Shatundie Waterfall (沙屯鰭瀑)

The Shatundie Waterfall (沙屯鰭瀑; no pronunciation nor translation guide as I don't know how to pronounce it nor what it means) is the precursor to the famous

This was a short but wide waterfall, but it was in low flow as we were here in late April. I'm sure later in the Summer and early Autumn would be the ideal time to see this waterfall since most of China's precipitation comes in the Summer.

But in all honesty, I thought the karst scenery more than made up for our rather subdued waterfalling experience. That was because the mountains were majestically tall and shapely, and the calm pools nestled beneath them complemented the landscape nicely.

After seeing the gorge and waterfall in the distance from the roadside viewpoint, we walked on narrow but mostly paved walkway (which was slippery in parts due to the moisture in the area) that took us closer to the falls. We probably spent 30- to 45 minutes sweating it out in the humidity to do this walk.

By the way, I've also seen the Romanized spelling of this waterfall as Shatundi Waterfall. It could very well be that I had it wrong. In any case, this is one waterfall where I could use some help with its name and meaning. I welcome any feedback from someone willing to set me straight on my Chinese here.

Directions: It took us about 2.5 hours to drive from Nanning to the tunnel right before the Shatundie Waterfall overlook.

In any case, our driver merely pulled over on a shoulder as best he could with emergency blinkers on.

I believe this waterfall was another 30- to 45 minutes drive to the Detian Waterfall itself.

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Our tour van parked right by the tunnel

Another look at the pools and cascades fronting the main waterfall

The path alongside the river to get closer to Shatundie Waterfall

Direct panoramic view of the waterfall

Just as we were about to leave, the sun started to come out and give a little more color to the water

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Panoramic look at the falls nestled within a very deep and picturesque karst gorge


Closeup look at the falls from the riverside

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• April 23, 2009

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