The Jiuzhaigou Valley , located at the pes of the snow-capped Minshan Mountain , inwards the due north of Sichuan say , Red People's Republic of China , is a house of special beauty. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 nature reserve in addition to a national green , Jiuzhaigou is known for its spectacular jagged alpine mountains , coniferous forests , blueish , light-green in addition to turquoise-colored lakes , waterfalls , limestone terraces , caves in addition to other beautiful features.
The magic of Jiuzhaigou lies inwards the H2O —the alpine lakes in addition to waterfalls. There are to a greater extent than than i hundred lakes inwards this valley amongst H2O then clear that the bottom is frequently visible fifty-fifty at high depths. The lakes too vary inwards color according to their depths , residues , in addition to environs , equally good equally past times flavor in addition to fourth dimension of the day. The local Tibetan people telephone telephone them "Haizi" inwards Chinese , which way "son of the sea".
The near famous of the lakes of Jiuzhaigou is the Five Flower Lake , too known equally Wuhua Lake. It’s a shallow multi-colored lake whose bottom is covered amongst ancient fallen tree trunks.
The Five Flower Lake. Photo credit: GreenArcher04/Flickr
The Five Flower Lake. Photo credit: GreenArcher04/Flickr
The Five Flower Lake. Photo credit: chensiyuan/Wikimedia
The Five Flower Lake. Photo credit: B_cool/Flickr
Panda Lake is then called because Giant Pandas used to come upwardly to this lake to drinkable , though at that topographic point accept been no sightings for many years. The lake empties into the multi-stream , multi-level Panda Waterfalls , dropping 78 meters inwards 3 steps.
Panda Lake. Photo credit: Chris Nener/Flickr
Panda Lake. Photo credit: Uwe Aranas/Wikimedia
Mirror Lake is a serenity lake casting beautiful reflections of the environs when the H2O is calm.
Mirror Lake. Photo credit: C Kheong Lim/Flickr
Mirror Lake. Photo credit: Culantor Lin/Wikimedia
Pearl Shoal is a broad , gently sloping expanse of active calcareous tufa deposition covered inwards a sparse canvas of flowing water. It empties into the famous Pearl Waterfalls.
Pearl Shoal. Photo credit: Gear$Head/Wikimedia
Five-Color Pond is i of the smallest lakes inwards Jiuzhaigou. Despite its really minor dimensions in addition to depth , it has a richly colored underwater landscape amongst about of the brightest in addition to clearest waters inwards the area.
Five-Color Pond. Photo credit: Jean-Marie Hullot/Flickr
Nuorilang Falls are reportedly the widest highland waterfall inwards Red People's Republic of China , in addition to the widest travertine-topped waterfall inwards the world. The falls are 320 meters wide.
Nuorilang Falls. Photo credit: Xavi/Flickr
Reed Lake is covered amongst reed marsh amongst a clear turquoise brook , known equally the "Jade Ribbon" , zigzaging through it. The contrast is specially hitting inwards the autumn when the reeds plow golden yellow.
Reed Lake. Photo credit: Peter Liu/Flickr
Reed Lake. Photo credit: Aneo/Flickr
Reed Lake. Photo credit: hangean luo/Flickr