Xi'an, May 5 (Zhongxin Net) -- During May Day, the wall around the road around the Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area of the Yellow River attracted attention, which was called the "privacy wall". On the 1st, the Yellow River Hukou Scenic Area Management Bureau of Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province responded that this move was related to safety issues.
According to the video transmitted on the Internet, there is a high wall built on the west side of Hukou Waterfall. Netizens who posted the video said that there are walls or barriers on both sides along the Hukou Waterfall, "These are all walls, do not allow in, do not allow to see, you must spend money to see." ”
The picture shows the Yellow River Hukou Waterfall glaciating the opening of the river. Data map Photo by Huo Yong
The reporter noticed that a video released by netizens in 2020 showed that there was a section of wall built on the road on the side of Hukou Waterfall. The netizen commented: "Hukou Waterfall, a gift from nature, has been turned into a high-priced scenic spot by the wall. ”
It is understood that Hukou Waterfall is bordered by Hukou Town, Ji County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province in the east, and Hukou Town, Yichuan County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province in the west, which is a tourist attraction shared by the two provinces. The Yellow River rushes here, and the estuary is as narrow as a kettle mouth, forming a spectacular waterfall group, hence the name Hukou Waterfall.
The Administration Bureau of Yellow River Hukou Scenic Area in Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province said on the 1st that the Yanju Highway on the west side of the Shaanxi side passes through the mountainside on the west side of the Hukou Scenic Area, and a section of road adjacent to the main scenic spot of Hukou is 6 meters wide and two-lane in both directions, the east side is a cliff with a height difference of 12 meters to 15 meters with the Yellow River bed, and the west side is a cliff prone to falling rocks. Before the "safety wall" is built, you can overlook Hukou Waterfall, but if tourists and vehicles stay in this section, they may face the risk of being injured by falling rocks, and it is easy to obstruct traffic and cause traffic accidents.
In June 2011, the Administration of Yellow River Hukou Scenic Area in Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province built part of the safety retaining wall on the east side of the road section, and set up a number of safety warning signs on the west side of "falling rocks, no stay", but because the retaining wall was short and low, tourists still stayed and climbed here, resulting in the accident. In May 6, Shaanxi Huanghe Hukou Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd., which operates the Yellow River Hukou Waterfall Tourism Area, lengthened and raised the "safety wall", and there have been no safety problems caused by tourists and vehicles staying here. (End)