| Page Views: 4,099 Last Visit to Jiuzhaigou: May, 2006 | Jiuzhaigou (9 Village Valley), Sichuan, China by MikeySoft - last update: Mar 9, 2007 |
This 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, 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. |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful place" | | Cons: | "Very crowded" | | In A Nutshell: | "It is a very beautiful place. It just needs less people" |
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hopang Wed Sep 30, 2009 15:07 UTC
Lovely Jiuzhaigou travel page with excellent photographs. Exploring the villages with Jiuzhaigou certainly sounds interesting to us, and so is the minority show. Thanks for sharing. ~ho & pang | 6aruna Wed Apr 15, 2009 20:08 UTC
this picture is so breath taking ,but what is the white area in the center? | Helenbb Sat Apr 11, 2009 00:18 UTC
haha.. just sent to your gmail. pls. check if you can open it.... morning voice.. hahaha. | JohnPaulla Sun Jan 11, 2009 05:57 UTC
Mike, in 2002. It wasn't as crowded . we were there 4 nights. there are lots and of tour groups which follow a fixed path and lots of elbowing. So the trick is to go a little later, and take the off beaten trails |
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