The nature reserve of Jiuzhaigou Valley is located in Xian Jiuzhaigou under the jurisdiction of the Autonomous Prefecture of Aba Tibetan and Qiang in the Chinese province of Sichuan. It is particularly renowned for its beautiful waterfalls and lakes.
Millions of visitors, of which 90% are Chinese, discover fresh and limpid waters of the valley. Some days, the reserve of Jiuzhaigouis at the limit of its capacity: 280 buses carry the shuttle to transport their approximately 18,000 visitors daily. Nearly 80 hotels clump at the mouth of the valley "Y", which forms a tongue of 30 km, in the chain of Min. The entire valley was converted into a tourist site where controlled access to private vehicles, in particular, are not allowed. Visitors can use a shuttle bus to get from one place to another, and borrow footpaths constructed in compliance with the sites.
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According to Tibetan tradition, a god offered a mirror to the goddess whom he loved. The goddess dropped the mirror, which broke into 118pieces, forming many lakes. For the Chinese, Jiuzhaigou Valleyi s a magical place like no other.
The valley was included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 1992, and became a biosphere reserve in 1997. The reserve protects 720 km ² of what the UN considers as "temperate forest with the greatest biodiversity in the world."
In this region of the Tibetan plateau, the limestone of an ancient ocean floor is the main geological feature. Its solution gives their waters emerald or turquoise shade, at the option of daylight, orenhances the shimmer of an azure sky. Avalanches have interrupted the flow of rivers to form the lacs.
In this region of the Tibetan plateau, the limestone of an ancient ocean floor is the main geological feature. Its solution gives their waters emerald or turquoise shade, at the option of daylight, orenhances the shimmer of an azure sky. Avalanches have interrupted the flow of rivers to form the lacs.
Millions of visitors, of which 90% are Chinese, discover fresh and limpid waters of the valley. Some days, the reserve of Jiuzhaigouis at the limit of its capacity: 280 buses carry the shuttle to transport their approximately 18,000 visitors daily. Nearly 80 hotels clump at the mouth of the valley "Y", which forms a tongue of 30 km, in the chain of Min. The entire valley was converted into a tourist site where controlled access to private vehicles, in particular, are not allowed. Visitors can use a shuttle bus to get from one place to another, and borrow footpaths constructed in compliance with the sites.
This page, and all contents of this Web site are Copyright © 2009-2012 by Best Trip Destination.All rights reserved.
