The waterfall is a 350 ft manmade structure on the façade of Liebian International Plaza in Guizhou province
Guizhou province in China has the country’s largest waterfall and one of the biggest in Asia.
The region now also features one of the world’s tallest man-made waterfalls, located on the facade of the Liebian International Building in the city of Guiyang. The 350 ft artificial waterfall is the tallest to come down the side of a building.
Liebian International Plaza also includes a hotel, office space, and a shopping mall. Guizhou is a fastgrowing area with multiple huge projects underway. The province also features the highest bridge in the world and the largest single-dish radio telescope on the planet.
For special occasions only
A giant tank on the ground collects rainwater that is used for the waterfall. It takes two hours to prepare for the waterfall to run, and
Four 185-kilowatt pumps lift the water to the top of the skyscraper from a large tank at its foot
the flow is powered by four water pumps. Running the waterfall for just one hour adds about $120 to the skyscraper’s electricity bill. Since getting the waterfall to run involves a lot of processes, officials say they will only turn it on for special occasions.
The waterfall was finished in 2016, but it ran only six times between its completion and July 2018. Officials turned in on for 30 minutes on July 22 last year to celebrate the Guiyang International Marathon.
For a ‘feeling of water and greenery’
If the waterfall remained turned on for an entire year, it would cost about $1 million. It is nearly 10 feet taller than the Solar City Tower in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which previously held the record for the tallest man-made waterfall.
The waterfall was built by Ludi Industry Group. Director of the company Cheng Xiaomao said that the company’s president Zhou Songtao wanted to promote the city’s green image. “Guiyang is a city of mountains and with many trees, just like a forest. He wanted to create a feeling of water and greenery, even when you are surrounded by skyscrapers,” Cheng said.
