Live Your Best Lives
Since Yunwu Mountain entered the mountain, we set off towards Jiuzhaigou, because the mountain road is narrow and potholed, running slowly, we stayed in Wenxian for one night unplanned in the middle, these two days we braved the light rain along the mountain road nine bends and eighteen bends, everyone said not to run the mountain road on rainy days, but this road has come in, and you can't go back! We also wondered, there are very few vehicles on this road, and we have wondered if we are taking the wrong way? The mixed feelings in my heart!
It wasn't until I was about to arrive at Jiuzhaigou that the sky cleared, and my mood was suddenly bright and light~
Day 5:
[July 16, 2021: Arrived at Jiuzhaigou]
Along the way, there are too many such loose mountains and the rapids next to it, and I still have worries in my heart... 
Out of Gansu and into Sichuan 
Finally, I saw the words Jiuzhaigou! Oh yes~ As soon as I entered the Jiuzhaigou realm, I encountered this card inspection, there was only this mountain road all the way, driving hundreds of kilometers, if it was a bad person, it was impossible to escape here! I really felt emotional! The security of our big country can also be so thorough! Like!
Life is so short, you still have to be innocent! It's good to live a well-deserved life!
During the epidemic, enter the scenic spot for registration and inspection 
Where we stayed for two nights in Jiuzhaigou Along the way, the mountain road is bumpy, our two cars have been weathered, surprisingly, the homestay owner's yard can also wash the car, the proprietress enthusiastically prepared long water pipes and washing powder and other tools for me, after a long journey, the children came to the momentum, rushed to wash the car, busy with a lot of fun, the children are good at this, as long as they let them do it, Doing everything has become a pleasure!
A professional car wash child laborer, is there an appointment? Look at the inn accommodation environment we booked online, although it is just a homestay, it also gave us a lot of surprises~ clean! Tidy! The style of the room is also amazing!
The BBQ restaurant recommended by the owner is indeed nice! 
First time trying butter tea, love it! 
highland barley wine We met an enthusiastic young lady at the Zangbala barbecue restaurant, she and her travel companion happened to end the tour from Jiuzhaigou, the next stop Huanglong, which happened to be one day earlier than our itinerary, I took the opportunity to add her WeChat, asked her for a lot of essential attraction recommendations and travel experience, very practical communication, here, thank you for sharing!
After dinner, I found all kinds of fruitful fruits and flowers blooming in the small village along the way 
"Snowy Dolma", first time seeing Tibetan style Day 6:
[ July 17, 2021: Mountains and rivers are beautiful ~ Jiuzhaigou]
Jiuzhaigou is located in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, and is a tributary of the Baihe River upstream of Baishuigou, named after nine Tibetan villages (also known as He Yao Jiuzhai).。 It is the first nature reserve in China with the main purpose of protecting natural scenery, and it is also a famous scenic spot in China and a demonstration site of national civilized scenic tourism, and has been included in the "World Natural Heritage List" and the "Man and Biosphere" protection network.
Jiuzhaigou is more than 2,000 meters above sea level, full of primeval forests, and 108 lakes are distributed in the ditch.
Jiuzhaigou is located at the northern foot of Garna Peak in the southern section of the Minshan Mountains, a tributary of the source of the Jialing River in the Yangtze River system, and a transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, with a complex geological structure. The difference in height here, the climate is diverse, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. The main ditch of Jiuzhaigou is in the shape of a "Y" shape, with a total length of more than 50 kilometers. The total area is 650.74hm?, and there are many lakes, waterfalls and travertine shoals distributed in the ditch. Water is the protagonist of the Jiuzhaigou landscape. The turquoise stream is like a necklace between the forest and the shallows. The colorful lakes and imposing waterfalls are a sight to behold.
Jiuzhaigou is a ravine valley with a depth of more than 50 kilometers, most of which is covered by forests, and in 2009, the 320-meter-wide Nuorilang Waterfall was selected as the widest waterfall in China by the China World Records Association.
Jiuzhaigou tour map provided by the enthusiastic young lady I met at the barbecue restaurant There are two tour routes in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, one is from Nuorilang Center Station to the upper right corner of the "Y" shape in the direction of Wuhuahai, and the other is to the "Y" shape upper left corner of the Changhai direction, no matter which direction the first station goes, after the tour, the scenic shuttle bus will take you to the next unvisited site, but considering the physical strength in one day, As well as the selection of attractions, I personally recommend that the first stop is the direction of Wuhuahai, so that you can meet the most beautiful scenery with the best energy as soon as possible!
Photo at the gate of Jiuzhaigou Our first stop: Wuhuahai
As soon as I came in, I followed the big team and took pictures, shoots, and filmed, in fact, the most beautiful place has not yet arrived! The water of Wuhuahai Lake is diverse and colorful, and is known as the essence of Jiuzhai.
Wuhuahai is located in the middle of the Rize Ditch of Jiuzhaigou Santiaogou, the upper reaches of the Peacock River, due to the travertine deposition on the seabed, a variety of brightly colored algae and the reflection of colorful trees on the shore, so that Wuhuahai presents various colors such as goose yellow, navy blue, dark green, royal blue, etc., so it is called "Wuhuahai", Wuhuahai is known as the "essence of Jiuzhai". It is the most concerned and loved among the various attractions in Jiuzhaigou.
The sea of five flowers ~ You can experience its charm over time!
The big tree that sank to the bottom of the lake is also flourishing! 
The Sea of Five Flowers, I'm coming~ (A trip here in the gaps!)） 
Our posing, I don't know how to make the beautiful scenery stay longer and longer~
Imperial Photographer 
In Wuhuahai, in order to distract her daughter, who has been in a bad mood because of the fall, adjust her mentality, rented a set of national costumes for her, and took a set of photos, which added a lot of points to this trip to Jiuzhaigou! It is enough to have more such experiences during the trip!
Jingmei! With such a little girl, it is even more beautiful!
It seems to take us into some kind of time and space ........
in an instant - there are a lot of shots, but I don't want to give up each one!Enjoy it slowly~
I'm in the Sea of Five Flowers, who will shoot with me? 
Sisters, click! 
Mom on, click! 
I'm happy and tired, it's time to eat! 
Pearl Beach FallsPearl Beach Waterfall is located between the Mirror Sea and the Golden Bell Sea, the bottom of the waterfall is fresh air, lush forests, and the boardwalk on the left side of the rapids is the best point to see the waterfall. The largest travertine waterfall in Jiuzhaigou, Pearl Beach Waterfall is 2,443 meters above sea level, 21 meters high and 162 meters wide, and comes from the melting snow water in the mountains.
The Pearl Beach Waterfall is full of potholes, the torrent hits the pits, and the splashing water splashes like pearls in the sun, hence the name "Pearl Beach".
Pearl Beach Falls 
In the opening credits of the TV series "Journey to the West", the place where the Tang monk and his apprentice lead horses and wade through the water After seeing the waterfall, walk to the parking lot and pass by the 8.8 earthquake stone. This stone rolled down from a mountain of several hundred meters during the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Jiuzhaigou at 21:19 on August 8, 2017, and is a testimony to the natural disaster that year.
8.8 seismic stones 
Our second stop: Changhai
Norilang transfer to Changhai Changhai is the longest lake in Jiuzhaigou, more than four kilometers long, dark blue, and distributed in an "S" shape. The trees on the shore are dense, and at a glance, the water is like a mirror, and the majestic snow peaks are bathed in the blue sky and white clouds, which is spectacular and beautiful.
Changhai is 3,060 meters above sea level, with a maximum point of 4,457 meters and a length of about 5 kilometers. There is no water outlet around Changhai, and the water source comes from mountain snowmelt. Strangely, the Changhai never dries up or overflows, so Tibetans call it a treasure gourd that "is not full and leaks".
Changhai 
Jiuzhaigou - Colorful Pond 
On the way back, we took a nap in Shuzhenggou, but found a different scenery!
Shuzhenggou is the main ditch of Jiuzhaigou and the gate of the beautiful scenery of Jiuzhaigou.
The whole ditch is 14 kilometers long, with more than 40 lakes of all kinds, accounting for about 40% of all the lakes in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area. Known as the epitome of Jiuzhaigou, there are magical and mysterious lakes, colorful beaches, primitive mills and trestles dotted with seas and majestic waterfalls, which are dizzying and can't help but admire the magic of nature.
The tree is posing in the ditch 
Jiuzhaigou Gate Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve is the core and corridor of the giant panda A population in the Minshan Mountains, with a typical natural ecosystem and one of the cores of national biodiversity conservation. It is rich in animal and plant resources and has high ecological protection, scientific research and aesthetic tourism value. The area is rich in biodiversity and the rarity of species is outstanding. Jiuzhaigou is also known as the "Six Wonders of Jiuzhaigou" with alpine lakes, waterfalls, colorful forests, snow peaks, blue ice and Tibetan customs, and is known as the "fairy tale world" and the "king of water features". Jiuzhaigou is also a national geopark with geological relics calcified lakes, beach streams, waterfall landscapes, karst water systems and forest ecosystems as the main protection objects, which has high scientific research value.
【 Video 】—— Jiuzhaigou Trip
Day 7:
[July 18, 2021: Yaochi in the World ~ Huanglong]
Huanglong Scenic Area is located in the southern section of the Minshan Mountains in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, and belongs to the transition zone from the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin. The highest peak, Xuebao Peak, the main peak of Minshan, is 5,588 meters above sea level and snow all year round, making it the easternmost point in China where modern glaciers exist. Huanglong's altitude range is 1700~5588 meters, adjacent to Jiuzhaigou, only 100 kilometers away.
The road from Jiuzhai to Huanglong is in very good condition, which can be described as a real landscape avenue! Driving on this road is an absolute physical and mental pleasure!
The rapeseed flower field you met on the way, you can still see a patch of lavender in the distance! 
7980 meters of alpine tunnel-snow mountain beam tunnel 
Our Dabai 84888 kilometers of record is in the 7980-meter snow-capped mountain beam tunnel Seeing the gate of Huanglong, I almost ran over, maybe there were too few people in the attraction, and later I knew that this was the gate of the exit of the Huanglong Scenic Area, we parked the car in the parking lot here, and a few locals came over to solicit business, and told us that this is the exit, it is still far from the gate of the scenic spot, and it is definitely not appropriate to walk if you want to maintain physical strength to play, and vaguely say that the car in the scenic spot will queue up or something After all, when we first arrived, the weather was too hot, and we had to be limited by time to play, although the map showed that it was only 2 kilometers away, but in Huanglong, which is 3,500 meters above sea level, this mountain road is not easy to pass by walking! Looking at the hot road surface under the sun from our parking point and leaving the gate, I was really a little hesitant (mainly because I don't know what's going on over there?). There is a question of whether there is a car or not)!
We were wary, and later consulted the parking lot security, and clearly learned that there was a free shuttle bus at the exit gate that could be delivered to the main gate, we decided to walk over, and sure enough, we could board the shuttle bus directly, and set off to the main gate of the scenic spot without waiting for a while.
Huanglong Scenic Area Exit 
Huanglong Cable Car, ticket includes the up cable car fee 
Small squirrels that can be seen everywhere on the side of the road are not afraid of people, maybe tourists are used to feeding them. 
The happiest thing for children is to supply on the road, and self-heating rice is the most popular! 
Eating in the wild is delicious! 
Seeing this tidal flat, the colorful pool goes up from the left 
The "Colorful Pond" that I have learned in primary school textbooks, review the old and know the new. Huanglong is a veritable museum of natural travertine.
It is huge: the travertine section of Huanglonggou is 3,600 meters long, the longest travertine beach is 1,300 meters long, and the widest is 170 meters; the number of lottery pools is as high as more than 3,400; The highest level of the Bian Stone Dam is 7.2 meters; the Zaga Travertine Waterfall is as high as 93.2 meters. These are the best in China and unparalleled in the world. It is concentrated: on the vast carbonate strata in the whole region, travertine wonders are only concentrated in four valleys such as Huanglonggou, Zhagagou and Erdaohai, with an altitude of 3000~3600 meters. It has a complete process: Huanglonggou, Erdaohai and Zhaigou in the area are in the modern formation, decline and late metamorphosis of travertine, respectively, which provides a complete site for the study of travertine succession process. It is exquisitely combined: in the 3,600-meter section of Huanglonggou, almost all travertine types are formed at the same time, and a golden "dragon" is cleverly composed to soar in the snow-capped mountains and forests.
Travertine is a chemical precipitate formed by a large amount of carbon dioxide escaping from geothermal water containing calcium bicarbonate when it approaches and exits the surface.
The mineral composition of travertine is mainly calcite and aragonite; Hard, dense, finely crystalline, lumpy, hollow or solid spherical, thick plate or thin layer, with fibrous or concentric circle structure. The morphology of travertine bodies is variable, and travertine cones, mounds, fans, stalactites, etc. are common. Travertine is generally a low-temperature geothermal display.
Experts say that travertine landscape refers to springs, rivers or lakes rich in calcium bicarbonate, due to the difference in the absorption and emission of light due to the difference in calcium carbonate saturation and water depth, coupled with the difference in the color of the algae growing in the pool, there is a colorful phenomenon. The formation of travertine not only requires strict and complex natural conditions, but also the formation rate is very slow, like Huanglong, travertine pools, may take tens of thousands of years to form, once damaged, almost impossible to repair.
Yellow Dragon - Colorful Pool 
Panorama of the colorful pool 
Huanglong's colorful pond suddenly reminds me of the lotus pond that gave birth to the immortal fetus in a certain drama!
Close-up shot of the colorful pool 
HuanglongThe scenic spot is known as the "Yaochi in the world" because there are many colorful pools in the ditch, which change colorful colors with the change of the surrounding scenery and the angle of sunlight. Composed of Huanglonggou, Danyunxia, Munigou, Xuebaoding, Xueshanliang, Hongxingyan, Xigou and other scenic spots, the main scenic spot Huanglonggou is located under the top of Xuebao, the main peak of Minshan, facing the source of the Fujiang River, 7.5 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide.
Huanglong Scenic Area is famous for its "four wonders" of colorful ponds, snow-capped mountains, canyons and forests, and it is also said that on this basis, beach streams, ancient temples, and folklore are called "Seven Wonders".
In December 1992, Huanglong Scenic Area was listed as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.
From a distance, do these colorful pools look like terraced fields made of fine sand? In fact, it is estimated that many people will have the same idea as me, these natural travertine colorful pools look like terraces made of fine sand, so is it as loose as sand, quietly tell my relatives, my daughter and I really touched the travertine that looks like sand with our fingers on the side of the wooden plank road, unexpectedly, it is very hard and tight, not soft at all , We also tasted the water quality, and it was not the taste like the sea as we imagined, of course, we didn't dare to taste more, after all, we were afraid of being poisoned due to ignorance~
I don't know how many people have touched this trunk, it's extremely smooth! 
I want to take a sip of the water here, haha After seeing the scenery, remember to let the scenery remember you, beautiful photos are indispensable!
Family Portrait [Special Reminder]: Huanglong Scenic Area, which is above 3,500 meters above sea level, is one of the highest scenic spots in China, Tourists should be prepared to prevent altitude sickness when traveling, and it is recommended to start taking Rhodiola rosea 7 days before going to Huanglong or carry fast-acting Omer oxygen tablets with them.
It turns out that in fact, I already had altitude sickness in Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, but I had a slight headache, I didn't know what was going on, and when we arrived in Ruoerge that night, I "collapsed" because of the unbearable headache.
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