Jiuzhaigou is a national level 5A natural scenic area, where the ecological environment protection is quite perfect, the protected area contains a large number of treasured protected animals, including the national treasure of the giant panda and golden monkeys have appeared, there are also many magical landscapes and scenery, wetland marshes, the diversity of ecological structure has not yet been destroyed by human beings, the local residents of the people's culture is simple and simple, warm hospitality, a variety of regional cuisine waiting for you.

Overview

Chinese Name Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve

Foreign Name Jiuzhaigou ValleyScenic and Historic Interest Area

Geographic LocationJiuzhaigou CountyZhangzha town within the territory of the

Climate TypePlateau Humid Climate

Coverage Area 64,297 hectares

Opening timePeak season: 06:30~18:00Off-season: 06:30~17:00

AttractionsLevelWorld Natural Heritage,National AAAAA Tourist Attractions

Ticket pricePeak seasonApril-November: 220RMBOff-seasonNovember-March: 80RMB

Famous scenic spotsCui-Lake, Stacked Waterfalls, Colorful Forest, Snowy peaks, Tibetan love, blue ice

TypeWildlife typeNature reserve

CityAba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Tour duration1-3 days

Tour seasonLate fall is the best

Introduction

Jiuzhaigou is located in the Jiuzhaigou County, Jiuzhaigou, Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, Sichuan Province, and is named for the nine Tibetan villages, and was UNESCO World Natural Heritage. Jiuzhaigou is famous for the "six best things about Jiuzhaigou" - cui lakes, waterfalls, colorful forests, snowy peaks, Tibetan feelings, and blue ice.

The beauty of Jiuzhaigou's scenery has been described as "unearthly beauty"

: it is rich in plant and animal resources, with a wide variety of primitive forests, inhabited by more than ten kinds of rare and precious wildlife, such as pandas; from a distance, it looks at the snowy peaks and snow-capped peaks. Nearby to see the clear blue water, clear to see the bottom; plus Tibetan wooden buildings, drying racks of streamers, trestle bridge, mill, Tibetan customs and myths and legends constitute the human landscape, make Jiuzhaigou four seasons are beautiful, like a fairy tale. It is also a popular location for domestic movies and TV dramas.

The Greater Jiuzhaigou area also includes the Huanglong Scenic Area, which is also a World Natural Heritage site, and the two are about 100km apart.

Attractions

Jiuzhaigou is located in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, and is comprised of three ditches with attractions spread out across them. Here winter without severe cold, cool in summer, four seasons with different scenery, to cui lake, superimposed waterfalls, colorful forests, snowy peaks, Tibetan love, blue ice "six great" known in the world. Famous attractions are: Shuzheng group of sea, Nuorilang waterfalls, five flower sea, rhinoceros sea, colorful pool, pearl beach and so on. Whenever you go there throughout the year, you will feel as if you are in a fairyland.

Currently, Jiuzhaigou has opened four excursion routes, which are Shuzheng Gou Scenic Route, Rize Gou Scenic Route, Zechawa Gou Scenic Route and Zarugou Scenic Route.

Best Attractions TOP5

1, WuhuahaiThe most beautiful sea in Jiuzhaigou. Because of its surrounding mountains beautiful, lush trees, reflected in the lake, coupled with the crystal clear lake, sparkling, colorful, beautiful.

The Sea of Flowers, known as the "best of Jiuzhaigou" and the "essence of Jiuzhaigou", is located at the end of the upper reaches of the Peacock River in Rizegou. The surrounding slopes, after the autumn will be covered in a gorgeous autumn colors, rich in color, gestures, unique Jiuzhaigou. Most of the colorful leaves of the Five Flowers Sea are concentrated in the lakeside near the outlet, and one plant of colorful leaves is interwoven into a brocade, such as the flame flowing gold.

-The Sea of Flowers is located in the middle of Rizegou in Jiuzhaigou, upstream of the Peacock River, and is colorful due to the calcareous deposits on the seabed, the various colors of algae, and the colorful reflections of the trees along the shore.

--October is the most beautiful time of the Sea of Five Flowers, the lake is clear in this season, and the leaves on the shore in seven colors are intertwined and entangled with the reflections in the water, dazzling people.

-- The section of the trestle on the west side of the Sea of Flowers is one of the best viewing spots, and the end of the trestle is the junction of the outlet of the Sea of Flowers and the Peacock River, which is the area where the colorful foliage is most concentrated.

-- Along the Peacock River northbound about 100 meters to the mountain road, along the road to the southeast will see a large stone, this is the tiger stone, is the best location to shoot the panoramic view of the Sea of Flowers.

Telephone

0837-7739753

Time Reference

1 hour

Transportation

Wuhuahai is located in the Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. Jiuzhaigou County, with Jiu Huang Airport, more than 400 kilometers from Chengdu.

Transportation to Jiuzhaigou

Internal transportation in Jiuzhaigou

The scenic area is shuttled by environmentally friendly sightseeing buses, and tourists can get on and off at the stops of each attraction with their tickets. Note that the driver must be told in advance where to get off the bus, otherwise the bus will not take the initiative to ask the tourists to get off the bus at one of the sightseeing spots.

Admission

Included in the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot ticket

Peak Season (April 1-November 15 each year): 220 RMB for the admission ticket, 90 RMB for the bus ticket

Off Season (November 16-March 31 each year): 80 RMB for the admission ticket, 80 RMB for the bus ticket

Opening Hours

Admission is free. strong>Opening time

Off-season (November 16-March 31 of the following year)08:30-18:00

Peak season (April 1-November 15)07:00-18:00

Sightseeing buses operate from 7:00-17:00 Attractions Location

Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province Jiuzhaigou County, Jiuzhaigou County, Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area (Rizegou Peacock River upstream)

2, Wucai Pond

Deeply hidden in the deep valley below the mountain road. At 2,995 meters above sea level, the Wucai Pond is the smallest sea in Jiuzhaigou, yet it is so colorful that it is on par with the Sea of Five Flowers.

The Wucai Pond is exceptionally clear, and through the water, you can see the rocky surface of the rock at the bottom of the pond. Due to the color difference of the sediment at the bottom of the pond as well as the different colors of the plants around the pond, the originally azure blue surface of the lake becomes colorful. It is said that if couples can follow the steps down to the colorful pool, make a silent wish, and then climb the 189 steps, they will be able to love each other for life.

The Colorful Pool is in Jiuzhaigou's left line, Zelzewa Gou, a sea below the Changhai. Because the morning tour of the right side of the Rize ditch is better, so after lunch you can take a car directly to the Changhai, and then from up to down to play. Colorful pool is the most beautiful of the Jagwa ditch a sea, autumn is of course the best time to go, red leaves reflecting in the peacock blue sea so the formation of the "colorful" color. If you go in the summer, it's pure peacock blue.

Telephone

0837-7739753

Website

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Duration

1 hour

Transportation

The best time to go is in summer. Transportation

1km downstream from Changhai

Admission

Included in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot ticket

Opening hours

Off-season (Nov 16-Mar 31) 08:00:00/1900 Day)08:30-18:00

Peak Season (April 1-November 15)07:00-18:00Site Location

Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province (1km downstream from Changhai)

3, Pearl Beach

3, Pearl Beach is full of potholes, and rapids along the slope hit in the potholes, splashing countless flowers, and when the sun shines, dots of water look like pearls sprinkled with water. The pearl beach is a place where water beads like pearls fall, and the name "pearl beach" is derived from it. Across the pearl beach has a trestle bridge, trestle bridge on the south side of the water beach covered with bushes, rapids from under the bridge through the north side of the shallows stirred up a string, a piece of rolling jumping pearl. Swift rapids in the sloping beach forward 200 meters, to the end of the cliffs of the sloping beach, rushed out of the cliffs fell in the deep valley, forming a majestic pearl beach waterfall.

Pearl Beach Falls is 2,443 meters above sea level, with a waterfall height of 21 meters and a width of 162 meters, a typical combination of landscapes in Jiuzhaigou. The upper end of the beach flow from the platform into the lower Danzu ditch, forming a spectacular waterfall. The waterfall is divided into several strands by the crescent-shaped rock body, or silver curtains flying, or white waves rolling, or like a pearl like a line, wildly rushing into the bottom of the stream, clamoring and flowing down. Pearl beach waterfall 200 meters wide, the maximum drop of up to 40 meters, extraordinary momentum, majestic. The waterfall rushed into the valley floor, roar like thunder, rolled up a thousand piles of waves, to the east and ran wildly. The water color of the rapids is blue-red and white, which is the most beautiful water color, the strongest water, and the loudest water sound among all the rapids in Jiuzhaigou. The left side of the rapids is the best place to see the jasper flow.

Pearl Beach Falls is 200 meters wide, with a drop of up to 40 meters, making it a magnificent and majestic waterfall. The waterfall rushed into the valley floor, roar like thunder, rolled up a thousand piles of waves, to the east and ran wildly. The water color of the rapids is blue-red and white, which is the most beautiful water color, the strongest water, and the loudest water sound in all the rapids in Jiuzhaigou.

Tel

0837-7739753

Website

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Time reference

1 hour

Transportation

Scenic Area Sightseeing Bus or Walking Arrival

Tickets

Included in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Admission Ticket

Opening Hours

Off Season (November 16th - March 31st) 08:00:00/19.00 日)08:30-18:00

旺季(4月1日-11月15日)07:00-18:00景点位置

Inside Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province (about 0.5 kilometers downstream from the Sea of Flowering Stones)

4, Nuo Rilang Waterfall

4, Nuo Rilang Waterfall is the largest waterfall in Jiuzhaigou Gully, which is very spectacular. From the Norilang service center you have to take an underpass and then walk a short distance to see it. But this down through the channel is often congested, in and out of the convergence here, the feeling is not well designed. Elevation of 2365 meters, waterfall width of 270 meters, drop of 20 meters, up to 300 meters wide, is one of China's large calcium China waterfall, is also China's widest waterfall.

--Norilang Waterfall is by far the widest calcium Chinese waterfall in China.

--Summer is the time when the waterfall has the largest amount of water, and you can see the most spectacular waterfall scene when you visit here, while the mysterious ice waterfall spectacle occurs here in the winter.

--There is a viewing platform built opposite the waterfall, which is the best place to see the panoramic view of the waterfall.

--The waterfall is located in the center of Jiuzhaigou, and there is a service center built around the attraction, which is the most complete service facility in the ditch.

Tel

0837-7739753

Website

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Time Reference

1-2 hours

Strong>Transportation

Norilang Waterfall is located in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, with Jiu Huang Airport, more than 400 kilometers away from Chengdu.

Specific ways to get to Jiuzhaigou

Internal transportation in Jiuzhaigou

There are environmentally friendly sightseeing buses shuttling around the scenic area, and tourists can get on and off at the stops at each attraction with their tickets. Note that you should tell the driver where to get off the bus beforehand, otherwise the bus will not take the initiative to ask tourists whether they want to get off the bus at one of the sightseeing spots.

Admission

Included in the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot ticket

Peak Season (April 1-November 15 each year): 220 RMB for the admission ticket, 90 RMB for the bus ticket

Off Season (November 16-March 31 each year): 80 RMB for the admission ticket, 80 RMB for the bus ticket

Opening Hours

Admission is free. strong>Open Time

Peak Season (April 1-November 15) 7:00-18:00

Off Season (November 16-March 31 of the following year) 8:30-18:00

Sightseeing Bus Operation Time 7:00-17:00 Location of Attractions

Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, within the Jiuzhaigou scenic area

5, the mirror sea

5, the mirror sea is like a mirror, the ground and the air without distortion of the scene replicated in the water. In the mirror, the snowy peaks and forests are reflected, and the reflection in the water is more graceful than the real scene, making it one of the best views in Jiuzhaigou. The best time to see the Mirror Sea is before 9:00 a.m. and 17:00 p.m. on a clear day.

The Sea of Mirrors is as flat as a mirror, hence its name. Whenever the morning sun or the morning sun all over the dye, blue sky, white clouds, distant mountains, near the trees, all the seabed, the sea landscape, clear lines, color and lustre. Mirror Sea is adjacent to the lower reaches of the empty valley, the lake is long and narrow, about one kilometer long, surrounded by forests. The opposite side of the mountain bik like a huge stone screen. Mirror Sea has three wonders: sunny days without wind, the surface of the water is smooth as a mirror, the scene without distortion was copied into the water, the slightest see; summer rain sprinkles, the water surface of the micro-crepe water waves, along the lake and up to see if there is no, such as a fine silky soft white water belt, on which there is no raindrops, smooth and bright.

Tel

0837-7739753

Website

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Time Reference

1 hour

Transportation

Scenic Area Sightseeing Bus or Walking Arrival

Tickets

Included in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Admission Ticket

Opening Hours

Off Season (November 16th - March 31st) 08:00:00/19.00 Day)08:30-18:00

Open season (April 1-November 15)07:00-18:00 Location

Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou County, Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area (downstream from the Empty Valley)

Specialty Food Ranking1, Yak Meat

Yak meat is a very common food in the Tibetan area. Yak meat is a very common food in the Tibetan area, including dried yak meat, marinated yak meat, and various dishes made with fresh yak meat.

2, barley wine

Barley wine is yellowish in color, sour and sweet, known as "Tibetan beer", is an indispensable drink in the life of Tibetan compatriots, and is also the best for celebrating festivals and entertaining guests

. In accordance with Tibetan customs, the guests came, bold and enthusiastic evaluation to pick up the barley wine pot, the side poured three bowls of toast to the guests. The first two bowls of wine, the guests according to their own amount of alcohol, can drink, can also be left a little, but can not drink a little. After the third bowl is full, you have to drink it all, to show respect for the evaluation.

Tibetan compatriots to persuade the wine, often to sing wine songs, colorful lyrics, beautiful and moving tunes. There are many types of barley wine, both high number of white wine, there are also very low degrees of barley wine drink. Scenic area generally 10 yuan / bowl.

3, ghee tea

Ghee tea main ingredients are ghee, milk, but also add walnuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, eggs and salt. These ingredients into the mixing bucket, and then the tea boiled to brown-red after pouring, stirring for a few moments, a bucket of fragrant ghee tea is made. Made of ghee tea is generally poured into a large pot, and placed on the micro-fire insulation. Scenic area is generally 10 yuan / bowl.

4, barley cake

The barley cake is baked with barley flour modulation, golden color, sweet and delicious. Scenic area generally 10 yuan / a.

5, yogurt

Yogurt, milk boiling, poured into a wooden bucket, and then add a small amount of old yogurt as a fermentation agent, the temperature is controlled between 30-40

C, yogurt is made. Yogurt is shaped like tender tofu and has an aromatic odor that is sweet and sour.

6, tsampa

Tsampa is the Tibetan staple food, similar to the mainland fried noodles. Tsampa raw materials are barley, peas, oats and so on. Tibetan compatriots no matter down to the ground labor, mountain grazing, or go out to travel, have to carry tsampa. Tsampa is easy to carry, but also cooked food, in the sparsely populated, lack of fuel in the pastoral area is a kind of inexpensive, convenient and practical food.

Sanba is usually kneaded into a ball, directly with the hands to eat, in addition to the main ingredients will be used in addition to ghee, sugar, barley wine and other modifications. However, it is not always to the taste of mainlanders, so just try it.

7, buckwheat noodles

Buckwheat noodles, buckwheat flour can be made into a lot of delicious food, such as buckwheat buns, buckwheat noodles. A bowl of beef buckwheat noodles plus small dishes to eat, although simple, but has an authentic Tibetan flavor.

8, sauerkraut noodle block

Sauerkraut noodle block is a very strong feature of the traditional Tibetan meal. It is made with pickled vegetables, local smoked bacon or fresh yak meat, potatoes, noodles, salt and green onions, etc. It is ready when cooked.

9, blood sausage

Blood sausage is a Tibetan recipe for the top food, guests, can be treated with blood sausage, it is the honor of the guests. Blood sausage is made of intestines, blood juice, spices and yak meat (or pork), nutritious and delicious.

Shopping Description

Jiuzhaigou Bianbian Street is located at the mouth of the gully, Huodiba, and is known as China's fourth tourist street. The entire street was built along the Jiuzhaigou Baishui River, hence the name Bianbian Street.

Jiuzhaigou Bianbianjie is a street of flavor, in addition to shopping, there are restaurants, bars, inns and hostels. Bianbian Street has a lot of personalized tourist goods stores, where you can buy Jiuzhaigou oil painting stone, Jiuzhaigou Tangka, Jiuzhaigou Tibetan handmade shawl and other special tourist goods. The small stores here are beautifully and characteristically decorated, and it's fun to stroll along the river and enjoy the scenery while shopping.

There are two small supermarkets and some specialty stores near Bianbian Street, as well as some affordable restaurants. You can enjoy Tibetan food and home-brewed barley wine.

Near the entrance square of Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Featured Entertainment "Tibetan Mystery" is a large-scale Tibetan original song and dance music, which is produced by Rong Zhongerjia as the chief producer, and Yang Liping as the chief choreographer and artistic director of the program. Taking what an old Tibetan amah saw and heard on her pilgrimage as a clue, "The Tibetan Riddle" synthesizes songs, dances and instrumental music from different Tibetan regions, showing the daily life and folk activities of the Tibetan people as well as religious ceremonies in a situational manner, and all the songs and dances express the colors of Tibetan culture in an original way.

Songpan Horseback Riding Tour, Songpan is at most a stopover in many people's Jiuzhai tour, but Songpan Horseback Riding Tour has become very famous among foreign tourists due to its detailed publicity and introduction by Lonely

Planet. In Songpan North Street, you can see the "Happy Trail Tourist Horsemen" and "Shunjiang Tourist Horsemen", which are actually one and the same.

Usually, there is a one-to-one service between the tour guide and the guests. The tour guide provides a horse for the tourists and rides a horse himself, which carries food and camping equipment such as tents and blankets, and Tibetan robes and raincoats for the guests to protect them from the cold. Visitors only need to ride the horse to enjoy the scenery, camping, cooking, feeding the horse and other work is done by the guide.

The price is generally 150 yuan per person per day, plus 100 yuan for each additional day (picnics and camping are included).

Best time to travel near Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot Entrance Square, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Jiuzhaigou's beauty is constant and varied throughout the four seasons, with the colorful autumn in particular being the best to see. 01/04 to 15/11 is the peak season, with 15/30/10 being the best prime time to visit Jiuzhaigou. At this time, most of the leaves have completely changed color, some are golden yellow, some are filled with red, plus other colors as a transition and embellishment, Jiuzhaigou is just like a God's palette. But this is also the time when there are the most tourists, and the scenic area will be more crowded.

March-May: In the springtime, Jiuzhaigou is filled with beautiful, unknown mountain flowers in peach, purple, blue, and yellow, all in full bloom, all the way to Jiuzhaigou.

June-August: Jiuzhaigou is a great place to escape the summer heat, and the cool climate brought about by the high altitude keeps visitors away from the heat. At this time, the sea has plenty of water, and the turquoise pools add to the coolness. This is the best time to see the six best of Jiuzhai, "Cuihai" and "stacked waterfalls".

September-November: The romantic autumn winds also bring the most brilliant season to Jiuzhaigou. In addition to green, the leaves of the trees also show colors such as golden yellow and fiery red, which are colorful and reflected in the bright lake. This is the best time to see the colorful forests of Jiuzhaigou.

December-February: Jiuzhaigou becomes especially peaceful and picturesque during the silent winter months. The mountains and forests are covered in silver, and the waterfalls are transformed into a huge natural artistic ice sculpture. This white and elegant world can really make you forget the fearlessness of the world's disputes and troubles. This is the least crowded season, but the best time to see the six best of Jiuzhai "blue ice" and "snow peaks".

Suggested days

3-5 days

Taking Chengdu as a starting point, it takes 2 days to get there and back, and 1-2 days to visit Jiuzhaigou, which is the itinerary that most people choose; if you want to visit Huanglong Scenic Spot, you will need to arrange for an additional day.

Consumption level

The range of consumption options for visiting Jiuzhaigou is still very large, both in terms of the mode of transportation to arrive, the duration of the tour, the conditions of food and lodging, as well as incidental tourist attractions will have a great impact on the budget. So for a 3-4 day trip from Chengdu, a personal budget of between 1,000-3,000 RMB is more reasonable.

Attractions: Tickets to Jiuzhaigou are more expensive, at 220 yuan per person in peak season and 80 per person in low season, and are charged on a daily basis.

Dining: The only dining place in the scenic area, the Nuorilang Service Center, has a buffet of 60, 98, and 138 stalls, as well as 15 yuan instant noodles. Outside the scenic area, there are some restaurants from Jiuzhaigou Kou to Jiulong Bridge, priced at about 50 yuan per person.

Accommodation: The average price of a three-star hotel is around 220, and the average price of a four-star is around 350.

Transportation: The long-distance bus from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou costs about RMB 150-200 each way. Sightseeing buses in the scenic area are priced at 80 yuan per person in low season and 90 yuan per person in high season.