Dishuiyan Waterfall in Dulongjiang, Nujiang
Attraction Overview
Dishuiyan waterfall is a natural wonder full of magic colors. It is about 200 meters high and 17. 8 meters wide, with a flow of 45 cubic meters per second. All the year round, the water is soaring, the mountain is thundering, and the river valley is echoing.
Attraction Type: Waterfall
Chinese Name: 独龙江滴水岩瀑布(Pinyin: Dishuiyan Pubu)
Best Time to Visit: All-year-round
Open Hours: All Day
Admission Fee: Free
Location: Gongshan County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Why is Dishuiyan Waterfall So Special?
Dishuiyan waterfall is a natural wonder full of magic colors. The local Dulong people called it “Habayicheng(哈巴依称),” meaning water that falls from the moon. There is the roaring Dulongjiang river on its left and high cliff of a few hundred meters on the right. A huge stream of water pouring out from the sag area of the cliff, falls on the rocks along the Dulongjiang river, splashing water several meters high and directly running in Dulongjiang river, which makes the surroundings foggy and shook the branches of the tree on the other side of the river. The waterfall is about 200 meters high and 17. 8 meters wide, with a flow of 45 cubic meters per second.
Legend about Dishuiyan Waterfall
At about 20 meters to the water hole of Dishuiyan waterfall, there is a big pond, known locally as “eyewash spring”. Lisu and Miao people regard this spring as holy water. They wash their eyes with the water every year for treating eye diseases. Another legend about the custom says that after the creation of the world by the God Ersha(尔萨), seven pairs of people were created every day. At that time, there was a demon named Changwang(昌王), who ate human eyes. All the people created by Ersha became blind. Then, Ersha introduced a stream of fairy water from the river of heaven. When people washed their faces with this fairy water, their eyes would grow again and they would see the light again. This fairy water is the waterfall that flows today.
Surroundings of Dishuiyan Waterfall
There are green mountains and grass around the Dishuiyan waterfall. All kinds of sweet wild fruits are available at hand, with birds singing and butterflies dancing, and from time to time there are groups of monkeys with their children to play here. The wonder of Dishuiyan waterfall is that it never changes its appearance no matter in spring, summer, autumn or winter. All the year round, the water is soaring, the mountain is thundering, and the river valley is echoing.
How to Get there
Tourists can take the shuttle bus to Gongshan from the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture. After arriving at Gongshan county, change the local bus getting to the scenic spot.
