Rize Valley
The essence of the whole valley: Five Flower Lake shows peacock-feather-like iridescent colors thanks to the spectral differences of lakebed travertine, algae and sunken wood, and is called "the essence of Jiuzhaigou"
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 07:30-17:00
- Ticket
- Included in entrance ticket
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
The essence of the whole valley: Five Flower Lake shows peacock-feather-like iridescent colors thanks to the spectral differences of lakebed travertine, algae and sunken wood, and is called "the essence of Jiuzhaigou"; Pearl Shoal Waterfall is where the opening credits of the 1986 TV series "Journey to the West" filmed Tang Monk and his disciples leading a horse through the water; Nuorilang Waterfall is about 270 meters wide, the widest travertine waterfall in China — "Nuorilang" means male god in Tibetan, symbolizing majesty. On windless days Mirror Lake reflects as clearly as a mirror, and Arrow Bamboo Lake, Panda Lake and the Jianyan primeval forest form a filming-location belt for the movie "Hero" and many other productions.
Getting there: sightseeing bus to Arrow Bamboo Lake stop, then tour downhill
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More in Jiuzhaigou
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic Area
A Y-shaped valley in the southern Minshan Mountains, made up of Shuzheng Valley, Rize Valley and Zechawa Valley; named after the nine Tibetan villages inside, it was inscribed as a World Natural Heritage Site together with Huanglong in 1992
- Shuzheng Valley
The first valley of Jiuzhaigou, running from the valley entrance to Nuorilang Waterfall: the Shuzheng Lakes are twenty to thirty lakes big and small linked in tiers, trees grow thickly on the travertine dikes, and water mills and prayer-wheel houses stand along the stream — a living display of Tibetan water-mill culture within a natural landscape
- Zechawa Valley
The longest and highest-altitude valley in Jiuzhaigou: Long Lake at its end is Jiuzhaigou's largest lake, fed by snowmelt with no outlet — "never full, never dry" — and revered by Tibetans as a holy lake
- Zharu Temple
The largest and only Tibetan Bon religion monastery in Jiuzhaigou, sitting beneath Baojing Rock (Treasure Mirror Rock) at the mouth of Zharu Valley; said to date from the Ming Dynasty, it has been the faith center of the valley's nine Tibetan villages through the ages
- Tibetan Villages (Shuzheng Village and others)
Villages of the indigenous Tibetans inside Jiuzhaigou — the park's name, 'Valley of Nine Villages,' comes from the nine villages in the valley
- Ganhaizi (Alpine Meadow)
An alpine meadow wetland west of Jiuzhaigou's valley entrance; Jiabo Ancient Town is a resort of stone-built Tibetan-Qiang style buildings, snow peaks ring the meadow, and visitors are now welcomed at the 'Gate of Jiuzhai' viewing platform