The main fall
A 67-metre roar of water.
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China's largest waterfall and one of the largest in East Asia, whose name means «yellow fruit tree»; the whole fall is 77.8 metres high and 101 metres wide, and its main drop plunges 67 metres across a width of 83.3 metres amid green limestone hills near Anshun. It is rated 5A, China's top grade, and the 17th-century traveller Xu Xiake wrote of foam rising from its rocks like mist. Visitors watch the fall from several platforms, from afar, from above and from below, and walk through the Water Curtain Cave behind it, where the water thunders past and the spray soaks everyone; nearby sights in the same area include the broad Doupotang fall and the Tianxing area with its water forest among rocks and streams. Tickets cost CNY 160 plus a compulsory CNY 50 bus, booked in advance through official channels and valid for ten days; the area opens at 7 am, with last entry at 5 pm, per visitor guides. The flow is strongest in the rainy summer months, so bring a raincoat.
A 67-metre roar of water.
Behind the fall.
The widest in the area.
Zhenning County, Anshun, about 45 km south-west of Anshun
Take the fast train to Anshun and then a bus or car to the falls, or join a full-day tour; it combines well with the nearby Longgong caves, per visitor guides.
Guizhou cooking uses a lot of pork, but beef noodle shops run by Hui Muslims under the halal sign can be found in Guiyang and Anshun, so look for them and bring snacks to the falls.