Originating from the Dabang River, a tributary of the Beipan River in the Pearl River system, the Huangguoshu(Yellow-fruit Tree) Waterfall is 81 meters wide, has a head fall of 77.8 meters, and an average flow of 9.12 cubic meters per second. From the top of the fault cliff, the river water flies through the air, plunging with earth-shaking power into the Xiniu(Rhinoceros)Pond. A 134-meter-long water curtain cave lies secreted behind the main fall. The cave has six "windows," five "sitting rooms" and three springs and from within you look through the "windows" at the rushing waterfall on the other side. It is a real wonder but in recent years, this wonder Can be seen less and less.

The area of the Huangguoshu Waterfall is of karst topography and water leakage is common, making it very difficult to maintain a big flow. For half of every year the waterfall relies on natural rainfall, but for the other half supply is dependent on a reservoir upstream. During the dry season, the waterfall reservoir discharges water in the daytime but not at night. Even so, this is not a complete solution and now a larger upstream reservoir is being constructed.

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