We've spent the past 2 days exploring the valleys of Jiuzhaigou in northwestern Sichuan. This is UNESCO world heritage site spanning two valleys which range from 2000m at base to 4000m at the upper reaches. The water here is crystal clear and very rich in calcium, which lends it a vivid turquois blue color, mixed with more autumn colors of yellow, orange and red.
We'd start each day getting a bus to the highest point of each valley, and then hiking our way down to the base. Each valley is comprised of huge terraces, encompassing lakes and sunken fields of trees and grass, which then cascade down through waterfalls to the next level. As you make your way down, you can see the vegetation change between each terrace.
Hopefully the pictures will do some justice...it was a pain getting out here and cost an arm and a leg to boot, but its been a magical two days in some of the most jaw dropping scenery that we've ever seen.
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