The park is located in the north western part of the Sichuan province, China. It was designated by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997. We spent 6 hours at the park, strolling and with occasional rides in the bus. Private vehicles are not allowed to enter the park. Buses are available within the park to ferry you to designated points.
A wonderful scenes for excellent picture shots. These pictures were taken in May, cool and breezy. Many beautiful lakes.
These lakes are located about 2585 meters above sea level, 570 meters long, with an average depth of 14.1 In some parts of the lake. You can see shoal of beautiful carp (fish) gathering and playing.
Welcome to Juizhaigo National Park
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UNESCO Designation as Heritage site. |
Sharing information with visitors.
Arrow Bamboo Lake, one of the many lakes.
Which direction to go?
Clear water - what a beautiful place?
Swimming in the clear water
Carps gathering in the lakes
Tibetan in national costumes
Cool weather - need to keep warm
Vendors
Another beautiful scene
More information on the geography and climate on Juizhaigou. “ Known in English as Jiuzhai Valley it lies at the southern end of the Minshan mountain range, 330 km (205 mi) north of the provincial capital of Chengdu. It is part of the Jiuzhaigou County (formerly Nanping County) in the Aba Tibetan Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of northwestern Sichuan province, near the Gansu border. The valley covers 720 km2 (278 sq mi), with buffer zones covering an additional 600 km2 (232 sq mi). Its elevation, depending on the area considered, ranges from 1,998 to 2,140 m (at the mouth of Shuzheng Gully) to 4,558 - 4,764 m (on Mount Ganzigonggai at the top of Zechawa Gully). The climate is cool temperate with a mean annual temperature of 7.2 °C, with means of -1 °C in January and 17 °C in July. Total annual rainfall is 661 mm, 80% of which occurs between May and October.”
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