The Yuntai Waterfall is one of the most important tourist attractions in China. However, a video recording shows that the waterfall’s water actually flows from a pipe, and the management of the natural reserve had to explain why they resorted to this solution.
The Yuntai Waterfall is located in the natural park of the same name, rated with the highest level of tourist attraction by the Ministry of Culture in China. But the source of the water that spectacularly falls over rocks from a height of 314 meters is not natural, as tourists believed, but a pipe, as reported by CNN.
After images showing water flowing from the pipe spread on social networks, the management of Yuntai Park explained that they resorted to this solution due to the drought.
"The waterfall cannot guarantee meeting the public in its most beautiful appearance due to seasonal changes," the management conveyed, adding that it underwent "a slight improvement during the drought period."
The park management thanked internet users for their vigilance, adding that this summer the waterfall will welcome its guests "in the most perfect and natural form."
Although the images amazed many, some praised the reserve management for the decision to install a pipe instead of the waterfall.
"People don't go there to see the source of the water anyway, I don't think they lied to the world," said a user of the Chinese social network Weibo.
"You go to see a peacock displaying its tail, not to focus on its behind," wrote someone else.
Yuntai is not the first waterfall in China that needs a little help due to the monsoon climate of the country causing severe drought periods. The Huangguoshu Waterfall, located in the southwestern province of Guizhou, was also affected by drought. In 2004, a dam was built in the area so that it would not run out of water.
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