China Jiuzhaigou 九寨溝 2004

Pictures taken on Oct 20-21, 2004 at Jiuzhaigou, the fairyland on earth. 九寨溝:

Jiuzhaigou (literally: "Valley of Nine Fortified Villages") is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan, China. It is on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stretches over 620 km². Its elevation ranges from 2000 to 3106 meters. It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls, colorful lakes, and snow-capped peaks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 九寨溝風景名勝區位於中國四川省北部, 屬四川省阿壩藏族羌族自治州九寨溝縣（原南坪縣），因溝中有樹正、荷葉、則查窪、盤信、黑果、盤亞助、故窪、彭布、尖盤九個藏族村寨而得名。九寨溝處在青藏高原東南的尕爾納山峰北麓，海拔在2000米至3106米之間，屬世界高寒喀斯特地貌。總面積約620 km², 被列為世界自然遺產、世界人與生物圈保護區。

Day 1, we drove through Shuzheng Gully 樹正溝. Our first stop is Mirror Lake 鏡海. We visited Rize Gully 日則溝 (right side on map) and finally Shuzheng Village 樹正寨.
Day 2, we visited Zechawa Gully 則查窪溝 (left side on map). We came back to Nuorilang Waterfalls 諾日朗瀑布 and saw a film making. Then we walked along 樹正溝.
Day 1 morning: Mirror Lake 鏡海, Five-flower Lake 五花海:

Day 1 afternoon: Peacock River 孔雀河, Arrow Bamboo Lake 箭竹海, Panda Lake/Waterfalls 熊貓海/瀑布,
Pearl Shoal/Waterfalls 珍珠灘/瀑布, Walk along Rize Gully 日則溝, Clear park river joins outside river:

Day 1 Park entrance, Day 2 morning: Long Lake 長海, Multi-color Lake 五彩池, Arrow bamboo for pandas:

day 2 afternoon: Nuorilang Waterfalls 諾日朗瀑布, thousand feet wide, 小龍女 阿B 神雕侠侣 The Return of the Condor Heroes filming:

Day 2 afternoon: Rhinoceros Lake 犀牛海, Tiger Lake 老虎海, Shuzheng Waterfalls/Lakes/Village 樹正瀑布/群海/寨,
Sparkling Lake 火花海, Bonsai Lake 盆景灘, Tibetan/Qiang 藏羌族 performance:


九寨溝 Jiuzhaigou 2004 Tour Video: Click to play all videos in YouTube page.





My poem for this 九寨溝 trip:
[九寨之念] by wee-yong
經過千山游萬水,
倒映紅葉溪澗翠,
珍珠灘上多錯落,
俠侶瀑下永相隨。
吳偉榮 2004

China Zhangjiajie 張家界 etc. 2004

These pictures were posted before I have this blog. Will upgrade later. 九寨溝 page already upgraded.
Zhangjiajie National Parks 張家界國家公園:
It is a unique national forest park located in Zhangjiajie City in northern Hunan, China and is one of several national parks within the a much larger 391 km2 Wulingyuan Scenic Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
武陵源風景名勝區地處位於湖南省西北部，隸屬張家界市, 由四大風景區組成，分別為張家界國家森林公園和張家界國家地質公園、索溪峪、天子山、楊家界三個自然保護區；總面積約391平方公里，核心景區面積超過250平方公里。武陵源具有比較原始的生態系統，有罕見的砂岩峰林地貌景觀，有3000多座形狀奇異的山峰、800多條溪澗 ，也有岩溶洞穴、瀑布群、天然森林，並列入世界自然遺產。

Huangshizhai (4) Ten-mile Gallery along Jinbian Stream (2) Boafeng Lake (2) Jinbian Stream entrance Boafeng Lake stairs Boafeng Lake Fall Tujia girl Dong girl Tianzi Goddess Tianzi Imperial Brush Tianzi Cable (2)


Pictures taken at other places other than Zhanjiajie and Jiuzhaigou 其他照片:

Highland near Huanglong Qiang village Tibetan village Huanglong (3+1) Clear unseen water Overflow water too clear Opera House, Chengdu Finger shadow (2) Puppet, Chengdu Chengdu park Dujianyan Irrigation 2K Years Old Project Dujianyan River Split Emeishan foothill Emeishan temples Emeishan view Sanxingdui, Sichuan Thousands years old Sanxingdui Sitting Buddha, Leshan Sleeping Buddha, Dazu Shanghai (1+3) Changsa

China Tour 2004, short clips, 15+ min.


[中國之遊] by wee-yong
濛濛去年張家界,
悠悠美麗九寨情,
豈道相逢不可期,
可堪重對話舊景。
吳偉榮 2005