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| Five Color Pond |
Jiuzhaigou ( literally means Nine Village Valley ) takes its name from the nine Tibetan villages. Jiuzhaigou valley is a nature reserve and national park located in northern Sichuan province of southwestern China. It is part of the Min mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stretches over 72,000 hectares. It is known for its multi-level waterfalls, colorful lakes and snow-capped mountain peaks.The site was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997.
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| at the entrance to Jiuzhaigou National Park |
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| ooh... sunlight tastes so good |
Jiuzhaigou's best known feature is its dozens of blue, green and turquoise colored lakes. The local Tibetan people call them "Haizi" in Chinese, meaning " son of the sea ". Originating in glacial activity, thy were dammed by rockfalls and other natural phenomena, then solidified by processes of carbonate deposition.Some of the lakes have high concentration of Calcium Carbonate.
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| Rhinoceros Lake one of the Nuorilang lakes and 2nd largest in the valley |
The ecosystem is classified as temperate broad-leaf forest and woodlands, mixed mountain and highland systems.These forests have a very attractive yellow, orange and red hues especially in the Autumn, making it a most popular season for tourists. They are home to a number of plant species ie Rhododendron and bamboo.
The Mirror Lake is another quiet lake casting beautiful reflections..
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| water turns ice as it touches the ground ! temp today on Dec 18th is 3C high and -5C low. |
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FIVE FLOWER LAKE bottom is criss crossed with old fallen tree trunks
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| Peterpatterpot photoshoot |
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| to toilet and Long Lake |
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| to the Panda Lake |
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| waiting for next shuttle..every 15 mins or so. Very easy. Last bus within the valley is at 6pm |
The Zharu Valley is the home of eco-tourism in Jiuzhaigou.
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| Nuorilang Falls are 320 m wide |
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| Pearl Shoal running waters |
The PEARL SHOAL is a wide, gently sloping area of active calcareous tufa deposition covered in a thin sheet of flowing water. It empties into the famous PEARL WATERFALLS, where it drops 28m in a 310m wide broad curtain of water .
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| Pearl Shoal Waterfalls |
the view is breathtaking !! its just hypnotic view.... scary though if i think of the energy and force that this waterfall can do and yet its beautiful to just watch what nature gives...
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| 28 m drop |
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| fast running waters |
7 of the 9 Tibetan villages are still populated today . The main tribes are Heye,Shuzheng and Zechawa.The Penbu, Panxing and Yongzhu villages lie along the main road that passes through the town of Jiuzhaigou outside the valley.They rely on tourism and local government subsidies to make a living.
The Shuzheng Village is the busiest Tibetan village in the valley.
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| Shuzheng Village |
while waiting for the shuttle bus, we bought some bread thing with vege filling...it was delicious ! and wanted to buy more but she's finished all and closing stall already...almost 6pm.
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| the delicous crispy bread with vege fillings |
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