Jiuzhaigou

Tourists take photos in front of a frozen waterfall at the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. ( tasteallchina /Wang Xi)  An international tourism festival featuring frozen waterfalls opened Thursday at the Jiuzhaigou National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The national park, also known as the Jiuzhai Valley, contains around 20 tourist sites and is known for its spectacular waterfalls, lush forest, serene plateau lakes, and karst rock formations. This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows the frozen Nuorilang Waterfall at the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province. ( tasteallchina /Wang Xi) This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows the frozen Nuorilang Waterfall at the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province. ( tasteallchina /Wang Xi) Performers dance at the opening ceremony of an international tourism festival at the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. ( tasteallchina /Wang Xi) Performers dance at the opening ceremony of an international tourism festival at the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. ( tasteallchina /Wang Xi) This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows the frozen Nuorilang Waterfall at the Jiuzhaigou National Park…

Situated in the north-west of Sichuan Province, Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (also known as Huanglong National Park) is another superlative natural scenery, like Jiuzhaigou, famous for its colorful lakes and ponds, mysterious forests and magnificent mountains. Because of the incredible calcified scenery—ponds, caves, lakes, waterfalls, streams and stones—Huanglong is named as “Heaven Lake” as well as the “Calcification Museum”.Despite its extraordinary scenery, Huanglong’s relatively undisturbed and highly diverse forest ecosystem has provided a home for many endangered plants and animals with panda and Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey included. Hence, it is a place full of vitality and energy, mystery and charm.Due to its high altitude and location, it’s quite cold here in winter. If you are planning a trip, summer and autumn would be a better choice! 

Jiuzhaigou: A Masterpiece of Nature In the southern section of the Minshan Mountain Range in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China, lies a natural wonder known as the "Fairy Tale World" - Jiuzhaigou. This place is not only a national 5A-level tourist attraction but also a World Natural Heritage site, a national key scenic area, a national nature reserve, a national geological park, and a World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Jiuzhaigou, with its unique natural landscapes and rich cultural resources, has attracted countless visitors to explore. Geographic Location and Landforms Jiuzhaigou is located in the Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, about 400 kilometers away from Chengdu. The terrain here is higher in the south and lower in the north, with deep valleys and a significant difference in elevation. The altitude at the north edge of Jiuzhaigou mouth is about 2000 meters, the central ridges are all above 4000 meters, and the southern edge reaches more than 4500 meters. The main ditch is more than 30 kilometers long, with a total area of 65074.7 hectares. Jiuzhaigou is located in the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, with a complex geological…