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Sight Overview

Jiuzhaigou offers dramatic scenery and landscapes with lofty mountains, heavy woods, lush forests and numerous lakes scattered about the area.

The Juzhaigou nature reserve is basically shaped around a Y-shaped gully. The main gully is known as "Suzheng walk", extending from south to north from the entrance to Juzhaihuo National Park, encompassing the impressive Suzheng falls and stockade and ending at Nuorilang, where there are a few hotels and stores but little of interest besides.

At Nuorilang, the path splits. The eastern route follows a path past some of China's most breath-taking scenery including tumbling and noisy waterfalls, lakes and the lush Primeval Forest. The western route takes in Zechawa stockade ( a Tibetan style village) and a couple of huge clearwater lakes.

Both these routes can be walked in a long day, although it is far more enjoyable to spend at least a few days here, stopping off en route in some of the small villages and heading off the track to explore deeper where possible.