JiuzhaigouValleyislocatedintheAbaTibetanandQiangEthnicAutonomousPrefectureinwesternSichuanProvince.Ifyoutakeabird'seyeview,you'llseeit'sshapedliketheletterYandstretchesmorethan40kilometers.NineethnicTibetanvillagesarescatteredacrossthevalley,soit'scalledJiuzhaigou,orthenine-village-valley.

　　EvenforthosewhohavetraveledtomanyplacesinChina,Jiuzhaigouisapleasantsurprise.NerohemYamfromIsraelisoneexample.ThepastfewyearshavetakenhimtoquiteafewplacesofinterestlikeBeijing,Shanghai,ZhejiangandSha'anxi.ButhefellinlovewithJiuzhaigou'sastonishingbeautyattheveryfirstsight.

　　"ThisisthemostbeautifulplaceinChina.Becausethelandscapeisveryunique,thewatercolorsaresomethingexceptional,youdon'tseethatinanyotherplaceinChina."

　　ThemagicofJiuzhaigouliesinthewater,whichisalsowhereJiuzhaigou'sspiritresides.Morethan100alpinelakesofdifferentsizesandbrilliantcolorsarescatteredinthevalley.

　　Thewaterissopureandclear,youcancountthepebbles,floatinggrassandfallentreebranchesatthebottom.Allthecrystal-clearlakeshavegorgeouscolors,sometimesbluelikesapphiresorgreenlikeemeralds,anddecoratedwithbrightyellowtouches.

　　MorishitaSadamasa,atouristfromJapan,can'thelpgaspinginadmiration.

　　"IhaveseensomevideosofJiuzhaigou'sscenerybackinJapan.ButnowthatI'mheretoseeitinperson,Ifindtheviewevenmorebeautiful.TherearelakesofthesamekindinJapan,butIthinkJiuzhaigououtstripsthemall."

　　Jiuzhaigou'scolorfulwaterscomethankstotheconickarstlandforms.Thecalcium,magnesiumandcarbonateionsabundantinthelakewateraregoodatreflectingblueandgreenlight.Theyalsocontainmorethan200typesofalgaeinavarietyofcolors.

　　ThelakesatJiuzhaigouarelocatedatdifferentaltitudes,creatingtheperfectenvironmentforwaterfallstoform.Thevalleyhas17waterfalls,includingthe300-meter-wideNuorilangFall,thebroadestsinglewaterfallinChina.

　　LittlewondertheChinesepeoplecallJiuzhaigouValleyafairylandonearth!ItwasincludedontheUNESCOWorldNaturalHeritageListin1992,butthelocalpeoplehaveotherreasonstotakeverygoodcareofit.

　　ATibetangirl,YinaManhong,saysthelocalTibetansbelievethateverythinginsidethevalleyhasbeenbestowedbydivinepowers.

　　"WelocalTibetanpeoplebelieveeverythinghasaspiritandallthosemountainsandwatersaswellastreesandgrassesarebestowedbythegods.Wehumanshaveeveryreasontoprotectthem,nottodamagethem.Theolderpeoplewilltelltheirchildrennottowashclothesinthewaterordisposeanythingfilthy."

　　YinaManhongandherfellowvillagersstillliveinJiuzhaigouValleyastheirancestorstaughtthemto.Theyarefriendswiththenaturalworldandhospitabletotravelerswhopassby.

　　OnehundredthirtykilometersawayfromJiuzhaigouValleyisanother"ParadiseonEarth,"theHuanglongPark.ItwasincludedontheWorldNaturalHeritageListin1992,thesameyearasJiuzhaigouValley.

　　TheHuanglongParksprawlsover700squarekilometersandissurroundedbydampforests,mountains,coniferouswoodsandgrasslands.

　　Theregion'sbigattractionisthekarstformationsthatsurfaceintheformoflimestonepools,shoalsandtravertinefalls.