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青山学院大学 経済学部経済学科 岡 佑美
Inscribed :1992 Criteria: (vii)
Brief description:
Stretching over 72,000 ha in the northern part of Sichuan Province, the jagged Jiuzhaigou valley reaches a height of more than 4,800 m, thus comprising a series of diverse forest ecosystems. Its superb landscapes are particularly interesting for their series of narrow conic karst land forms and spectacular waterfalls. Some 140 bird species also inhabit the valley, as well as a number of endangered plant and animal species, including the giant panda and the Sichuan takin.
It is said that if there should be wonderlands on the earth, Jiuzhaigou Valley must be one of them. There is no equal
elsewhere that has sceneries and fables of dreamlike eloquence, or natural purities like a fairyland as Jiuzhaigou Valley.
Legend has it; that long, long ago the deity of mountain named Dago had a crush on the goddess Semo, and he gave a mirror
that was made from wind and cloud to the goddess. However, the devil appeared and made trouble to Semo. Inadvertently, Semo
broke the mirror into 108 pieces, which fell down to the earth and then turned to 108 colorful lakes.
Jiuzhaigou Valley is located in Nanping County, 450 kilometers to the north of Chengdu City. Its name is due to the
existence of nine stockaded villages of Tibetan origin. Jiuzhaigou Valley is a great masterpiece of nature having dreamlike
scenery and abundant natural resources. It combines lakes, waterfalls, verdant forests, snow-covered mountains, and the folk
customs of the Tibetan peoples.
Shuzheng Valley is a main tourist route of Jiuzhaigou Valley. It is about 14 kilometers (about nine miles) in length with
over 40 lakes, representing 40% of all the lakes in Jiuzhaigou. The major scenic spots in Shuzheng Valley are Double-Dragon
Lake, Bonsai Beach, Reed Lake, Spark Lake, Tiger Lake, Shuzheng Waterfall, Rhinoceros Lake, and Nuorilang Waterfall,
etc..
Nuorilang Waterfall is 32 meters wide and 25 meters tall, and it is the widest waterfall in Jiuzhaigou Valley. Nuorilang
means 'grand and magnificent' in Tibetan. The top of the waterfall is very flat. When the sun shines in the morning, flowery
rainbows can be seen in the sky, which make the waterfall more charming and splendid.
The pride of Jiuzhaigou Valley, Five-Flower Lake is 2,472 meters above the sea level and five meters in depth. Most of the
colorful leaves are gathered in the lakefront . The water that contains calcium carbonate as well as hydrophytes with
different colors presents a varicolored sight, so it is named Five-Flower Lake. The local people say that it is a holy lake.
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In addition to the dreamlike sceneries, there are numerous flora and fauna in Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic
Interest Area. The natural forest covers an area of nearly 30,000 hectares, including 2,576 higher plant species and over 400
lower plant species. The diversity of flora has provided a good environment for wild animals. About 52% area of Jiuzhaigou
Valley is covered by virgin forest and the forest at the top of Rize Valley is part of it. Seeing the luxuriantly green
trees, walking on thick and soft lichens, smelling the fragrant and moist air, and listening to the sound of wind and bird-
song you will find that you are coming into a new isolated world. .
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/sichuan/jiuzhaigou/page1.htm
九塞溝が世界遺産に登録された同じ年にこの黄龍も世界遺産に登録されました。場所が九塞溝と近い
ため、一回の旅でこれら二つの世界遺産を楽しむことができます。
そこで少しだけ黄龍も紹介したいと思います。こちらも九塞溝に負けず、とてもきれいです。
龍のウロコは石灰岩をたっぷり含んだ山の水が、落ち葉や小枝を固めていき、長い年月を経て池の堤が造られるのです。黄龍でも最も不思
議なのが五彩池で、場所と時間によって、緑、黄、青、白、黒など水面がさまざまな色に変化するのです。五彩池のほとりにある黄龍寺に
は黄龍の神様、黄龍真人様が祭られ、人々の信仰を集めています。寺の真下にある黄龍洞の水は、どんな病にも効く「天が授けた神の水」
と言われています。
Sichuan Province
四川省
eloquence
雄弁、能弁
deity
神、女神
ice-free port
不凍港
make trouble
困らせる
abundant
豊富な、豊かな
natural resources
天然資源
verdant
青々とした、新緑で覆われた
calcium carbonate
炭酸カルシウム
hydrophytes
水生植物
flora and fauna
植物相と動物相
UNESCO world heritage
Travel China Guide
Jiuzhaigou Valley
Jiuzhaigou Valley Area
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