Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area, a national 5A tourist attraction and UNESCO Global Geopark, sits in Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, Henan, on the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains. It gets its name from the sea of clouds often swirling around its steep peaks. Covering 280 square kilometers, the park features the unique “Yuntai landform” shaped by billions of years of geological movements and water erosion.
Red Stone Gorge, a compact red quartz sandstone canyon, is the most popular attraction. Yuntai Sky Fall, with a vertical drop of 314 meters, ranks as Asia’s highest single-stage waterfall. Other highlights are Zhuyu Peak (the main peak), Tanpu Valley, Quanpu Valley, Diecai Cave, Macaque Valley and Zifang Lake. The landscape changes dramatically across four seasons: blooming flowers in spring, cool waterfalls in summer, fiery red leaves in autumn and grand ice falls in winter.