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: Winter Wonderland.

Winter transforms the appearance of the Jiuzhaigou landscapes, to a winter wonderland of trees and mountains wrapped in white, while waterfalls, streams and lakes glitter with ice. The winter season highlights cultural aspects of the Qiang and Tibetan ethnic customs, e.g. folk dances, horse racing, ice-fall shows, music, concerts, food festivals, photo contests, Winter Lady Contest and lantern shows.

Day ONE and Day TWO, of your Jiuzhaigou tour program is especially coordinated to allow tourists time to enjoy and appreciate those parts of the valley fairyland that can be visited. Viewing Jiuzhaigou in winter is truly a special occasion, a paradise for photographers, the carnival atmosphere adds to both the natural and cultural charm of Jiuzhaigou.

If you go in the winter, just prepare well for the chilly cold conditions.

The winter tour is your best choice to experience Tibetan and Qiang ethnic customs, when many ethnic folk and religious activities take place, such as mysterious religious conferences, exciting folk dragon dance, lion dance, horse racing, and Guozhuang dance party, that offer you much surprise and delight. The First Jiuzhaigou Icefalls Festival is scheduled from December 1 to 29, 2003, when you will find lots of exciting and fascinating activities, such as Jiuzhaigou icefall show, Jiuzhaigou Tibetan ethnic dance, music, folk show, small concert with icefalls as the background, Jiuzhaigou Tibetan Food Festival, icefall photo contest, contest of travel notes, lovers at Christmas, Jiuzhaigou Winter Lady Contest, Jiuzhaigou Tibetan ethnic lantern show, prize-lot event, etc.

The autumn is the best season to visit in Jiuzhaigou, because the autumn is the most splendid season of Jiuzhaigou. The colourful leaves and forests are reflected on the bright and clear lakes and fallen leaves are floating on the surface of water; the sky is vast and brightly blue. So many beautiful landscapes are created by nature.

In autumn all the mountains are tinged with red by tree leaves, which is extremely beautiful against the deep blue lakes. The breeze is intoxicating, while the leaves turn crimson on the trees. The colorful red autumn leaves and woods are reflected in the sparkling translucent lakes, the fallen petals float in the water. The remote sky is clear and bright. Your eyes are filled with the most beautiful view of the natural world.

The leaves ususally change colors from tne end of September and falled at the end of October, that means the winter comes.