Jiuzhaigou Valley, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, will become a winter wonderland complete with huge snow drifts and frozen waterfalls in winter, and best of all, very few tourists. Jiuzhaigou in winter is particularly peaceful, and poetic, the mountains and trees are wrapped in white, waterfalls and lake surfaces are smooth and glittering, ice covers the lakes and hangs from the waterfalls. Although it may seem cold, with average mean temperature of minus 3.7 in January, adding a decent jacket and thermal underwear to your normal clothes should be plenty to allow you to brave the temperatures and venture forth.

Jiuzhaigou Nature Park enters into winter at the end of October. In winter, Jiuzhaigou Nature Park is snowy from time to time. Jiuzhaigou is covered by snow and turns into a pure white world, some of the lakes are frozen while others are not. The blue-green color of the water is distinctly visible even in winter. White is the theme color in winter of Jiuzhaigou. The scene is so attracting that make one feel to be in a crystal palace. 

The reasons that people like to visit Jiuzhaigou Valley in winter

1. The magnificent mountains blanketed with snow in winter will enable tourists the unique experience of visiting a different Jiuzhaigou Valley.

2. In winter, the price of admission tickets drops from the season’s high of 220 Yuan to 80 Yuan. 

3. The local hotels and restaurants cut their prices by an average of 30 percent in winter.

4. It is not crowded anymore. Along the way, you can feel free to slow down or stop any time to enjoy the landscape or take a rest.

Welcome to the magical Jiuzhaigou!