Hiker films pipes feeding China’s tallest waterfall, netizens flood social media with ‘Made in China’ jokes

Millions of tourists visit the 1,024-foot-tall Yuntai Mountain Waterfall annually.”

How did this happen? A hiker decided to take the high road, literally, and captured footage from atop the falls. To everyone’s surprise, instead of witnessing the power of nature, viewers were treated to a rather unflattering behind-the-scenes peek— man-made pipes discreetly channeling water into the fall.

This revelation sent shockwaves across social media, with the video garnering millions of views. It wasn’t long before the Yuntai Mountain Scenic Resort was forced to come clean, admitting to their aquatic chicanery.

Their excuse? They just didn’t want to let visitors down during the dry season. The park even issued a quasi-apology on their website behalf of the waterfall itself, claiming they made a “small enhancement” to ensure it looked its best for its adoring fans.

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Millions of tourists visit the 1,024-foot-tall Yuntai Mountain Waterfall annually, attracted by its ancient geological formations over a billion years old… pic.twitter.com/mw3u9NK1xN

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The park may have hoped to stem the tide of criticism, social media users weren’t about to let this flow under the bridge. Memes, jokes, and puns flooded timelines with netizens poking fun at the faux fall from grace.

One user wrote, “There’s a second pipe there too.Guess they turn the other one on to give the illusion that the flow changes and turn the second pipe on randomly.” Another user said, “Nothing is real!!.” A third user commented, “Someone check on the hiker lmao.” Another user said, “the response is wild lmao.”

“Made in china….,” said another user and one user wrote, “This is like the most Chinese story we’ve ever read.”