China News Service, Taiyuan, March 15th (Yang Jieying and Zhang Hui) As the temperature warms up, the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River ushers in the annual "peach blossom flood".
The wide river course is rushing with torrents, and the waterfall surface is obviously raised. Looking down from a high altitude, the Yellow River is like a thousand troops in formation, thousands of horses are galloping, the momentum is like a rainbow, and the scenery is spectacular.
Photo by Liu Yan
Hukou Waterfall is located in the Qinjin Gorge in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and is the second largest waterfall in China.
When spring arrives at Hukou, the water volume of the Yellow River gradually becomes abundant, and the Hukou Waterfall stretches for hundreds of meters, forming a group of waterfalls.
Photo by Liu Yan
When spring arrives at Hukou, the water volume of the Yellow River gradually becomes abundant, and the Hukou Waterfall stretches for hundreds of meters, forming a group of waterfalls.
The wide river course is rushing with torrents, and the waterfall surface is obviously raised. Looking down from a high altitude, the Yellow River is like a thousand troops in formation, thousands of horses are galloping, the momentum is like a rainbow, and the scenery is spectacular.
The Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River ushers in the annual "peach blossom flood".
Photo by Liu Yan
Every year from late March to early April, the ice in the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River melts to form a spring flood. When it flows downstream, it coincides with the blooming of peach blossoms along the coast, so it is called "peach blossom flood".
The Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River ushers in the annual "peach blossom flood".
Photo by Liu Yan
During the "Peach Blossom Flood" period, the maximum water flow of Hukou Waterfall can reach about 1500 cubic meters per second, presenting a landscape where the main and auxiliary waterfalls are connected, and the largest waterfall can reach a width of 200 meters.
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