Jiuzhaigou is not in Tibet, but is located in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. It is a natural scenic area featuring alpine lake complexes, waterfalls and calcareous beach streams, and is popular with tourists for its unique natural landscape and rich biodiversity. Jiuzhaigou gets its name from the presence of nine Tibetan villages in the ditch, which are nestled in the mountains and forests at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters above sea level and live in harmony with the surrounding natural environment. Therefore, Jiuzhaigou is a tourist destination that combines natural beauty, humanistic landscapes and ethnic flavors, and is worth exploring by tourists.
Jiuzhaigou Scenic and Historical Interest Area is located in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, specifically in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the southern section of the Minshan Mountains.
Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot is located on the northeastern side of the Bowkeng Ridge in the southern section of the Minshan Mountains, a large branch ditch at the source of the Baishui River in the upper reaches of the Jialing River of the Yangtze River system, and is about 400 kilometers from the city of Chengdu.
Jiuzhaigou County has a relatively special geographic location, situated on the northern plateau of Sichuan Province, northeast of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. To the east and north, it borders Wen County, Zhouqu County, and Diabe County in Gansu Province, and to the west and south, it borders Ruoerge County, Pingwu County, and Songpan County in Sichuan Province. The terrain is high in the northwest and southwest and low in the southeast, and the landscape type is dominated by alpine mountain plains, alpine gorges and mesas and valleys, with an elevation of between 1,000 and 4,500 meters, and the county seat is 1,400 meters above sea level.
Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot is famous for its unique natural landscape and rich ecological resources, with snowy peaks, dense forests, colorful pools and shoals, and crystalline streams running between the forests and the shoals, forming the reputation of “a beautiful fairy tale world”. The main attractions in the scenic area include Norilang Waterfalls, the Sea of Flowers, and the Long Sea, attracting a large number of tourists to come for sightseeing and tourism.
