Shenxianchi (Fairy Pond; Tibetan: Nen'ensangcuo)
'Nen'ensangcuo' means 'where fairies bathe' in Tibetan; located between Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, its travertine pools and travertine terrace flows share the same origin and character as Jiuzhaigou's; the pool groups are tucked away in primeval forest — smaller in scale but more pristine in form, with few visitors, earning it the name 'Jiuzhaigou's back garden'
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-16:00
- Ticket
- approx. CNY 100 + transport
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
'Nen'ensangcuo' means 'where fairies bathe' in Tibetan; located between Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, its travertine pools and travertine terrace flows share the same origin and character as Jiuzhaigou's; the pool groups are tucked away in primeval forest — smaller in scale but more pristine in form, with few visitors, earning it the name 'Jiuzhaigou's back garden.' Highlights such as Fairy Bridge, the Sacred Spring and Liantai Yingcai (Lotus Terrace Mirroring Colors) lie along wooden boardwalks; the road has many bends, so allow at least half a day.
Getting there: Chartered car / tour group (approx. 80 km)
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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
- 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"
- 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