Information about Jiuzhaigou Valley

Jiuzhaigou is located in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is located in the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Western Sichuan Plateau, and the mountains to the Sichuan Basin.

More than 300 kilometers south of Chengdu City, it is a ravine valley more than 50 kilometers deep, with a total area of ??64,297 hectares and a forest coverage rate of more than 80%. It is named because there are nine Tibetan villages in the ditch, including Shuzheng Village, Heye Village, and Zechawa Village, which are located in this group of mountain lakes.

The main protection objects of Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve are giant pandas, golden monkeys and other rare animals and their natural ecological environment. There are 74 species of nationally protected rare plants, 18 species of nationally protected animals, as well as rich paleontological fossils and ancient glacial landforms.

There are 122 species of terrestrial vertebrates in the reserve, including 21 species of mammals, 93 species of birds, 4 species of reptiles, and 4 species of amphibians.

There are national protected animals in the reserve, including giant pandas, golden monkeys, leopards, white-lipped deer, takin, and green-tailed pheasants in the first level; macaques, red pandas, forest musk deer, and gorals in the second level. , blue-eared pheasant, red-bellied golden pheasant, red-bellied pheasant, spotted-tailed hazel pheasant, pheasant, golden eagle, etc.

Extended information:

1. Climate

Jiuzhaigou is about 3,000 meters above sea level and has a humid plateau climate. The temperature in Jiuzhaigou is relatively low in spring and varies greatly. The average temperature is mostly between 9-18℃. In April, there is frozen soil and residual snow.

The temperature in Jiuzhaigou rises quickly and stably in summer. The average temperature is 19-22°C, and it is better to bring a thin sweater when the nights are cooler. In autumn, the weather is pleasant and the weather is high and crisp. The temperature is mostly 7-18°C, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, especially in late autumn after October.

Permafrost appears after late October; winter is colder, with temperatures mostly around 0℃. Nuorilang in the center has an average annual temperature of 7.3°C. Jiuzhaigou has little rainfall (annual rainfall is less than 600mm) and is concentrated. July-August is the typical rainy season.

2. Topography

The terrain of Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve is high in the south and low in the north, with deep valleys and huge height differences. The entrance of Jiuzhaigou at the northern edge of the area is only 2,000 meters above sea level, and the peaks and ridges in the central part are all It is more than 4,000 meters long, with the southern edge reaching more than 4,500 meters, and the main ditch is more than 30 kilometers long.

The peak and the peaks on both sides are basically covered with snow all year round. Jiuzhaigou Valley is located in the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin. It has a complex geological background, widespread carbonate distribution, developed folds and faults, strong neotectonic movements, large crustal uplift, and the interweaving and compounding of multiple climatic forces, creating a variety of landforms. Large-scale karstification of travertine deposits developed.

Dominated by plant karst travertine deposits, Jiuzhaigou Valley has beautiful and elegant lakes, rushing streams, waterfalls with flying beads and jade, ancient and deep forests, and rolling snow peaks.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiuzhaigou