The most spectacular scenery of Tao Shui river bead is in Gannan territory. Because of the complex terrain in the watershed in this area, the river meanders and twists and turns. Narrow at the rapid flow of water, flowers splash jade; Wide at the smooth flow of water, soft bowel hundred knots. In the winter months, the flow of beads such as pouring, very spectacular. Especially wonderful is that these flow beads in the riverbed gentle narrow place more and more thick, overnight will form a bridge of ice, this ice bridge natural, can make people and animals through the vehicle safety, for the local people over the mountains to provide the unique convenience of the conditions. However, when meets the very cold years, the Tao water flows the bead will form the ice Ling, the river surface from time to time comes the huge crumbling sound, the river ice jagged, piles up like a mountain, sometimes causes the river to flow wantonly across the river. It is said that the appearance of this phenomenon is actually a sign of a good harvest in the coming year.
Tao Shui Liuzhu, as one of the eight scenic spots in Minzhou, has been written about by literati throughout the ages. Qing Zhao Yanzhang poem: "Tao Shui contains crystal clean, winter flood green pearl. The wave turns over the round shadow movement, the moon shines the winter cloud spreads. The news through the YuanMiao, popular any have no. Why do you need to hear the elephant, explore the old black horse." Qing Chen Zhongxiu's poem: "Ten thousand dendrobiums of pearls surging on the waves, crystal to the water flowing east. It is hard to get into the eyes of the common people, and they are thrown to the flood waves and refused to accept them." Another poem says: "Who poured ten thousand dendrobiums of pearls into the cold water? I always suspect that countless stupid dragons play, try to ask how many old mussels are born. The sound of unpei is sharp and strong, and the moonlight is bright everywhere in Mei Chuan. I don't want to save the Hepu can still think, only hold the ice heart a piece of clear".