九寨沟英文介绍

九寨沟英文介绍
九寨沟英文介绍

九寨沟英文介绍
Jiuzhaigou National Park (九寨沟) is a nature reserve in the north of Sichuan,a province in south western China.It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls and colorful lakes,and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.It belongs to the category V (Protected Landscape) in the IUCN system of protected area categorization.
Geography and climate
Known in English as Jiuzhai Valley it lies at the southern end of the Minshan mountain range,330 km (205 mi) north of the provincial capital of Chengdu.It is part of the Jiuzhaigou County (formerly Nanping County) in the Aba Tibetan Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of northwestern Sichuan province,near the Gansu border.
The valley covers 720 km2 (278 sq mi),with buffer zones covering an additional 600 km2 (232 sq mi).Its elevation,depending on the area considered,ranges from 1,998 to 2,140 m (at the mouth of Shuzheng Gully) to 4,558 - 4,764 m (on Mount Ganzigonggai at the top of Zechawa Gully).
The climate is cool temperate with a mean annual temperature of 7.2 °C,with means of -1 °C in January and 17 °C in July.Total annual rainfall is 661 mm,80% of which occurs between May and October.
History
The remote region was inhabited by various Tibetan and Qiang peoples for centuries,but was not officially discovered by the government until 1972.Extensive logging took place until 1979,when the Chinese government banned such activity and made the area a national park in 1982.An Administration Bureau was established and the site officially opened to tourism in 1984; layout of facilities and regulations were completed in 1987.The site was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997.
Since opening,tourist activity has increased every year:from 5,000 in 1984 to 170,000 in 1991,160,000 in 1995,to 200,000 in 1997,including about 3,000 foreigners.Visitors numbered 1,190,000 in 2002.As of 2004[update],the site averages 7,000 visits per day,with a quota of 12,000 being reportedly enforced during high season.The Town of Zhangzha at the exit of the valley and the nearby Songpan County feature an ever-increasing number of hotels,including several polished five-stars,such as Sheraton.
Population
Jiuzhaigou (literally "Nine Village Valley") takes its name from the nine Tibetan villages along its length.Seven of them are still populated today.The main agglomerations that are readily accessible to tourists are Heye,Shuzheng and Zechawa along the main paths that cater to tourists,selling various handicrafts,souvenirs and snacks.There is also Rexi in the smaller Zaru Valley and behind Heye village are Jianpan,Panya and Yana villages.The Valley's no longer populated villages are Guodu and Hejiao.
Finally,the Penbu,Panxing and Yongzhu villages lie along the road that passes through the town of Jiuzhaigou/Zhangza outside the valley.
In 1997,the permanent population of the valley was about 1,000,and due to the protected nature of the park,agriculture is no longer permitted so the locals now rely on tourism and local government subsidies to make a living.

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 super...

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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 superb landscapes are particularly interesting for their series of narrow conic karst land forms and spectacular waterfalls. Some 140 bird species also inhabit the valley, as well as a number of endangered plant and animal species, including the giant panda and the Sichuan takin.
Jiuzhaigou Valley reputed as a "airylands" located in Jiuzhaigou County of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. It is an integration of green lakes multi-layered waterfalls. forests and snow-mountains with Tibetan culture and custom. And it becomes a well-known scenic area and a natural reserve for wild animals and plants in China with its natural-endowed and uniquely beautiful sceneries.
The green and golden trees, the lofty and multi-shaped mountains and the clear and colorful waters constitute the unique beauty of Jiuzhaigou while the water of Jiuxhaigou is the soul of its beauty. So, there goes the saying: no mountain is worth aim is worth seeing after you have seen Mount Huangshan and no other water will interest you after your visit Jiuzhaigou. The waters of Jiuzhaigou are widely known for their crystal clearness, pure transparency and rich colorfulness. They are keeping their simple primitiveness without a single trace of artificiality.
In the Y-shaped valley embraced by mountains are dispersed 108 terraced lakes and many shoals and waterfalls gradually flow from the heights to lower places in the green mountain valley, winding 50 kilometers, with the blue sky, the white snow mountains and green forests mirrored in the clear lakes, forming a realm of integration of man and heaven against the primitive water-mills, stocked villaged and the forest of Buddhist streamers.

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