This is a travel photo blog about interesting places around the globe with lots of fascinating I made my trip to Jiuzhaigou in the spring month of March in 2006 and the stunning beauty of the fairyland were photographed to leave fond memories here.
Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟) is a valley, a nature reserve and is 330 km north of the provincial capital of Chengdu, Sichuan province of China . It is part of the Jiuzhaigou County in the Aba (阿坝) Tibetan (藏族) Qiang (羌族) Autonomous Perfecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州) near the Gansu border, and the remote region was inhabited by various Tibetan and Qiang peoples for centuries, and was officially discovered by the government in 1972. The area becomes a national park in 1982 and was declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992.
The essence of Jiuzhaigou valley is water and is best known for its magnificent waterfalls and colourful placid lakes. The lakes are famous because of their transparency and their high calcium proportions which have preserved tree trunks that were fell into the lakes, for hundred of years! The fascinating valley, coupled together with its unique habitants of the Tibetans and Qiang tribes, have formed an exotic haven from the rest of the world.
Jiuzhaigou is composed of three valleys arranged in a Y shape. The Rize (日则沟) and Zechawa (则查洼沟) gullies flow from the south and meet at the centre of the site where it forms the Shuzheng (树正沟) gully, flowing north to the mouth of the valley. It is also the home to a small population of the endangered giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys. Their survival is a question to increasing tourism.
It is notoriously difficult to access by land to Jiuzhaigou. We reached the valley after a full day of bus ride from Chengdu, travelling on narrow mountain roads along the Minjiang River Canyon, which is proned to frequent rockslides. Photos of the journey to Jiuzhaigou are posted here.
Awesome, it’s like an ancient map right in front of my eyes!
Next: the horrendous roads to Jiuzhaigou!
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July 2nd, 2008 at 11:54 am
seems to me a lovely place!
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
@Jasper: Yes! It’s lovely. This is just one of the posts that I show here on the landing page. There are more, just follow the links below the post, otherwise, on the top menu bar, click “China” and select “Jiuzhaigou”. This place is in Sichuan, the province where the deadly earthquake struck in May this year. I was in the affect areas before. Pretty sad.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:41 pm
OH. MY. GOD. The water looks beautiful! I’ve never seen anything like that! Down with pollution!!
Thanks for sharing the pic. There still may be hope for this planet yet.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:37 am
@Shazbot: Yes! Jiuzhaigou is world famous for its crystal clear blue/green waters!
July 4th, 2008 at 12:10 am
all i can say is WOW!!! as I scroll down… i say wwoooowww…. woooww… nyhahaha… so much for the awesomeness of your photos… I really wish I can take photos there and see for myself the beauty of nature… Love the colors of the lake… so clear… and the falls.. men… oh so jealous of your photos and travel escapades…
July 19th, 2008 at 12:08 am
wow amazing views.
July 19th, 2008 at 12:47 am
@Mei Yah, Leslie: It’s worth the trip! But now, after the Sichuan Earthquake, I think most tour agencies are not organising trips to Jiuzhaigou yet.
You can read the latest update from Jiuzhaigou National Park here.A personnel sent me this email ->
http://travelerfolio.com/places/travel-news/