Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, Vietnam Jan. 4, 2025

Welcome to a spot where rivers meet borders in the most stunning way: Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, featured in today"s image. Tucked between the karst hills of Daxin County in China and Trùng Khánh district in Vietnam, these falls tumble along the Quây Sơn River. Over 25 metres tall and 300 metres wide, it holds the distinction of being the widest waterfall in Vietnam. Located just 69 kilometres north of Hanoi, this waterfall has gradually worn away its crest over the years, inching upstream. For most of the year, they flow as two distinct cascades, but come summer, when the rains swell the river, they merge into one big fall.

© Shane P. White/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

So close, yet so far
Jan. 4, 2024Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Jan. 4, 2026Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

The envy of postcards and snow globes
Dec. 10, 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
Aug. 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
Surrounded by a sea of sand
Dec. 15, 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
May 26, 2025Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Southern tip of a northern isle
Preserving Alaskas natural beauty
Sep. 25, 2024Sequoia National Park, California, USA
The ancient home of the Minoans
A grizzly bear sanctuary
May 3, 2024The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
Jan. 29, 2024Gollinger Waterfalls, Salzburg, Austria
All is calm
Nov. 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Where the humpback whale sings
Oct. 27, 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
A day for giving
A breathtaking cave when it’s cold
Shell-ebrating sea turtles
Saving and celebrating honey bees
Jun. 20, 2024Summer solstice
Farewell, Ma’am
Oct. 8, 2024World Octopus Day
Jul. 15, 2024Marine Day, Japan
Aug. 17, 2025International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
Aug. 13, 2025Corona Arch near Moab, Utah, United States
Sep. 10, 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
Aug. 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska, United States
Feb. 20, 2024Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, UK