Best Places to Visit & Must See Attractions in Jiuzhaigou Valley

What are the Best Places to Visit in Jiuzhaigou County? Owns one of the most famous fairy-land-like spots of the world – Jiuzhaigou Valley, Jiuzhaigou County still has more to explore. Then, where to visit in Jiuzhaigou County? Or, what are the most attractive spots here? Come with us, you will be impressed by the gorgeous natural scenery it owns.

Jiuzhaigou Valley

Situated in the northern part of Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou Valley is a well-known fairyland that features perennially snow-capped mountain peaks, verdant and lush forest, stretches of serene lakes, and various birds and animals.

It is also a world of water, the clearest in the world. Water brings Jiuzhai Valley its most enchanting views, which is the soul of the place. Bright green waters, icy waterfalls, colorful forest (especially in autumn) and pure snow mountains surrounded, all contributing to the unique view of Jiuzhai Valley and earning it a place on the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List.

Rize Valley, Shuzheng Valley and Zechawa Valley are the spotlight attractions in this scenic area.

Huanglong Scenic Area

Huanglong, a World Natural Heritage site, adjecent Jiuzhaigou Valley, is also famous for its colorful ponds, snowy mountains, deep valleys, and dense forest. Between 3,145 and 3,578 meters above sea level at the foot of Xuebaoding, the main peak of Mt. Minshan, lies a 3.6-km-long calcified hill, resembling a giant golden dragon galloping among the virgin forest, and this is how the mountain was named. More than 3,400 ponds, varied in color and shape, picture the most spectacular view in the world, known as the Jasper Lake Under Heaven.

Huanglong is also home to many endangered species including the Giant Panda and the Sichuan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey. Huanglong's beauty is beyond mere words, you need see it in person to truly appreciate this 'Fairy Land on Earth'.

Muni Valley

36km west of Songpan is another of Aba Prefecture's aquatic marvels - Muni Valley, which consists of two side valleys, more than 100 lakes and natural hot springs with the most spectacular sceneries being Zhaga Waterfall and Erdao Lake. It is possible to reach Muni Valley by road or horse trek from Songpan. The altitude ranges from 2,800m at the entrance to 4,070m on the mountain peaks.

Muni Valley is a geologic museum of miscellaneous natural landscape formed by the rare karst calcification in high and cold mountain area. Owing to the fact that the travertine sediment deposit in the scenic sport in large in scale and various in shapes, added with later on geologic movements, various kinds of travertine landforms were formed. The landscape of the scenic spot is blended with travertine waterfalls, annular ponds and waterfalls, plateau collapsed solution lakes, stalactites, karst caves, calcification relics, primeval forests, high-mountain meadows, sulfurous springs, rare flora and fauna, Tibetan Buddhism tmples, and unique customs of Tibetan village, and famous for Five Marvels – "waterfall, flower sea, lake, spring and stalactite".

Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Case Study – U.S.-China Lab for Destination Development

Research Description

Title:

Vulnerability and Resilience for Risk Mitigation in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, China

Framework:

Figure 1. Managing risk through vulnerability and resilience analysis.

Research Questions:

How does vulnerability guide risk management in the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, particularly in terms of resilience capacity?

What is the relationship between vulnerability, resilience, and risk?

How have natural disasters and human crises aggravated risk for tourism systems across Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area? (based on vulnerability analysis in terms of exposure and sensitivity indices for key tourism assets)?

How have tourism resources themselves and humans responded (intentionally, autonomously, and in a forced fashion) to recent crises or disasters in Jiuzhaigou?

How do findings inform Jiuzhaigou risk prevention strategies moving forward?

Purpose:

The purposes of this research are to assess risks and responses associated with recent and possible future disasters / crises in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area. Recommendations for risk prevention will be based on analyses of key tourism system vulnerabilities and adaptations / transformations over time, identifying current issues and potential risks while contributing to ongoing research in the region since 1973.

Proposed Research Timeline:

THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Jiuzhaigou County

Only one word: stunning. Having traveled many places this park is a jewel. Every turn has a new or different view. It has only recently opened to foreigners but only if they have a PR or work permit. Since China is still closed for tourists this should not be an issue.

When you get tired of walking, you can hop a bus that stops at all the key attractions. We spend two days walking and still unable to see all the gulleys. Luckily the second day, the Rize gulley opened up which was closed for maintenance for a long time. It will take you up to 3900 meters and it snowed the night before.

The walking is very easy with broad wood walkways and very little incline. Just make sure you bring water and food as there are few shops and they mainly sell pot noodles.

We were here during Autumn and the colour palette is amazing. The weather keeps changing every hour so in Autumn make sure you pack some warm and rain stuff.

There are so many sights to see and I recommend you walk for the majority of it. Not many people do this so you feel totally one with nature.