Ban Gioc–Detian Falls

Bản Giốc – Detian Falls
Bản Giốc – Detian Falls
Location in Eastern China
Location in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates22°51′23″N 106°43′19″E / 22.8564°N 106.7220°E / 22.8564; 106.7220
WatercourseQuây Sơn River
Ban Gioc–Detian Falls
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese板約瀑布
Simplified Chinese板约瀑布
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎnyuē pùbù
Bopomofoㄅㄢˇ ㄩㄝ ㄆㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ
Wade–GilesPan3-yüeh1 p'u4-pu4
Tongyong PinyinBǎn-yue pù-bù
IPA[pàn.ɥé pʰû.pû]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBáanyeuk buhkbou
Jyutpingbaan2 joek3 buk6 bou3
IPA[pan˧˥ jœk̚˧ pʊk̚˨ pɔw˧]
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese德天瀑布
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDétiān pùbù
Bopomofoㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ
Wade–GilesTe4-t'ien1 p'u4-pu4
Tongyong PinyinDé-tian pù-bù
IPA[tɤ̌.tʰjɛ́n pʰû.pû]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDāktīn buhkbou
Jyutpingdak1 tin1 buk6 bou3
IPA[tɐk̚˥ tʰin˥ pʊk̚˨ pɔw˧]
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
  • thác Bản Giốc
  • thác Bản Ước
  • cặp thác Bản Giốc - Đức Thiên
Hán-Nôm
  • 𣴜本篤
  • 𣴜板約
  • 扱𣴜本篤 — 德天

Bản Giốc – Detian Falls or Bản Giốc Falls is a collective name for two waterfalls on the Quây Sơn River (Vietnamese: Sông Quây Sơn, chữ Nôm: 滝𢮿山; Chinese: 归春河, Pinyin: Guīchūn hé) that straddle the international border between China and Vietnam; more specifically located between the Karst hills of Daxin County, Guangxi and Trùng Khánh District, Cao Bằng Province. The waterfalls are located 272 km (169 mi) north of Hanoi.