush with the stone embankment, forming a natural channel connecting Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces. "Hukou Ice Bridge" is also a sight.

There are also the Ming Dynasty Wharf, Tongzhi Great Wall, Siming Monument Pavilion and Longmen Du Fei in the scenic spot. There are Guajiashan where Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin led troops to fight, and Kunrou Notre Dame Temple in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

Hukou Waterfall not only has the wonder of "smoking in the water", but also has the saying of "sailing in the dry land". When the upstream ships arrive here, they must go ashore and get out of the water, and they can only enter the water after being carried by people or transported by car around the hukou (so-called "dry land navigation"). For thousands of years, nothing has changed.

Chunqiu Cai Feng

Due to the difference of climate and water quantity in four seasons, the scenery of Hukou also changes from time to time. The best viewing period of Hukou Waterfall is divided into two parts. One is from April to May in spring, which is March in the lunar calendar. Peach blossoms are in full bloom all over the mountain, and the frozen ice cliffs on the shore melt, which is called "Peach Blossom Flood in March". Second, just after the rainy season in autumn and September-165438+1October, a lot of clear water gathered in many mountain springs and streams along the river, and the autumn wind blew gently and rainbows often appeared, which was called "Hukou autumn wind". During these two periods, the water volume was large and steady, and the width of the waterfall could reach about 1000 meters. The main waterfall is inaccessible, but from a distance, the smoke waves are vast and magnificent. The big waves roared with blisters and rushed down with the tide. It's really "there are dragons and huge waves at the bottom of the water, and there is no rain rainbow hanging on the shore." This situation is beyond description. In the cold winter, Hukou Waterfall has become a scene made of silver and jade. On the magnificent water surface of the waterfall, the cool river flows down, and the stone walls around the waterfall are covered with ice drops of different lengths and thicknesses. Together with the blue waves rolling in the river, it presents a unique natural scenery in the north.

Ancient river scenic spot

The rugged, deep, solemn and heroic Yellow River is a symbol of the Chinese nation. Hukou Waterfall is the representative of the Yellow River. Here, ancient and modern poets and musicians played a The Yellow River Cantata, which sang the hearts of China people! Not far from here to the south, it is the top of Longmen-Mengmen. Water control has the wonders of "Mengmen jathyapple" and Dayu's "He Zhen Shi Niu". Visitors can take a first-line tour of the Three Musts of the Yellow River at Hukou, Ermen and Houlongmen, which is very interesting. 199 1 year, Hukou Waterfall was rated as one of the "Top 40" tourist attractions in China. The development of Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area is promising. There are natural and cultural landscapes in the scenic area, such as Mengmen Moonlight, Hezhen Bull, Dry Boat, Great Wall in Qing Dynasty, Ming and Qing Wharf, Dresser, Ancient Fort, Conanpo and so on. From 1994, Hukou Waterfall Drifting Month is held once a year. Asian flying man and Jixian flying man Zhu have successfully flown over the Yellow River by car and motorcycle, and Hukou Scenic Area has become a striking tourist hotspot.