Jiuzhaigou

Framed by colourful woods, Nuorilang Waterfall pours over one of China's widest high-altitude travertine ledges and is Jiuzhaigou's signature scene.

Considered the essence of Jiuzhaigou, Five-Flower Sea glows with dreamlike colours as travertine deposits and algae refract light through its plateau waters.

At the head of Rize Valley, ancient firs and mossy virgin woodland form a high-mountain plant store, with crisp air rich in negative ions.

Nineteen lakes of varying size step down the Shuzheng valley in travertine terraces, where water flows through woods and trees grow from the water.

In 1992, Jiuzhaigou Valley was inscribed for its mountain landscape, lakes, waterfalls, forests, and important wildlife habitat.

Jiuzhaigou takes its name from nine Tibetan villages, where long-standing Tibetan settlement and sacred-mountain and water traditions continue locally.