Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Located at Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, covering 1320 sq.km., is made up of Shuzheng, Rize and Zechawa Gullies in the shape of "V", measuring 50 km. long and going through forests, vales and snow-capped mountains with an altitude difference of over 1000 m. There're altogether 114 terraced lakes and lakelets, 17 waterfalls, 5 calcareous tufa shoals, 47 springs, 11 rapids, 2400-odd varieties of plants and trees, 17 rare species of animals at Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, combining natural splendors with Tibetan customs into a whole. Having met the criteria No.3 for inclusion of natural properties on the World Heritage List, Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1992.

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