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A waterfall in China has prompted major controversy after a hiker mistakenly discovered the natural feature wasn’t quite so natural. Yuntai Mountain Waterfall has been trending on social media this week after a hiker posted a video from the top of what is described as the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in China. The footage , posted to Douyin, revealed a large metal pipe stuck at the top, channelling water over the top of the cliff.

“I went to the source of Yuntai Waterfall only to see a water pipe after all the hardships.” The translation of the video caption suggests the hiker felt their climb had been worthless after realising the waterfall was manmade. Since it was shared on Monday, the video has been liked more than 74,000 times.



The topic of Yuntai Waterfall’s pipe has been viewed 10 million times on Douyin and 14 million times on China’s largest social media platform, Weibo. As a result, government officials went to Yuntai Mountain Geopark to investigate the incident, BBC reported. On June 3, in Yuntai Mountain, Henan, China, a man climbed up the Yuntai Mountain waterfall to explore its end and discovered that the source was actually a few water pipes.

pic.twitter.com/wOkldRnnRp Park operators said the “small enhancement” was made to prevent visitors from feeling disappointed when they came during the dry season.

“I didn’t expect to meet everyone this way,” the park posted from the point of view of the waterfall, BBC reported. “As a seasonal scen.

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