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Is Hukou Waterfall of Shanxi Yellow River open now?

Open. Now is the best viewing period of Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, and it will open normally without special weather reasons.

In February 2020, in order to thank the national medical staff for their persistent dedication, the scenic spot was opened to all medical staff, PLA soldiers and volunteers from all walks of life who participated in the first-line rescue work of "anti-epidemic" in Wuhan free of charge from the date when the epidemic dissipated to February 2020. August, 2020 10, Hukou Waterfall Scenic Spot of the Yellow River, which was temporarily closed due to the flood peak in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, has been reopened.

Hukou Waterfall is a national scenic spot and a national AAAA tourist attraction. It is adjacent to Hukou Township, Yichuan County, Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province in the west and Hukou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province in the east. It is a tourist attraction of the two provinces. 350 kilometers south of Xi 'an, Shaanxi; It is located 387 kilometers north of Taiyuan, Shanxi.

Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. The Yellow River flows here, with steep stone walls on both sides and narrow estuaries like Hukou, hence the name Hukou Waterfall. The water surface of the Yellow River upstream of the waterfall is 300 meters wide and is compressed to a width of about 20 meters in a long distance of less than 500 meters. 1000 m3/s river water pours down from a steep cliff, forming the spirit of "a thousand miles of Yellow River with a bumper harvest".