Jiuzhaigou is a narrow strip of lowland, four hundred kilometers long, in the Minshan Mountain Range in Nanping County, northeast Sichuan. It got its name because there are nine Tibetan villages in the valley. As it is a remote place with unusually charming scenery and few inhabitants, it is often called the "wonderland on earth." The valley, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, is covered with lu

Shuzheng Valley   Shuzheng valley is the major tour route to Jiuzhaigou. More than 40% of the lakes and ponds are situated in the valley. They are Double-Dragon Lake, Bonsai Beach, Reed Lake, Sparking Lake, Tiger Lake, Shuzheng Waterfall, Rhinoceros Lake, and Nuorilang Waterfall, etc.   Double-Dragon Lake   Double-Dragon Lake is located in the bushes below the waterfall of Hu

Air   Located in Chuanzhusi Township, Songpan County, Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (0837 7243 770) is 83 kilometers from Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve and 52 kilometers from Huanglong National Park. The airport serves nearly 40 flights each day to and from Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an and Kunming. Travelers generally fly into one of those four cities first and then fly to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong. &

Local cuisine anywhere usually develops as the result of the environment in which people live, and so the Tibetans in Jiuzhaigou Valley eat dishes that are quite different from traditional Sichuan food:   Zanba   A staple food of Tibetans prepared with barley flour as well as pea and oat powder. Tibetans bring the Zanba cake wherever they go, to farm, to graze and to travel. It is a

Tibetan handicrafts are favored souvenir items in Jiuzhaigou, especially Tibetan knives, popular for their exquisite craftwork and unique shape (note that knives cannot be brought in your carry-on luggage on the flight home). In addition, Tibetan paper, Thangks (ritual scroll paintings) and Aroma (similarly portable images perfect for a society of nomads) are also for sale. Also worth&nb