Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area is located in the northeast of Gonggang Ridge in the southern section of Minshan Mountain, and is a large branch of the headwater of Baishui River in the upper reaches of Jialing River of the Yangtze River system. Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area gets its name from the nine Tibetan stockaded villages (Shuzheng stockaded village, Zechawa stockaded village, Heijiao stockaded village, Heye stockaded village, Panya stockaded village, Yala stockaded village, Jianpan stockaded village, Rexi stockaded village, and Guodu stockaded village) in the scenic spot. These nine stockaded villages are also called “Heyao Jiuzhai”. Because there are nine stockaded villages where Tibetans have lived for generations, it is called “Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area”. Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Scenic Area only retains three villages: Shuzheng Village, Heye Village and Zechawa Village.
Historical evolution
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area County, formerly known as Nanping County, was called Yangdong in ancient times. Before the Yin and Shang Dynasties, it belonged to the Diqiang people. According to the archaeological survey, Neolithic sites have been found in all towns except Grassland and Yonghe Township, which can trace the history of Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area County back to 5000 years ago. Dayu was in the northwest of Liangzhou. After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, Guanghan Prefecture was set up in the north of Sichuan, with 13 counties under it. Among them, the Diandi Road is in today’s Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area County. The Diandi Road is the earliest administrative organization in the history of Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area County, which fully shows that Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area County and surrounding minority areas were included in the territory of the Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago.
In 566 AD (the first year of Tianhe, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty), Mochang, the son of Tuyuhun Khan and the king of Longhan, led his people to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Northern Zhou Dynasty took its land as Fuzhou (now Huanglong Township, Songpan) and set up the Fuzhou General Administration Office. In 587 AD (the seventh year of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty), Dengzhou was abolished and Fuzhou was established. Fuzhou was moved from Songpan Huanglong Township to Anle Village, Anle Township, Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area County (formerly known as Shuifuzhou). From the Sui Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, it was all Fuzhou. The city walls were destroyed in the early Qing Dynasty’s “Emperor Pana” rebellion, and in the third year of Yongzheng The Qing government decided to set up the Songpan Hall Nanping Camp. Due to the destruction of Fuzhou City, it chose another city site in the south of Fuzhou and the Nanping Dam at the foot of the West Mountain. It was built in the seventh year of Yongzheng. Since then, the name of “Nanping” has been seen throughout history.
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area is located at the northern foot of Garna Mountain in the southeast of Qinghai Tibet Plateau, with an altitude of 2000m to 3106m, belonging to the world’s cold karst landform. The total area is about 620 square kilometers, with about 52% of the area covered by primitive forests. During this period, there are bamboo shoots and exotic flowers and grasses, and many wild animals inhabit, such as giant pandas, golden monkeys, and white lipped deer. In winter, all the lakes in Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Valley will be frozen. Due to the spring at the bottom of the lake, the water in the Wuhua Sea can still be kept at 6 ℃ in winter. Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area is a branch of the Baihe River in the upper reaches of Baishuigou, named after nine Tibetan villages.
Airplane route
Chengdu – Chuanzhu Temple – Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area – Huanglong – Chengdu, this route is a double flight route of Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
best Times
The best time to travel is around October every year (after the frost falls in September according to the lunar calendar).
Main attractions
Panda Sea, Tiger Sea, Baojing Rock, Bonsai Beach, Reed Sea, Five Color Pool, Pearl Beach, Mirror Sea, Rhinoceros Sea, Norilang Waterfall, Five Flower Sea, Shuzheng Qun Sea, and Changhai.
Shuzheng Qunhai Scenic Area is the gate of Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Scenic Area. Shuzhengqun Trench is 13.8 kilometers long, and there are more than 40 lakes (Haizi), accounting for about 40% of all lakes in Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Scenic Area. More than 40 lakes are composed of 19 sea bodies of varying sizes.
Rizegou has Pearl Beach Waterfall, Five Flower Sea, Nuorilang, High Waterfall, Panda Sea, Arrow Bamboo Sea, Peacock River Channel, Peacock Sea, Primitive Forest, etc. Among them, Pearl Beach Waterfall, Peacock River, Peacock Sea, and Five Flower Sea are the most famous. The Five Flower Sea has the reputation of “the essence of Jiuzhai” and “a wonder of Jiuzhai”. Standing on the highest point of the Five Flower Sea, that is, the Tiger Stone, you can see the panoramic view of the Five Flower Sea. This is also one of the best tourist attractions in Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
The Baojingyan Scenic Area is located at the mouth of the ditch, and there is a welcoming pine tree to enjoy along the way from the mouth to Heyezhai. The main landscape here is Baojing Rock, located 1 kilometer from the mouth of the ditch and on the left side of the highway.
The Shuzheng Gully section is the main gully, with main attractions such as Bonsai Beach, Reed Sea, Spark Sea, Shuzheng Waterfall, Rhinoceros Sea, etc. It is known as the “Shuzheng Group Sea”, which is composed of 20 to 30 sea islands of different sizes clustered in a terraced pattern.
Bonsai Beach is located in front of Heye Village, which is a shallow and low-lying area. The entire scenic spot is like a huge bonsai.
The Spark Sea is magical and unpredictable, with wind blowing and waves creating “sparks”. This scene often appears at sunrise in the early morning.
The characteristic of Norilang Waterfall is its grandeur. The waterfall, which is 300 meters wide and has a drop of 20 meters, shows a multi-level downward trend.
