Today we take you on a journey through time and space to uncover two of Jiuzhaigou’s most shocking legends.
one is about the gods fighting and shattering mirrors, and the other is about the Jade Emperor sending imperial envoys to hand out prizes.
After reading, you’ll understand why this place is known as the “Immortal Land on Earth”!
Legend 1: Immortal couple fights demons, and the pieces of the mirror turn into 114 lakes
Main Characters: God Daguo vs. Demon Snake Devil Za
Story Line:
1. Gods and Immortals Spreading Dogfood: God Daguo and Goddess Woluoshe ugly woman are passionately in love, and they choose to settle down in Jiuzhaigou. Dago uses the “wind and moon” to make a mirror as a token of love.
2. Devil sabotage: The devil Snake Moza covets the goddess’ beauty and starts a war to steal her. During the melee, the goddess shattered the mirror and the 114 pieces were transformed into 114 lakes in Jiuzhaigou (called “haizi” in Tibetan).
3. Final Battle: Dago and the devil fought from the ditch to the mouth of the ditch, and the ancestor of the mountains, Zayi Zaga, blocked the devil’s retreat with a cliff, and split him into the rock wall with thunder and lightning, leaving behind only a ghostly pattern of faces (now the “Devil’s Rock” attraction).
4. Ending: the fairy couple became the guardian god of Jiuzhai, the debris lakes in the sunlight showing blue, green, yellow and other fantasy colors, such as the Sea of Five Flowers will change five colors.
Evidence:
- The ghost face on Devil’s Rock is still clearly visible
- The names of the lakes such as the Long Sea and the Rhinoceros Sea are derived from legends (e.g., the Rhinoceros Sea is the incarnation of a Tibetan monk’s mount)
Legend 2: The Jade Emperor rewards the eco-friendly Tibetan villagers with 108 “pearls.”
Main Characters: Tibetan villagers vs. Jade Emperor
Story Line:
1. Environmentally Friendly Village: Tibetans in Jiuzhaigou have been protecting the mountains and forests for generations and have made this place a paradise on earth. They prohibit logging, clean up sewage, and even bury animal carcasses properly.
2. The Heavenly Court Inspection Mission: The Jade Emperor sent an official to make an unannounced visit, and found that this place has “green mountains, clear water, and happy animals”, waterfalls that flow like milk, forests that contain a super-high level of oxygen, and 75 types of rare plants and animals.
3. Heavy reward: Jade Emperor was touched, given 108 lakes (the actual existing 114), so that Tibetans “rich to oil”. These lakes are like pearls set in the valley, and to this day nourish nine Tibetan villages.
4. Modern proof: In 1992, during a visit by United Nations experts, a rainbow appeared when the rain stopped suddenly, and they knelt down and worshipped the lakes, making Jiuzhaigou a World Heritage Site.
Hidden details:
– Tibetans hang five-color flags on their roofs: blue=sky, white=clouds, red=fire, green=forest, yellow=earth
– Every June, villagers dance around the lakes in thanksgiving during the Risang Festival
Other Cold Knowledge
1. Origin of the name
Because there are nine Tibetan villages in Jiuzhaigou. There are nine Tibetan villages in the ditch: Shuzheng, Zechawa, Heijiao, Heye, Panya, Yala, Jianpan, Rexie, and Kuoduzhai, collectively known as the “Nine Villages of Woyao” in Tibetan.
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2. Ecological value
– Ark of flora and fauna: core habitat of giant pandas, with 3,000-year-old trees and snow leopards, golden monkeys
– Geological wonders: Calcified waterfalls (e.g., Pearl Beach Waterfalls) take tens of thousands of years to form
– Scientific mystery: the color of the lake water comes from mineral + algae + light refraction. Algae + light refraction, so far can not be artificially reproduced
Your guide to exploring Jiuzhaigou
1. Find the fragments of Mirror Lake: 8:00 a.m. to go to the Mirror Sea, the calm water surface can be reflected in the snowy mountains, the legend is that this is the largest treasure mirror fragments
2. Playing cards Devil’s Rock: Look up from the mouth of the gully, the ghostly face on the wall is the Snake Devil’s Za’s “remains”
3. Drinking Sacred Lake (required) Drinking water from the sacred lake (be careful!) Tibetans believe that the water of the Changhai Sea can bring good luck, but the raw water needs to be boiled
Next time when you stand at the edge of the Five Flowers Sea, you may want to think about it – underfoot may be the goddess of love broken tokens, the beauty in front of you is actually the “environmental protection medals” issued by the court of heaven. This Jiuzhaigou is more magical than a Disney fairy tale!
(Note: Legendary details are synthesized from Aba Prefecture, Jiuzhaigou’s official website, and Tibetan oral narratives.)
