{"id":2262344,"date":"2024-06-07T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-humiliated-as-tourist-discovers-source-of-countrys-renowned-waterfall\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T14:19:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:19:32","slug":"china-humiliated-as-tourist-discovers-source-of-countrys-renowned-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-humiliated-as-tourist-discovers-source-of-countrys-renowned-waterfall\/","title":{"rendered":"China Embarrassed After Tourist Unveils Origin of Famous Waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-humiliated-as-tourist-discovers-source-of-countrys-renowned-waterfall%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262344&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Small<strong><i><span>    $5<\/span><\/i><\/strong><i><span>&#8216;s can go a long way in order to\u2063 continue this revival of \u200bfreedom.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"boost-this-article\"> <button data-checked=\"1\" id=\"boost_2071145\" data-placement=\"Other\" onclick=\"changeBoost(2071145, false, 'Other')\" class=\"boosts\">Boost this \u200carticle<\/button> <\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript><\/p>\n<p>The author discusses how China\u2063 has gained a reputation for selling shoddy and counterfeit products. However, even their national landmarks\u2062 are not immune to deception. A video surfaced showing that Asia's tallest waterfall, located in China's Hunan province, was mostly provided by rusty pipes instead of natural \u2064water. The park later apologized and stated that the deception was for visitors' experience. This incident reflects the \u2064untrustworthiness of the Chinese government, \u200bwho has a long history of deceit and lies. The article ends with a note from the \u200cdeputy managing editor discussing the importance of the 2024 election \u200cand the need for support from readers against big tech censorship. The \u2062readers are encouraged to donate and boost the\u2062 article's visibility.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more...<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 7, 2024 at 7:55am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>China has earned something of an international reputation as the world leader in shoddy frauds.<\/p>\n<p>Online retailers such as Wish and Temu are known for selling knockoffs and counterfeit products that originated there.<\/p>\n<p>But, though its consumer goods might not be wholly genuine, one would think that China\u2019s national landmarks, at least, would be the real thing.<\/p>\n<p>Well, apparently not, as a tourist found out when scaling Asia\u2019s highest waterfall.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/china\/3265617\/tourist-discovers-waterfall-china-supplied-through-pipes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South China Morning Post<\/a> on Thursday, a hiker climbed to the top of the Yuntai Mountain waterfall in China\u2019s Hunan province, which is more than 1,000 feet tall.<\/p>\n<p>When he arrived there, he found that most of the water for the falls was provided by a series of rusty pipes, which almost no effort had been made to disguise.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tourist discovers waterfall in China supplied through pipes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HP6ltRxOhjk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/news-and-advice\/yuntai-mountain-waterfall-pipe-video-b2557287.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a> reported that the video exposing this deception was originally posted on the Chinese social media platform Douyin, where it garnered more than 48,000 views.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the park posted an apology and explanation for the deception, with a statement written in the voice of the waterfall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to enrich your visiting experience and make your visit worthwhile, I made a small enhancement during the dry season, just to meet you in a better posture,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Responses to this deception from users on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-china-tiktok-data-truth-horrifying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Douyin<\/a> and another Chinese platform Weibo, were pretty divided, according to The Independent.<\/p>\n<p>Some decried the shoddiness of the deception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main thing is that the water pipe is so crudely installed, others at least disguise it in a superior way,\u201d one user said.<\/p>\n<p>Others took a more moral stance: \u201cThe move does not respect the laws of nature nor the visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another group of users found the blatant deception mostly harmless.<\/p>\n<p>One said that \u201cit is better than seeing no water at all\u201d for the 7 million tourists every year who come to see the waterfall.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, but this embarrassing discovery was very much in character for the Chinese government and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/locals-furious-impact-new-chinese-owned-ev-battery-plant-took-lands-destroyed-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After all, only last month a Chinese zoo was busted for painting Chow Chow dogs and presenting them as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zoo-infuriates-visitors-shocking-discovery-panda-exhibit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pandas<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A zoo in China painted dogs because they didn\u2019t have real Pandas\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BUyw7M4z9q\">pic.twitter.com\/BUyw7M4z9q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gareth (@garethrichmond5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garethrichmond5\/status\/1787550432291643735?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>China leads the world in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/china-leads-world-counterfeit-pirated-products-us-report-2023-01-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">counterfeit and pirated<\/a> goods, targets Americans with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-ends-trump-era-china-initiative-name-political-correctness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IP theft<\/a> and threatens global trade by flooding the market with artificially low-priced goods.<\/p>\n<p>That is on top of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chinas-lies-turned-virus-full-pandemic-complicit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blatant lies<\/a> surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, from its grossly inaccurate death counts to its denial that the Wuhan lab had anything to do with the outbreak.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will America and China\u2019s relations continue to go downhill?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By comparison, the waterfall deception, though almost as laughably bad as the fake pandas, was relatively harmless.<\/p>\n<p>Still, harmless as it might be, deceiving people about the nature of this waterfall was yet another alarming example of the ease with which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/things-not-looking-good-swalwell-fang-fang-meets-editor-chinese-propaganda-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese government<\/a> deceives its citizens and the world on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>As Jesus said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%2016%3A10&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke 16:10<\/a>, \u201cOne who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If China cannot tell a straight story about having real pandas or a real waterfall, how could anyone trust the communist giant when it comes to anything important?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Allison Anton, June 7, 2024 &#8211; China is often seen as a global hub for counterfeit goods, with online platforms like Wish and Temu notorious for selling knockoffs. 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