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The Yellow River narrows and cascades
dramatically into a stone pond more than 30 meters below, creating the
famous Hukou Waterfalls. [chinadaily.com.cn]
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Online media reporters paid
a visit to Hukou Waterfall, the only Yellow Waterfall on earth, in
Jixian County of Linfen, Shanxi Province on May 23, 2007.
The Yellow River narrows and cascades dramatically
into a stone pond more than 30 meters below, creating the famous Hukou
Waterfalls.
The gentle water turbulent and gains speed as it
rushed forward till it finally cascades over the waterfall, forming an illusion
of water being poured from a kettle, hence its name "Hukou or Kettle spout".
Like thousands of tumbling dragons or enraged animals
that have just been set free, the yellow water plunged down, the pounding
against the stones echoes like thunder. The most dramatic changes occur during
deep winter and early spring when the river surface becomes frozen.
Sometimes, the subsidiary falls freeze into icicles,
creating images of crouching beast on top of the cliffs.
