"i like like like this place so much so much so much !!! "
Let's have some facts of JiuZhaiGou before I decorate/beautify this post with the precious photo. JiuZhaiGou is undeniably stunning/charming/fantastic/breathtaking. (I think I don't need to put down all the "beautiful" synonyms to tell you how spectacular this place is.) This piece of Heaven on earth was largely unknown by the outside world, laying asleep undisturbed for millions of years, until a group of foresters discovered it by accident in 1970s.
The name of "JiuzhaiGou" originates from the nine valleys, which was the home of Tibetan people before the place is developed to be the current national park. JiuZhaiGou is a combination of highland lakes, magnificent waterfalls, small streams winding through narrow valleys. It stretches in a distance of more than 720 km2. Most of the lakes were located in an altitude between 2, 000m and 3, 100m. It consists of 118 highland lakes, 17 waterfalls and plenty of small streams. According to the Tibetan legend, the god of strength, Dage made a mirror using cloud and wind. Later, he presented it to his favorite goddess, Semo. When Semo accidentally broke the mirror, the broken pieces fell down into the forests below and turned into 118 transparent lakes. The water in the lake is gleaming in the sunshine (I happened to be in JiuZhaiGou on one of the sunny days. Lucky star**) and the forest majestically shows its whole beauty in late autumn (Too bad that I was not there during that particular season; but lucky in the other sense).
Beside the impressive view, the China authority is surprisingly doing good work in preserving their natural heritage. The transportation in the park was natural gas buses; no private vehicles are allowed in the area of JiuZhaiGou. The toilet waste is contained inside the automated revolved plastic bag at the toilet bowl. I have no idea how they are going to dispense it away, but I am positive that my biological waste is not going to pollute the beautiful water. Besides, there is only one operating eating restaurant in the national park, which also help to prevent excessive unwanted pollution. (Friends, don't worry too much if you haven't save enough in the piggy bank to go this place. I am sure it will be still alright by the time you are ready. *Peace*) What else to say when a photo can describe a thousand words? Photo time!
As there are a lot of photos for this awesome place, I decided to divide them into two parts just for this day. (Keep torturing poor Sue Cing anticipation....hiak!hiak!)
The name of "JiuzhaiGou" originates from the nine valleys, which was the home of Tibetan people before the place is developed to be the current national park. JiuZhaiGou is a combination of highland lakes, magnificent waterfalls, small streams winding through narrow valleys. It stretches in a distance of more than 720 km2. Most of the lakes were located in an altitude between 2, 000m and 3, 100m. It consists of 118 highland lakes, 17 waterfalls and plenty of small streams. According to the Tibetan legend, the god of strength, Dage made a mirror using cloud and wind. Later, he presented it to his favorite goddess, Semo. When Semo accidentally broke the mirror, the broken pieces fell down into the forests below and turned into 118 transparent lakes. The water in the lake is gleaming in the sunshine (I happened to be in JiuZhaiGou on one of the sunny days. Lucky star**) and the forest majestically shows its whole beauty in late autumn (Too bad that I was not there during that particular season; but lucky in the other sense).
During prime season, there will be 60,000 tourists per day, including China locals and foreign tourists. How you are going to fight with the people, especially China locals for food in this hall?! (Trust me, you don't want to experience their cut-queue and pushing kung-fu for food, for toilet and for photo-taking.)
As there are a lot of photos for this awesome place, I decided to divide them into two parts just for this day. (Keep torturing poor Sue Cing anticipation....hiak!hiak!)