Social media video reveals China’s tallest waterfall isn’t all that natural

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

TOUTED AS CHINA’S “TALLEST UNINTERRUPTED WATERFALL”– THE CASCADE MAY ACTUALLY BE A “WATER FAIL.”

CONTROVERSY ERUPTED AFTER A HIKER POSTED A VIDEO TO SOCIAL MEDIA FROM ATOP THE TOURIST ATTRACTION EARLIER THIS WEEK.

SHOWING THE “UNINTERRUPTED” WATERFALL BEING FED BY MAN-MADE PIPES.

THE YUNTAI [UNE-TIE] MOUNTAIN WATERFALL CLIP HAS RECEIVED MILLIONS OF VIEWS.

CAUGHT RED-HANDED, THE TOURISM PARK ADMITTED TO INSTALLING THE PIPES TO PUMP IN NATURAL SPRING WATER.

CLAIMING THEY DIDN’T WANT TO DISAPPOINT VISITORS DURING THE DRY SEASON.

THE PARK EVEN POSTED ON BEHALF OF THE WATERFALL, WHICH READ:

“I DIDN’T EXPECT TO MEET EVERYONE THIS WAY. AS A SEASONAL SCENERY I CAN’T GUARANTEE THAT I WILL BE IN MY MOST BEAUTIFUL FORM EVERYTIME YOU COME TO SEE ME.” ADDING, “I MADE A SMALL ENHANCEMENT…. SO I WOULD LOOK MY BEST TO MEET MY FRIENDS.”

WHILE THE WATER MAY NOT NATURALLY FLOW– SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION DID. 

ONE PERSON SAYING, “IT’S NOT RESPECTING THE NATURAL ORDER, AND NOT RESPECTING TOURISTS.”

OTHERS WERE MORE WILLING TO GO WITH THE FLOW…

ONE USER POSTING, “I THINK IT’S A GOOD THING TO DO. OTHERWISE, PEOPLE WOULD BE DISAPPOINTED IF THEY END UP SEEING NOTHING THERE.”

THE PARK DID NOT SAY WHEN THE PIPES WERE INSTALLED OR HOW OFTEN THEY’RE USED TO FEED THE FALLS. 

BUT IT DID PROMISE TOURISTS WHO VISIT DURING WETTER MONTHS WOULD SEE ITS “MAGNIFICENCE IN A PERFECT AND THE MOST NATURAL MANNER.”

ACCORDING TO THE PARK, MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE VISIT EACH YEAR.

YUNTAI MOUNTAIN SCENIC RESORT IS ONE OF 213 INTERNATIONALLY CERTIFIED AS A UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK.

MEANING ITS GEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CONSERVATION.

UNESCO HAS NOT SAID WHETHER THE ARTIFICIALLY-FED WATERFALL JEOPARDIZES THAT STATUS.

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