Jiuzhaigou valley

jiuzhaigou valley

 It is a national park located in Xian Jiuzhaigou Jiuzhaigou or "Nine Village Valley" It is particularly renowned for the beauty of its waterfalls and lakes. According to Tibetan tradition, a god offered a mirror as agift to the goddess he loved too much. The godd



In this region of the Tibetan plateau, the limestone of an ancient ocean floor is the main geological feature.


 Its dissolution gives their waters emerald or turquoise hue at the option of daylight, or reinforces the shimmer of an azure sky. Avalanches have interrupted the course of rivers to form the lacs
ess dropped the mirror, which shattered into 118 pieces, forming as many lakes. For the Chinese, Jiuzhaigou Valley is a magical place like no other.

jiuzhaigou valley history

Jiuzhaigou is named new Tibetan villages in full length.

This remote part is inhabited by Tibetans and Qiang peoples for centuries. Before 1975, this inaccessible area was poorly known. The area was the site of a logging extended until 1979, when the Chinese government prohibited such activity and made the area a national park in 1982. The site was opened to tourism in 1984, facility development and regulations being completed in 1987.

It is a closed park in the US, so Yellowstone Chinese who served as the backdrop for kung fu, like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in 2000.

The valley has been included in the UNESCO list of world heritage in 1992, and became a biosphere reserve in 1997. The reserve protects 720 km² of what the United Nations has described as "temperate forest with the largest biodiversity in the world

jiuzhaigou valley Population 

Tibetans inhabiting the valley differ from those of neighboring areas about their traditions, their costumes and language. They say they are descendants of a tribe living near Mont Animaqing Songtsen Gampo would have followed in his campaign against China in the province of Songzhou around the year 635, and they would then be installed in the valley.

Seven of the nine Tibetan villages are still inhabited today. The major communities that are easily accessible to tourists are Heye, Shuzheng and Zechawa, along the main trails that welcome tourists, where they sell various handicrafts, souvenirs and snacks. There are also Rexi in the small valley Zaru, and behind the village of Heye are the villages of Jianpan, Panya and Yana. Those of Guodu and Hejiao are no longer inhabited. The villages of Panxing, Penbu and Yhongzhu, themselves, are located along the road through the town of Jiuzhaigou / Zhangza outside the valley.

In 2003, the permanent population of the valley was 1 000 inhabitants in 112 families. Due to the protected nature park, agriculture is no longer permitted in the valley and its inhabitants must now rely on government subsidies and local tourism for a living.