The Hukou Waterfall

The Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China. The movie,Lovers' Grief Over the Yellow River, impresses audience with the spectacle view of this waterfall.

The Hukou waterfall is located on the Yellow River, west of Jixian County, Shanxi, and it was formed when the river flowed to the Hukou Mountains on the Shanxi-Shaanxi border. The river's 250-meter-wide bed is sandwiched between the canyons on its banks and abruptly narrows into a trough. The trough is 50 meters wide, 30 meters deep and falls down into a big stone-strewn pool.

The section of the river where the Hukou Waterfall is located looks like the mouth of a water-flask. This is the reason for the name Hukou Waterfall because it means "Flask Mouth waterfall". The waterfall has a descent of 15-20 meters in the low-water season, but it is scarcely noticeable as a waterfall in the high-water season when the waters burst into rapid torrents. The waves stir up mist and the color of the mist will turn from yellow, to grey, and then turns to blue. The changing of the colors makes this waterfall stand out and look spectacular.