Located in the valley between between Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces along the middle reaches of the Yellow River, Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall after Huangguoshu Waterfall in China. As the Yellow River (another longest river in China together with Yangtze River which you can have Yangtze River tour) reaches Hukou, its riverbed shrinks adruptly from more than 300 meters to over 50 meters and the contracted water falls down with a drop of over 30 meters and flows turbulently along the channel. The valley is shaped like the mouth of a pot, thus comes the name of the waterfall. Due to its spectacular sight and the splendid scenery in the neighborhood, Hukou Waterfall has been categorized as the national scenic spot.
Shaanxi Foping National Natural Reserve
Situated in Foping County, Shaanxi Province, the natural reserve covers an area of 29240 hectares. The establishment thereof was approved by the State Council in 1978 to mainly protect gaint pandas and the ecological system in the forest. It is located on the south slope of the middle section of Qinling Mounatin with its highest peak 2,904 meters above sea level and relative height difference being over 1900 meters. The reserve had numerous mountains, moderate climate, primitive and unsophisticated landscape and extremely abundant resources of animals and plants. Plants amount to 1580 species and animals 256 kinds in total.
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