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Israeli Travelers Disappointed by China's Detian Waterfall After Expecting Raging Waters

Israeli travel blogger Yonatan Hershkovich and his girlfriend Shir visited China's Detian-Ban Gioc waterfall expecting a powerful cascade but found only weak trickles. Despite promotional materials and local advice suggesting it was the right season, the water flow was minimal.

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  1. 01Israeli travelers Yonatan Hershkovich and Shir were disappointed by the weak flow at China's Detian-Ban Gioc waterfall.
  2. 02Promotional materials and local advice suggested the waterfall would be impressive during their visit.
  3. 03The couple arrived after a three-hour bus ride to find only trickles instead of the expected powerful cascades.
  4. 04Hershkovich learned that Chinese authorities reportedly divert the waterfall's water flow daily at 1 p.m.
  5. 05The blogger advised against blindly trusting virtual content and to accept travel surprises with humor.

Hershkovich later discovered that Chinese authorities reportedly divert the water daily at 1 p.m., highlighting the discrepancy between online marketing and reality.

Translated and summarized by baba from Vesty, the latest report. Read Vesty’s original

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