Four Seasons of Hukou
Four Seasons of Hukou
Hukou Waterfall has different scenery throughout the year. In severe winter, thousands of miles of the Yellow River freeze and are covered with snow. The drop of the Dragon Through water level aggravates the fall of the waterfall. The golden wave and silver mist caused by the waterfall create the wonder of "smoking in the water". During the peach flood season in late spring, the glacier thaws, and the waterfall looks like a rainbow under the sun. “Rainbow to the sky” is another unique scenery at this time. In midsummer, the river roars like thunder, which can be clearly heard from a few kilometers away, so it is called "thunder generated from valley stream." In the golden autumn season, the river's turbulent waves beat the shore, and the flow of water is like a dragon and a tiger leaping, and it is just like "a group of dragons playing with waves." In this situation, you can truly appreciate the charm and artistic conception of "nine turns of the yellow river and collected with one pot".
- Spring of Hukou
In the third month of the lunar calendar, it is the flowering season of peaches and wild apricots in the Hukou area. Beside the river bank, on the hillside, in the channel, there are blooming flowers everywhere, which is pleasing to the eye and fresh and tangy to the nose. At this time, the ice waterfalls and icy shores formed on both sides of the Yellow River in winter began to melt. The river's flow per second could reach 8000~10000 cubic meters. Hukou Waterfalls enter the first flood season of the year, commonly known as "March Peach Blossom Flood". At this time, the Yellow River is floating with ice on the water, like a waking white dragon, changing from the calmness of the past. It rushes down from the Hukou Waterfall, magnificently. At this time, it is the golden time to watch the Hukou Waterfall.
- Summer of Hukou
In the summer, the flow rate per second drops to 1000~2500 cubic meters. The flow rate becomes smaller. The drop increases. The huge waterfall breaks through the air, and the water column soars into the sky. When in the scene, waves fly in front of you, and smoke in Dragon Pool appears beneath your feet. In the rainy season, the amount of water will gradually increase. It won’t take long for the flood to roll in. In an instant, the river beach will be flooded by floods. Looking at Hukou from a distance, smoke rises in a vast ocean. The huge rocks washed down by the flood hit each other, making a deafening sound, like a majestic drum music. Drum music accompanies the changes in the fairyland of smoke, like a picture of a "mirage" in the mouth of a pot.
- Autumn of Hukou
In autumn, thousands of streams and valleys converge, and the flow per second of the Yellow River surges to more than 3000 cubic meters. The main and auxiliary waterfalls pour hand in hand. The waterfalls are wide, thick and large, and the mist is vast. During this period, the waves are huge and roar loudly, forming a magnificent view of "the sky is a majestic". The vast main waterfall can only be seen from a distance and cannot be approached, while the subsidiary waterfall on the east bank is full of poetry and beauty. If you travel to Hukou this season, you can admire the red leaves formed by maple trees and Sumac forests, whether you are on both sides of the road along the way, or the mountains on both sides of Hukou. Under the sunshine, the red mountains are dotted with golden patterns. It is simply a natural landscape painting, no less than the red leaves of Beijing's Xiang Mountain. Surrounded by the environment of “ten thousand mountains red all over” and “full of forests”, there is a magnificent waterfall in front of you, the roar of waterfalls in your ears, and then you can enjoy the autumn breeze coming from the river valley, refreshing and comfortable. The beautiful name of "Hukou Autumn Wind" in the past dynasties refers to this situation and situation at this time.
- Winter of Hukou
In winter, all the rivers lose their huge waves. The river is frozen. The snow and ice reflect each other, sleeping peacefully. In the places which don’t freeze, the water in the Yellow River is clearer and much smaller, with a flow rate of only 150 to 300 cubic meters per second. The stream is trickling, giving people a sense of beauty. The waterfall at this time has lost the wild horse character rushing and roaring in the past, and has become a crystal palace of ice and jade. On the cliff bank on the east side of the waterfall, there are ice flows with different lengths and thicknesses, forming a peculiar ice waterfall, crystal, clear, exquisite and ingenious. Under the sunshine, it is colorful and unique. On the banks of the river, the ice formed by the splashing of water mist naturally piles up a number of ice sculptures. There are various lifelike poses like a world of ice sculptures.Visiting Hukou this season, you can also enjoy the "thousand-miles of ice-bound" scenery of the North. The mountains are covered with snow. The mountains are dancing like silver snakes and the plateau looks like a lot of white elephants running, which makes people truly feel that "the mountains are so beautiful."
