Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area [ Related Itinerary ]

Situated at Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou gets its name as the valley is surrounded by nine Tibetan villages. It sits 2,000 meters above the sea level, full of virgin forests and 108 lakes, and is reputed as the "Fairytale World". The valley has also known for its gorgeous karsts form and spectacular waterfalls, springs and lakes, a place recognized as Heaven on earth.

Jiuzhaigou shaped at the period of the quaternary glacial so that keeps many relics of that time. The lakebed, lake embankment and lake side all are covered by the large white crystalline, in complete harmony. Without enjoy the view of Jiuzhaigou as if you were not join the group of Sichuan tour. As the top attraction in Sichuan, the name of Jiuzhaigou came after the nine stockaded villages of Tibetan. The scenic spots here completely convey and interpret the beauty of nature - relying on colorful sea, snow-capped mountains and local Tibetan customs. The icon here is the clear water, multicoloured with the variety shapes stones, which attracting large amount of tourists every year.

The beautiful scenery in Jiuzhaigou is incredible: the mountain around the water is a picture; the trees, waterweeds, fish and other plankton in the water are the live show of the villages. Here is the ideal place to avoid the hustle and bustle city life with peaceful landscape and intoxicating nationality amorous feelings.

Hundreds of big and small spots in Jiuzhaigou and of the four main waterfalls, Nuorilang Waterfall is the largest and highest. It looks like pure white curtain falling vertically. The park let you get pretty close to the waterfall, probably about 25 feet at the closest distance. You can feel the roaring power of the fall! The best time for watching is at noon. Stand there with bright sunshine, listen and take it all in. Nature enthralls!

Another key point in Jiuzhaigou is called Five Color Pool. The water here is unlike natural color, it looks as if rendered by the rouge of fairies and we do not know what color to debug, to copy. When standing in a different perspective, the former color will happen to some magical change, sometimes even the clouds in the sky ran enlivened by a white figure projected on the surface of the water. See through the water, the bottom stones of the pool are clear. Due to the light, they show the different colors, but crystal clear.


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