A famous waterfall in China is at the center of controversy after it was revealed that the waterfall has been supplied with water through artificial pipes for tourists.
According to Chinese local social media on the 3rd, it was confirmed that a 1,030-foot waterfall located in the Yuntai Mountain in Henan Province had pipes connected to the upper part of the waterfall to artificially supply water. The Yuntai Mountain National Park, the tourist spot with the highest AAAAA rating selected by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is one of the most visited tourist attractions welcoming numerous visitors each year. The Yuntai Mountain authorities have described the waterfall on their official website as “a Milky Way flying down.” However, when a male tourist climbed up the mountain to find the water source, he discovered that a significant amount of the falling water was artificially supplied from a pipe.
In response to this situation, the National Park stated, “We have made a tiny improvement due to the lack of water during the dry season,” and explained, “The waterfall can’t maintain its most beautiful appearance throughout the four seasons.”
While some express their anger feeling deceived in China, others argue that there is no problem with improving a tourist site. According to CNN, there are those defending the National Park on social media, saying, “The source of a waterfall is not what people came to see anyway,” or “You are there to see a peacock flaunting his tail, not to focus on the peacock’s butt.”
The Huangguoshu Waterfall is considered the largest waterfall in China and also artificially drops a large amount of water every year for tourists by installing a dam upstream.