Shuzheng Valley Tour

The Tour Route of Shuzheng Valley is reputed as the epitome of Jiuzhaigou, with mystic and unpredictable independent lakes and lake clusters, as well as colorful beaches, cen- tury-old grinderies, wood bridges, and powerful waterfalls. Visitors are likely to reach a consensus that Jiuzhaigou is the best of Nature's creation.

                                                             Tour Service Center
    The Tour Service Center is designed for public science education which you are expected to learn, to partici- pate in and be entertained. Both the Jiuzhaigou Gate and Jiuzhaigou Administration have their offices in the Entrance which is the first stop of your full tour. Here tourists will pay for their entrance tickets and fares of special sightseeing vehicles, and ride on board lo start the tour. In busy tour seasons, people line up at the ticket office. You are advised to get up early for your tickets instead of falling in long lines and wasting your lime.

                                                          The Feicui(Emerald) River
    You will cover a distance of 7 kilometers from the En- trance to Heye (Lotus Leaf) Village, where a verdant stream running aside. lt is the Feicui River from which you step in a fairyland.

The Heye(Lotus Leaf) Village
    The first and largest Tibetan village you encounter dur- ing your tour of Jiuzhaigou, the village is noted for its rural colorings and Tibetan architecture, and particularly, its autumn scenery.

    Behind the village is a giant pine tree, some 100 years old, with exuberant branches. It is called the "Welcome Pine", as its twigs spreading and beckoning in the wind that seem lo await your arrival and in your respect.

                                                           THe Penjing(Bonsai) Beach
     Altitude 2,140m , a travertine beach
     Beyond the Heye Village is a stretch of travertine beaches, on which slow water blankets sweep through weeds, poplar, azaleas, pines, cypresses, willows and other shrubs. Glittering water runs through woods that stand in varied poses, as if the mountain god has placed a wonderful bonsai collection that excels the best of human ail works.

                                               The Luwei(Reed) Lake
     Altitude 2,140m , area over 100,00 sq. m.
     The Luwei Lake is a semi-swamp lake with thick weeds all over, where streams of verdant and glittering water run through reed stems. In spring and summer, trans- parent currents and reeds share the same green color; in autumn and winter, reeds turn eye-striking golden yellow. Soft reed flakes float in the air, attracting groups after groups of herons and wild geese that are tapping water and vitalizing life.

                                                    Goddess Semo Statue
    In 1998, one tourist discovered that, from on the cliff opposite to the Luwei Lake, he saw a low eyebrow and tender Statue of Goddess Semo. It is said that, if you can see, at the first sight, the head of the goddess, luck and contentment will befall on you in your love affair.

                                                The Heijiao(Black Horn) Bridge
    Going upstream from the Luwei Lake and on your right, you reach the meadow zone through a log bridge - the Heijiao Bridge, on which are religious long-narrow ban- ners that send their best blessing to all tourists.

                                                     The Jiawu Scared Moutain
    At the farthest end of the Luwei Lake lies the Jiawu Sacred Mountain. At its Foot is a 5m Buddhist pagoda, only its base however has survived the passing of time. Local people regard it as their "sacred altar" to which they come for heaven's blessings. If your tour is on the 15th of every month of the Chinese lunar calendar or Tibetan festivals, you will observe with them their mountain- and water-worship ceremony of strong pri- mordial religion.

                                                           The Resounding Wall
     length 200m and height 150m .
     About 2km 's hike after Heijiao Bridge , you gel lo the "Taduzha Resounding Wall". If you stand on the oppo-site hillside and shout toward the resounding wall, you will hear its echo. To whomever you shout, the call is so astonishing as if it has transcended lime and space.

                                    The SHuanglong(Double-Dragon) Bridge
       Altitude 2.178 m . depth 4m , area 6,033 sq.m.
       It is noted for its transparent and glittering water and two travertine dike bells that look like two dragons ready lo jump and fly into the sky.

                                                   The Huohua(Spark) Lake
    Altitude 2,187 m , depth 9m , area 36,000 sq. m.
    Huohua Lake , featuring azure blue and tranquil ripples, lies in dense and green woods around. The glittering lake seems like a bright and transparent emerald, greet- ing the morning sun and flickering like thousands of sparks. A real good sight indeed.

                                                 The Huohua Lake Waterfalls
roadside , there are 51 steps lead- ing to the Huohua Lake Waterfalls , 50-odd meters wide and 8 meters tall. Two streams of water that never meet are pouring down, hence the name "The Lovesick Waterfalls" , As it is located against green woods, it is so wonderful a sight of poetic exquisiteness.

                                       The Wolong(Lying Dragon) Lake
    Altitude 2.215m , depth 22m , area 61000sq.m.
   The small and exquisite Wo long Lake is typical of jiuzhaigou's blue lakes. Like a flat and limpid sapphire, its tranquil auspicious water is much applauded by domestic and foreign tourists alike.

                                             The Shuzheng Lake Cluster
    Stretching for several miles, with a drop of about 100 meters, it has 19 lakes of varied sizes , descending in a manner of terraces . Among these lakes growdense groves of willows, poplars, pines, spruces and other arbors and shrubs. Water climbs over dikes and runs through groves' stems, formulating a wide and slow waterfall, as a poem has it, “Groves grow in water which runs through the stems.” High and low levels of the lake cluster are clearly marked, featuring gorgeous colors, verdant woods, dark-blue lake water, overlapped splashes of waterfalls. This wonderful scenery is highly recommended as to be he “epitome of Jiuzhaigou”. Overlooking at Shuzheng Lake, you will find the scenery even more enchanting.