This story appears in the March 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. Jiuzhaigou means "valley of nine villages," because it once harbored nine, but other numbers are more significant now.

Jiuzhaigou is a narrow strip of lowland, four hundred kilometers long, in the Minshan Mountain Range in Nanping County, northeast Sichuan. It got its name because there are nine Tibetan villages ...

This file photo taken in 2020 shows Pei Xiangjun and his team providing instructions on the usage of substrate soil for ecological restoration at the earthquake-hit area in Jiuzhaigou scenic area ...

Stretching over 72,000 ha in the northern part of Sichuan Province, the jagged Jiuzhaigou valley reaches a height of more than 4,800 m, thus comprising a series of diverse forest ecosystems. Its ...

Jiuzhaigou, "la vallée des neuf villages" a été inscrite par l'Unesco au Patrimoine de l'humanité en 1992. La partie visitée est aménagée en un parc naturel , dont les 720 km2 encerclés de ...

China's Jiuzhaigou Valley is on the UNESCO World Heritage list for very good reason and Five Flower Lake is perhaps its most dazzling feature. This serene lake is considered holy by many locals ...

Chinese tourism restarts. Is the U.S. on the itinerary?There's activity in the hospitality, aviation and cruise sectors indicating that Chinese travelers are on the road again. But... A&K's plans ...

Le site de Huanglong couvre 600 km2, la partie visitée est toutefois modeste comparée à son grand frère (Jiuzhaigou) : seulement 4,5 km et 400 m de dénivelée. C'est pour cela que nombre de ...

Nguyen Ha Hai, Director of the Hongaitour travel company’s Quang Ninh branch, said that road tours to Chinese localities such as Dongxing - Nanning, Hekou - Jianshui - Kunming, and Jiuzhaigou ...

Jiuzhaigou United Operation Company was set up, unified management for tourism operation. There has but one restaurant inside the park. The administration takes management strategy of “visit inside, ...