When the Zambezi River just flowed through the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, the grasslands on both sides were undulating and scattered with scattered trees. This section is the middle reaches of the river, up to 1.6 kilometers wide, and the water flow is soothing. Suddenly the river poured down from the edge of the cliff, forming a long horse, roaring and roaring with unimaginable majesty, and plunging down into the narrow and steep ravine, reducing its width to only 60 meters. The view is magnificent! The flow of the Zambezi varies with the seasons, with 550 million liters of water per minute from the flooded river in the monsoons cascading down the edge of a 1.6-kilometer-wide cliff, forming the world's widest waterfall. The pouring river water produces an updraft full of droplets. Tourists stand on the edge of the cliff opposite the waterfall, and the handkerchiefs in their hands will be swept into the air by this powerful rising mist， sports fitness .
naturally occurring The Mosi Otonia/Victoria Falls belt is a 97-kilometer zig-zag canyon with a drop of 106 meters. The entire waterfall is divided into 5 sections by 4 rock islands including Livingstone Island, which are named "Devil Falls", "Main Falls", "Horseshoe Falls", "Rainbow Falls" and "Rainbow Falls" respectively due to the difference in flow and drop. East Falls". It is named "Devil's Pool" because it is located at the top of the 110-meter-high Victoria Falls.
The local name for Victoria Falls is "Mosi Otonia", which means "roaring smoke". It was first discovered in 1855 by Scottish missionaries and some explorers. The water of the waterfall comes from the Zambezi River. When the river is full, the flow of water per second is as high as 7500m³. The turbulent river water rushes to the cliff, forming a splashing Victoria Falls, which can be seen like clouds even 40 kilometers away. water mist. "Devil's Pool" is a naturally formed rock pool. It is said that the Koruru people who once lived near the falls never dared to approach it. The neighboring Tonga people regard it as a sacred object, and regard the rainbow as the incarnation of the god. They often hold the ritual of slaughtering the black bull near the sun to the east of the waterfall to worship the god. The five waterfalls that are flying straight down all plunge into a deep pool only 400 meters wide, which resembles a huge curtain hanging into the abyss. The waterfalls form columnar clouds hundreds of meters high. Sent to 10 kilometers away, the sound is like thunder and the clouds are misty. Water mist can be seen continuously rising from dozens of miles away, so it is called "boiling pot", and the bizarre scenery is unique in the world. The Zambezi River is still magnificent after passing through the waterfall. The river water rushes into the narrow valley, and the swirling pool of the "boiling pot" surging straight through, along the zigzag canyon, rushing forward for 64 kilometers downstream.
The most western one is the "Devil's Waterfall", the most majestic, falling straight into the abyss. The roar was deafening. The strong deterrent force makes people afraid to approach; the "main waterfall" is in the middle, the main waterfall is 122 meters high, about 1800 meters wide, and the drop is about 93 meters. The flow is the largest, and there is a gap in the middle; on the east side is the "Horseshoe Falls", which is named after being blocked by rocks into a horseshoe shape; the giant curtain-like "Rainbow Falls" is located to the east of the "Horseshoe Falls", with water in the air. Points refract sunlight, producing beautiful rainbows. Rainbow Falls is named after the seven-color rainbow can often be seen from it. Rainbows formed by water mist can be seen as far as 20 kilometers away, often flashing in the splash of water, and can rise to a height of 305 meters. In the bright moonlight night, the water vapor will form a strange moonbow; "East Waterfall" is the easternmost section, the waterfall is often steep and steep in the dry season, and only becomes covered with thousands of plains in the rainy season. Fall. wonders on earth Famous for its shape, size and sound, Mosi Otuna/Victoria Falls is a wonder on earth. The "rainforest" near the falls adds to the majestic view of Mosi Otuna/Victoria Falls. A "rainforest" is a perennial, lush forest on a cliff facing a waterfall (though the surrounding grasslands lose their greenness during the dry season). It thrives on the humid microclimate formed by water vapor from waterfalls. As a major attraction here, the "rainforest" seems to be surrounded by rain and fog all day long, even on sunny days. During the dry season from August to December, the full width of Victoria Falls can be seen, although water levels can be low at this time. By the flood season (March to May), the scene becomes earth-shattering. The turbulent waves of the Zambezi River rushed down with the momentum of galloping horses, and the flow was 15 times that of the dry season.
After arriving in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, it is recommended to take a domestic flight to Victoria Falls. There is a moving legend about the Great Falls: it is said that under the deep pool of the waterfall, there are a group of beautiful girls like flowers who beat the golden drums of Africa day and night. The roar of the waterfall shook the sky; the light of the colorful clothes worn by the girls was reflected into the sky by the waterfall, and turned into a beautiful seven-color rainbow by the sun. cloudy sky The colorful splashes splashed by the girls dance turned into clouds and mists all over the sky. how wonderful Looking forward hundreds of meters in the direction of the water, a 151-meter-wide iron bridge flies over both sides of the river. That is the Victoria Falls Bridge, which records such a history: Livingstone's great "discovery" broke the local residents. Quiet life, in 1890, the British ruled Zimbabwe to the south of the Great Falls, and four or five years later they took control of Zambia on the north shore of the Great Falls. The colonizers started with "discovery" and then occupied, and the original form was revealed. From 1903 to 1905, the colonists built this road and railway bridge to open up the gap formed by the Zambezi River in an attempt to pave the way for the British to achieve colonial rule from Cairo to Cape Town.
The Great Falls has a tragic beauty that can shock people. Just 60 or 70 years after the bridge was built, earth-shaking changes have taken place on the north and south sides of the Great Falls: Devil Falls washed away the bad luck imposed on the African people by the colonists, Horseshoe Falls inspired the fighting morale of the African people, Main Falls The roar shattered the dream of colonialism, and the people on both sides of the Great Falls won national independence and national liberation successively. When the Zambezi River fills up, 7500m³/s of water surges over Victoria Falls. The volume of water is so large, and the downward force is so strong, that it causes splashes of water that can be seen as far as 40 kilometers away. The local name for Victoria Falls is "Mosi-oa-tunra" (Mosi Otuna), which translates to "booming smoke".
The rainbow often shimmers in the splash, and it can rise to a height of 305 meters. 40--65 kilometers away from the waterfall, people can see the cloud-like water mist rising 300 meters into the sky. During the dry season of August-December, the full width of Mosi Otuna/Victoria Falls can be seen, although water levels can be low in August-December.
The formation of Victoria Falls is due to a deep rock fracture valley that cuts across the Zambezi River. The fault valley was caused by crustal movement 150 million years ago. Victoria Falls is 1690 meters wide at its widest point. On the opposite side of the cliff where the river falls, there is another cliff, and the canyon between the two is only 75 meters. Here, the water forms a huge vortex called "boiling vortex", and then flows down the 72-kilometer-long canyon. Victoria Falls is actually divided into 5 sections, they are East Falls, Rainbow Falls (where the canyon is the deepest), Devil Falls, crescent-shaped Horseshoe Falls and Main Falls (60-100 meters).
In 1855, missionary and explorer David Livingstone became the first European to reach Victoria Falls, approaching the falls in a canoe. The Zambezi River, the fourth largest river in Africa, rolled here, and suddenly turned over on the cliff about 1,800 meters wide. The snow waves were tumbling, the turbulent turbulent was surging, the thunder was roaring, and the ground was shaking. The splashing white water mist was like patches of white clouds and light smoke lingering in the air, and the loud noise and flying mist could reach as far as 15 kilometers.
Victoria Falls near Livingston, Zambia
The canyon into which the great waterfall pours itself is a rare moat in the world. Here, the high gorges are twisted and twisted, the cangyan rocks are like swords, the giant waterfalls turn silver, and the rapids are like rushing, forming a particularly beautiful natural scenery. The first canyon poured by the waterfall, on the east side of its south wall, there is a north-south canyon, the south wall is cut into two sections, the canyon is only more than 60 meters wide, and the huge current of the entire Zambezi River rolls from this canyon. Whistling out. The water vapor of the waterfall is more than 300 meters high, making the area covered with water mist. If it is rainy season, the water foam condenses into bursts of torrential rain, and people stand here and it takes only a few minutes to get soaked all over. In November 1855, Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone became the first European to reach Victoria Falls.
