The Yuntai Nature Park in northern China attracts millions of tourists every year. But as recent video footage shows, the park’s biggest attraction is based on a scam.
“The story of how I went through all the effort to get to the source of Yuntai Waterfall only to see a pipe,” reads the caption of the posted video, which went viral on social media “has become popular and has now received millions of views.
There is surprise and also anger in the photos; many walkers and (former) visitors to the park feel cheated. The resulting uproar eventually led to local government officials visiting the park to investigate the incident.
The images in the video (see above) show that the water from the Yuntai Waterfall – considered the highest waterfall in China – flows from a pipe built into the rock wall – without any natural ‘origin’.
“Small improvement”
The operators of the Yuntai Tourism Park said they made this “small improvement” during the dry season so that visitors would feel like their trip was worthwhile, the BBC quoted.
A statement read: “As a seasonal backdrop, I cannot guarantee that I will be at my best every time you visit. I made a little improvement during the dry season so I could look my best for my friends.”
It’s not the first time China has cheated
Huangguoshu Waterfall, a well-known tourist destination in southwestern Guizhou province, has been supported since 2006 by a project to divert water from a nearby dam to maintain flow during the dry season.
Source: Krone
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