The waterfall runs off into what is called the Yin-Yang Sea, and because of the color of the water, it has long been assumed that it was polluted. However, recently it has been discovered that the color of the water is a natural occurrence. The soil and the water that runs off contains many minerals including sulfur, arsenic, and copper ore, which give the water its golden color.[1] However, the water is very toxic[2] because of the high amount of metal minerals in the water, and people are advised to not get into the water.[3] The rocks in the waterfall have acquired a yellow color over time due to the levels of arsenic and other minerals in the water.[citation needed]
Nearby the waterfall are an old gold mining factory and the Yin-Yang Sea, which the waterfall runs into.
Historyedit
There is an old Gold Mining Factory nearby the Golden Waterfall that dates back to the time of the Japanese occupation in Taiwan. It was because of this mining factory's presence and the amount of mining that had been done in that area that people believed the waterfall's color was because of pollution from these activities.
Yin-Yang Seaedit
The Golden waterfall runs off into the Shuinandong Bay and the sea there has two colors, the normal blue and the yellow from the waterfall's runoff.[citation needed] Because of this contrast of colors in the bay, the local people started to call it the Yin-Yang Sea. The inspiration for this name comes from the concept of duality and of two different sides becoming one whole.[3]
^"ShueiNanDong Golden Waterfall". New Tapei City Travel. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Golden Waterfall". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ ab"Yin Yang Sea". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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golden, waterfall, chinese, 黃金瀑布, pinyin, huángjīn, pùbù, waterfall, located, near, village, named, jiufen, ruifang, district, taipei, taiwan, 黃金瀑布locationruifang, taipei, taiwancoordinates25, 117167, 861500, 117167, 861500typewaterfall, contents, geology, his. The Golden Waterfall Chinese 黃金瀑布 pinyin Huangjin Pubu is a waterfall located near a village named Jiufen in Ruifang District New Taipei Taiwan Golden Waterfall黃金瀑布LocationRuifang New Taipei TaiwanCoordinates25 7 1 8 N 121 51 41 4 E 25 117167 N 121 861500 E 25 117167 121 861500Typewaterfall Contents 1 Geology 2 History 3 Yin Yang Sea 4 See also 5 ReferencesGeology editThe waterfall runs off into what is called the Yin Yang Sea and because of the color of the water it has long been assumed that it was polluted However recently it has been discovered that the color of the water is a natural occurrence The soil and the water that runs off contains many minerals including sulfur arsenic and copper ore which give the water its golden color 1 However the water is very toxic 2 because of the high amount of metal minerals in the water and people are advised to not get into the water 3 The rocks in the waterfall have acquired a yellow color over time due to the levels of arsenic and other minerals in the water citation needed Nearby the waterfall are an old gold mining factory and the Yin Yang Sea which the waterfall runs into History editThere is an old Gold Mining Factory nearby the Golden Waterfall that dates back to the time of the Japanese occupation in Taiwan It was because of this mining factory s presence and the amount of mining that had been done in that area that people believed the waterfall s color was because of pollution from these activities Yin Yang Sea editThe Golden waterfall runs off into the Shuinandong Bay and the sea there has two colors the normal blue and the yellow from the waterfall s runoff citation needed Because of this contrast of colors in the bay the local people started to call it the Yin Yang Sea The inspiration for this name comes from the concept of duality and of two different sides becoming one whole 3 See also editList of waterfallsReferences edit ShueiNanDong Golden Waterfall New Tapei City Travel Retrieved 22 November 2021 Golden Waterfall roundTAIWANround Retrieved 27 March 2020 a b Yin Yang Sea roundTAIWANround Retrieved 27 March 2020 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Golden Waterfall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Golden Waterfall amp oldid 1169790384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
