Jiuzhai Valley (1) 九寨沟(1)

Jiuzhai Valley is named after the nine villages there. These nine villages are also known as "Heyao Jiu Zhai". The language, clothing, and customs of Tibetans there are obviously different from those of the neighbouring compatriots. Jiuzhai Valley, Sichuan, known as a fairy tale world and a fairyland on earth, is located in the south-central part of Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Sichuan Province, and is located in the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
In the scenic area surrounded by the green mountains of Jiuzhai Valley, the three valleys of Zechawa, Rize and Shuzheng form a "Y" shape. there are 114 large and small Haizi (lake or “son of the sea” as Tibetans call them) in a cascade distribution, 17 waterfall groups, 11 rapids between Haizi, and 5 calcified beach streams are like dazzling pearls on beautiful necklaces, decorating the blooming lush virgin forest. There are four tourist scenic spots in the scenic area: Shuzheng, Rize, Zechawa and Zaru, with a length of more than 60 kilometers. There are six scenic spots: Shuzheng, Nuorilang, Jianyan, Changhai, Zharu and Tianhai. It consists of 3 valleys and 118 seas, including 5 beaches, 12 waterfalls, 10 streams and dozens of springs as the main attractions, and the 12 peaks of Jiuzhai. Natural landscapes such as mountains and river valleys have their own scenery in the four seasons, extremely charming. (Ref. Baidubaike)
（引用/参考百度百科）
九寨沟，因沟内有九个寨子而得名。这九个寨子又称为“何药九寨”。这里藏胞的语言、服饰和习俗，与四邻的藏胞有着明显的差异。被誉为童话世界、人间仙境的四川九寨沟位于四川省西北部阿坝藏族羌族自治州九寨沟县中南部，地处青藏高原东南。
在九寨沟青山环抱的景区里，由则查洼、日则、树正三条沟构成了一个“Y”字型，景区内有呈梯级分布的大小海子114个，海子之间的17个瀑布群、11段激流、5处钙化滩流像美丽的项链上一个个璀璨夺目的珍珠，在繁茂的原始森林中绽放着异彩。景区内现有树正、日则、则查洼、扎如4条旅游风景线，长60余千米，有树正、诺日朗、剑岩、长海、扎如、天海六大景区，以3沟118海为代表，包括5滩12瀑，10流及数十泉等水景为主要景点，与九寨十二峰组成高山河谷等自然景观，四季景色各有千秋，非常迷人。Read more