Thrill against the tidal wave

• Thrill against the tidal wave of

9-meter-high tidal wave in the Qiantang River in China is recognized as a unique natural phenomenon. At high tide, millions of cubic meters of water, skirting the small islands, moving against the current of the river, bewitching views of observers.

Tidal waves attract, like a magnet, varying degrees of extreme irrationality. Let's see how it happens.

Thrill on the banks of the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Oct. 28, 2015. (Photo: Reuters | China Daily):

Where else so you can have fun? (Photo by Reuters | China Daily):

And this is a year earlier on the banks of the Qiantang River, Zhejiang Province, Aug. 13, 2014. (Photo: Reuters | China Daily):

On the banks of the Qiantang River, Zhejiang Province, August 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters):

to "work out" a tidal wave, here comes a lot of tourists. Shandong Province, China, July 12, 2015. (Photo by Reuters):

A tidal wave on the shore of the Qiantang River on August 25, 2013. (Photo by Reuters):

Have fun here come with their families. (Photo by Reuters):

On the banks of the Qiantang River on August 14, 2014. (Photo by Reuters):

A tidal wave on the shore of the Qiantang River, Sept. 21, 2013. (Photo by Reuters):

Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2013. (Photo by Reuters):

A tidal wave of August 24, 2013. Especially cute look Tourists with umbrellas. (Photo by Reuters):

The fight against the elements and observers. Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2015. (Photo by Reuters):

Zhejiang Province, Aug. 13, 2014. (Photo by Reuters):

The soldier apparently forcibly drives away tourists from the danger zone, Zhejiang province July 13, 2013. (Photo by Reuters):

A policeman and a tourist with an umbrella. (Photo by Reuters):

I felt a superman, Zhejiang Province, Aug. 22, 2013. (Photo by Reuters):

In fact, observe this phenomenon is extremely dangerous, and high wave periodically becomes a cause of death. (Photo by Reuters):

Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2013. (Photo by Reuters):

Fun during the tidal wave, Zhejiang Province, Aug. 14, 2014. (Photo by Reuters):

Zhejiang Province, China, 15 September 2015. (Photo by Reuters):

A tidal wave in Zhejiang Province, Sept. 21, 2013. (Photo by Reuters):

Some thrill seekers come to the tidal wave with small children. (Photo by Reuters):

To understand the scale. (Photo by Reuters):

A tidal wave and generation instagramschikov. (Photo by Chance Chan | Reuters):