A hiker posted a video showing the water flow of the fall was coming from a pipe built into the rock face.
  • Hiker finds pipe feeding China’s tallest waterfall, sparking social media controversy and investigation by local government officials.
  • Yuntai tourism park operators admit to using a pipe to enhance waterfall flow during dry season to maintain visitor satisfaction.
  • Social media users express mixed reactions, with some understanding the situation while others criticize the artificial enhancement of natural landscapes.
  • MiDaBa@lemmy.mlEnglish
    919·
    5 months ago

    I don’t know anything about this particular waterfall but the existence of a pipe doesn’t mean anything nefarious here. It definitely doesn’t have to mean water was pumped up there unnaturally. It could be that a short segment of pipe was used to keep a river flowing under a segment of rock to control flooding or erosion. I’m not saying that’s what it is but on its face this is a non story without context or evidence of water being pumped.

    • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      252·
      5 months ago

      It definitely doesn’t have to mean water was pumped up there unnaturally.

      If you had read the article before posting, you would have learned that it was pumped there unnaturally.

      • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        5 months ago

        Holy cow, even looking at the picture … I spent so much time trying to figure out what the bright yellow thing was that I entirely missed the top of the fall being completely dry

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      You don’t even need to read the article to know the pipe is supplying the waterfall.