Jiuzhaigou Travel Guide
This park is about the scenery, scenery that takes your breath away, scenery that begins with the flight over dramatic snow-capped mountains, forested canyons, rivers, and lakes to land at Jiuzhaigou Airport, itself perched on the mountaintop.
Jiuzhaiguo means ‘Valley of the Nine Villages’, and the nine villages remain spread around the valley within the Park, home to about 110 Tibetan and Qiang families. Agriculture is not permitted so the locals mostly work either for the Park itself, or with the nearby hotels.
The Park covers a little over 700 sq km and there’s a further buffer zone of just under 600 sq km. It lies on the northern border of Sichuan Province, and is part of the magnificent Min Shan mountains on the edge of the Tibetan plateau. Jiuzhai Valley first became a Park in 1978, although it would be 14 years before it earned World Heritage listing, during which time work was aimed mainly at restoration and halting logging activities. more about Jiuzhaigou »
- Chinese Name: 九寨沟
- Chinese Pinyin: jǐu zhài gōu
- Location: Southwest of China
- Latitude: 33° 16′ N
- Longitude : 104° 14' E
- Elevation: 2930 M (9613 FT)
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0837
- Population: 62,000
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Jiuzhaigou Top Attractions
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. more about Shuzheng Valley
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Dear Loh CS,
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Hi Molly,
It will be cold that time in Zhangjiajie, the average temperature is about 3-5 degree, thick and warm clothes are needed.
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Hi Judi,
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Yes, the information you got is right, the Huanglong area will be close during this period so your will visit the two places instead.
The Dujiang Weir and Mt. Qingcheng are two historical sites, if you are only interested in the nature scenery, you might feel boring with them. If you like the Chinese culture & religion (the Mt. Qingcheng is one of the source of the Taoism, and the Dujiang Weir is an irrigation infrastructure built in 256 BC during the Warring States Period of China by the Kingdom of Qin).
The weather is cold in Chengdu in February and it will be chilly in Jiuzhaigou. It will be fewer people if you visit there at that time, you can not see the colorful view but a pure, sparkling and crystal-clear world.
By the way, our website provides packages of Sichuan tour, please kindly visit the following page if you are interested in Sichuan tour: http://www.chinahighlights.com/sichuan/tours.htm
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Hi Mandy,
Thank you very much for visiting our Web site and your interest in our services. My name is Robert Hui. I am a travel advisor at China Highlights. It is my pleasure to assist you about your trip to China.
Regarding to your inquiries, it is no problem to visit Jiuzhaigou in mid-August; and actually it is a pleasant time (it is one of the high seasons) to travel there, and you won’t feel cold unless it rains. The temperature differences are still great—warm during the day and cool during the night, and it is the raining season, please take your umbrella with you if you plan to go there.
About these two options: (1) Hangzhou-Xian-Beijing or (2) Hangzhou-Xian-Chengdu; if it is your first time to visit China, I would like to recommend you to do the first one since Beijing has far more famous attractions than Chengdu, such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, different Hutongs and the Summer Palace; but if you have already been to Beijing, and you wish to see the cute pandas, then Chengdu is the best choice for you.
It is completely possible to cover Xian and Beijing after your Hangzhou tour within 5 days, and the recommended transportation is by air since you do not have much time to spend on the railway.
Besides, our website provides rich information of Xi’an and Beijing travel, please visit our Xi’an Travel Guide and Beijing Travel Guide pages for detailed information.
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Hi Low, the best time to visit Jiuzhaigou is from September to October. The nicest part should be the end of October. November is the beginning of winter time there. The average temperature is 8℃ (46ºF) in November. Prepare warm jackets or overcoat for the night, but during the day when it is warmer, long-sleeve shirts will do. Sunshine is still very strong, so sun protection such as hats, sunglasses and sun block is suggested.
Dear Christine Lee,
Based on the former data, the temperature will be 5-10°C. It'll be very cold, you'd better take enough clothes, such as the down jacket or thick cotton-padded clothes. The weather in mountain area varies frequently, sa that an umbrella is needed. On the mountain, you will see the snowscape. There are some Zhangjiajie tour packages on our website for your reference. Click here: http://www.chinahighlights.com/zhangjiajie/tours.htm You also can inform me your travel plan. I will revise the itinerary based on your need. My e-mail address is lussie@chinahighlights.com
Hi Budiman, the bus from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou takes about 10 hrs. You can have a stop in Mao County. It's about 4 hrs drive from Chengdu to Mao County. The bus is available from Mao County to Jiuzhaigou.
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About Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou Travel Service
- Jiuzhaigou Reopened on August 6th, 2008 Aug. 7, 2008
- Jiuzhaigou Will Be Reopened before the Olympic Games Jul. 30, 2008
- 900 Individual Tourists Visited Jiuzhaigou on July 20th Jul. 20, 2008
