Jiuzhaigou fully reopens to visitors after earthquake

A photo taken on Sept 25 shows Rhinoceros Lake at Jiuzhaigou National Park in Jiuzhaigou county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province.[Photo by Bi Nan/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The latest areas to be reopened are above Five Flower Lake, including scenic spots such as Panda Lake, Arrow Bamboo Lake and Waterfall, Swan Lake, Grass Lake, as well as the Virgin Forest.

Now the scenic spot has a maximum of 41,000 visitors per day. Tourists have to book tickets online at least one day in advance through the website www.abatour.com.

Recently, Jiuzhaigou county has been trying to provide a more diversified tourism experience for visitors, such as the staging of musical and dance dramas themed on intangible cultural heritage and ethnic cultures, launch of modern commercial complexes and cultural creative spaces.

According to chinanews.com, the opening ceremony of the 7th China (Sichuan) International Tourism Investment Conference and Ceremony for the Full Reopening of Jiuzhaigou Valley was held on Tuesday, bringing in 263 key investment projects on culture and tourism for the province, amounting to 490.4 billion yuan ($75.8 billion).