Cold enough to freeze a waterfall

February 14th, 2008

The picture is of a tourist enjoying an icicle which is part of a frozen waterfall in Mount Huangshan, east China’s Anhui Province. Extreme low temperature turned the waterfalls into spectacular icicle falls. These falls in Mount Huangshan are now crystal clear and attractive with fine weather allowing spectators.

There has always been a debate as to whether a waterfall can freeze in that freezing it becomes an icicle and not a waterfall. Take no notice of such arguments. This is a frozen waterfall.

How do waterfalls freeze? From the edges inwards … slowly. And there is another picture of an even more amazing frozen waterfall at the foot of Flame Mountain in Turufan, XinJiang province.
Source: China View

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