10,000 tourists flock to Haining for the Qiantang River tidal bore

(Photos taken on Oct. 7 show the Qiantang River tidal bore in Haining, Zhejiang)

Tourists from all over the country crowded in Haining, Zhejiang province, to enjoy the spectacular sight of the Qiantang River tidal bore and recorded the famous one-line tidal bore with smartphones and cameras.

Created by the gravity from the moon and the rotation of the Earth, the Qiantang tidal bore is perhaps the most marvelous spectacle on the 18th day of the eighth lunar month.

According to the administrative committee of Yanguan Scenic Spot, about 125,000 tourists and 10,288 vehicles came to view the powerful nature show.