Where the river narrows

Ministry tourism data describe the Hukou waterfall scenic area as shared territory: the east bank in Jixian, Linfen, Shanxi, and the west bank in Yichuan, Yan'an, Shaanxi. Administration follows the river's political boundary rather than a single county map, which is why the place name always arrives in pairs.

The listing calls the reach a jointly managed tourism zone where both provinces meet at the same water. Official text here does not fix width or drop figures; the emphasis is on shared access and the narrowing gorge that concentrates the Yellow River's force at the county edge of Yan'an.