Hundred-Zhang Waterfall in Huangshan

Hundred-Zhang Waterfall in Huangshan

Hundred-Zhang Waterfall is located between Qingtan and Ziyun peaks. It gets its name from the way it cascades down a thousand-foot cliff and is one of the three major waterfalls in Huangshan. During the dry season, it becomes a thin stream, delicate as a gauzy veil, and is then called Hundred-Zhang Spring. Nearby is Hundred-Zhang Platform, which offers an even better view of the waterfall. In front of the platform stands the Waterfall-Viewing Pavilion, which bears an inscription personally penned by Ho Chi Minh, the leader of Vietnam.

During the dry season, the thin stream flows gently like a sheer veil, and is known as Hundred-Zhang Spring. Above the spring is the source of the waterfall, while below lies Hundred-Zhang Pool. When the rainy season arrives, the huge cliff face sees the waterfall thunder down in a hundred-meter plunge, resembling a long white silk ribbon seemingly dropped from the Milky Way — a truly majestic sight. Right after heavy rain clears, when mountain winds blow the rushing waters away from the rock face, it looks as if countless white silk ribbons are dancing in the air, a breathtakingly beautiful scene that draws endless admiration from onlookers. Nearby lies Hundred-Zhang Platform, which offers the best view of the waterfall, and in front of the platform stands the Waterfall-Viewing Pavilion, whose plaque was inscribed by Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam.

The waterfall rushes down the cliff and converges into the pool. A Ming Dynasty poet, Fang Dazhi, once wrote: “The east wind gathers the evening mist, / The mountain hues blush in the clear sunlight. / Like the Silver River falling from the heavens, / A white silk ribbon flies by the pool’s edge.”