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November 29th 2013
Published: November 29th 2013
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After the disappointment of the somewhat wasted detour to the Huashan cliff murals, I fortunately had better luck at my next destination. After another several hour ride and overnighter at another non-descript mid-sized city called Daxin, I took yet another early minivan ride, this time back westwards to the border with Vietnam again (though further north from where I crossed) at the very edge where the world's second largest transnational waterfall lay - the Detian Falls.

And yes I know you're wondering - the largest is the well-known Niagara Falls. And while the Detian Falls don't quite match up in terms of sheer size and impressiveness, they are still extremely picturesque, crashing down multiple tiers and from a height of some 70m. It was also a little strange looking across the river to the opposite bank where Vietnam lay, and reflecting over how I was there just days ago. Following my accidental experience of momentary illegal entry/re-entry in the blurred lines of the No Man's Land between the two countries at the border crossing, I couldn't help but be reminded of how porous official border demarcations can be, and even how arbitrarily they are drawn, sometimes merely contingent on the
No 53 Mere StoneNo 53 Mere StoneNo 53 Mere Stone

Yes that's the perplexing name bestowed upon this tomb-like protusion. It marks Chinese victory over French-occupied Vietnam in some war many years ago though, if my reading of the Chinese write-up is correct at all.
whims and fancies of natural obstacles and boundaries.

Stayed at Yue Xin Bing Guan.


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And you can still keep your Tieng Viet (Vietnamese language). Considerate translations still adorn notices.
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Detian Falls

Second largest in the world of the transnational kind (behind you-know-who).
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To take you all the way clos to the bottom of the falls so you can experience it's gush. As you might have guessed, I decided to skip the ride and skimp on the cash.


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