Diaoshuilou Waterfall (吊水楼瀑布 [Diàoshuǐlóu Pùbù])

Jingpo Hu, Heilongjiang, China

About Diaoshuilou Waterfall (吊水楼瀑布 [Diàoshuǐlóu Pùbù])

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The Diaoshuilou Waterfall (吊水楼瀑布 [Diàoshuǐlóu Pùbù]) was said to be the 3rd largest waterfall in China.

But you probably wouldn’t know it from the photos shown on this page because it was practically dry on our visit.

Jingpo_Hu_005_05132009 - The context of the Diaoshuilou Waterfall in a dry state
The context of the Diaoshuilou Waterfall in a dry state

All that was left was maybe a trickle that remained from a small spring towards the bottom of the center of horseshoe-shaped wall.

We learned from our visit here that hydroelectric developments upstream had caused the Diaoshuilou Waterfall to flow normally only during periods of flood in the mid- to late Summer months.

Beyond September, the falls would degenerate into a disappointing trickle like when we saw it in May 2009.

Needless to say, our visit was a big letdown, especially given how much trouble it took to get here.

You know how pathetic it was when we were relegated to looking forward to some local guy doing a cliff dive off the top of the cliff where the falls should’ve been.

Jingpo_Hu_022_05132009 - The local guy who regularly does a cliff dive off the Diaoshuilou Waterfall twice every day
The local guy who regularly does a cliff dive off the Diaoshuilou Waterfall twice every day

By the way, if you are interested in seeing this guy do his shtick, come here at 10am and at 2pm as apparently he does this every day twice a day.

It’s a shame they messed up this falls the way they did.

You could see from the photo above that if the falls were flowing, it’d be a real mighty display of force and size.

Oh well, not meant to be. Maybe next time.

The waterfall was near the Jingpo Hu (Mirror Lake), which was so named because apparently it had mirror-like qualities.

Jingpo_Hu_007_05132009 - Looking towards the lone part of the Diaoshuilou Waterfall that was still flowing
Looking towards the lone part of the Diaoshuilou Waterfall that was still flowing

Except during our visit, the lake was a bit too ripply for that to happen.

Boat rides circling the lake seemed to be the common thing to do here as there were some palaces on mini-islands within this lake.

They costed extra, however, so we didn’t do anything beyond the baseline tour for the lake.

Authorities

The Diaoshuilou Waterfall resides in Jingpo Hu area of the Heilongjiang Province. To my knowledge, I have not found a reliable official government authority administering this area. Therefore, I can’t recommend a particular website belonging to said authority for the latest conditions or other inquiries.

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