九寨溝瀑布英文介紹
九寨溝國家級自然保護區位於四川省阿壩藏族羌族自治州九寨溝縣境內，是中國第一個以保護自然風景爲主要目的的自然保護區，同時，也是中國著名風景名勝區和全國文明風景旅遊區示範點。
Jiuzhaigou Waterfalls
Being the only Chinese scenic spot listed as both the World Heritage Site and the World Biosphere Reserve, the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area lies in Nanping County of Tibetan and Qiang autonomous Prefecture of Aba in Sichuan Province, at the foot of south Minshan Mountain. As a source branch of the Jialing River belonging to the Yangtze River system, Jiuzhaigou covers 720 square kilometers, and is some 400 kilometers south of Chengdu. With a development area of 140 square kilometers, the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area gains its name from its nine Tibetan villages, centering in Nuorilang and comprising three valleys, namely Shuzhenggou, Rizegou and Zezhawagou. The three valleys are 14km, 17km and 18km in length, respectively. Jiuzhaigou is famous for its ancient and mysterious scenery, encompassing snow-capped mountains, forest, grasslands, waterfalls, streams, and lakes. Colorful lakes and various waterfalls are special scenes in Jiuzhaigou, with the first scene as the Pearl Shoal, the most beautiful lake as the Five Flower Lake, also known as the Peacock Lake, the largest lake as the Long Lake and the smallest lake as the Five Color Pool. These four scenes are the most splendid ones in Jiuzhaigou.
The Pearl Shoal Waterfall
Reputed as the first scenery in Jiuzhaigou, the Pearl Shoal Waterfall is located above Jinghai (Mirror Sea) and beneath Jinlinghai (Gold Bell Sea) in Rizegou. It is the most beautiful site in Jiuzhaigou, with an altitude of 2,433 meters and a height of 21 meters. On the top of the waterfall, it measures 162.5 meters in width. With a fall of 40 meters, the waterfall has a shape of the crescent. It surges down from the Pearl Shoal with a thunderous sound, splashing up sprays of waves. The Pearl Shoal Waterfall is one of the distinctive waterfalls in China.
Nuorilang Waterfall
The Nuorilang Waterfall is located at the end of the Shuzhenggou, with an altitude of 2,365 meters, 270 in width and 24.5 in height. It is the widest waterfall in China, and also one of China's largest calcium name of Nuorilang means magnificent and splendid in Tibetan language. The grand waterfall turns into gorgeous rainbows in the sunshine.
Shuzheng Waterfall
The Shuzheng Waterfall is located in Shuzhenggou, above Shuzheng Lakes and beneath the Tiger Sea, with an altitude of 2,295 meters, a height of 25 meters and a width of 72 meters at the top. Blocked by trees in the upper lake, it turns into streams of water dashing against protruding rocks midway and exploding into millions of petal-shaped falls. Viewed from the distance, it looks like a water lily bursting in the blue sky.
Xiongmaohai Waterfall (Panda Lake Waterfall)
With an altitude of 2,592 meters and a height of 78 meters, the Panda Lake Waterfall has its source in the Panda Lake and is linked to the Five Flower Lake through a 3-kilometer-long plank road built along cliffs. It has the greatest fall among waterfalls in Jiuzhaigou, with the top 50 meters water in three curves. In winter, the waterfall turns into an ice curtain. In the world of ice and snow, huge icicles and various ice stalactites hang here and there in the valley and water-eroded caves.
九寨溝裏，沿着水流步行是一種無比美妙的享受。從箭竹海、熊貓海、五花海、孔雀河到珍珠灘，從皚皚的積雪到淙淙的溪水，從紛亂的瀑布到靜守的湖泊，無論多麼清純的溪流走的也是如大江大河一樣坎坷的生命之路，水的幸運和悲壯都裸露在大地上。九寨溝瀑布羣，主要有諾日朗瀑布、樹正瀑布和珍珠灘瀑布組成，此外還有若樹正羣海間的梯瀑羣等無數小瀑布。
九寨溝最寬闊的瀑布叫諾日朗，高約30米，寬達百米，水從靜海穿林過灘慢悠悠地流來，凌空而下，銀花四濺，那種純淨的色彩真是令人心醉。 進入樹正溝，沿途有犀牛海、樹正瀑布、火花海、蘆葦海和盆景灘。流水被密匝叢生的灌木喬木分割成無數的小溪流，雀躍而下，火花海如同寬闊綿長的淺水堤壩，壩上樹木參差，水或清漪地漫過，或如冰雪似的淌過，所有的根莖都習慣了流水恣意的撫摸。所有來過九寨溝的人都已經在碧水清流濯洗了自己的情感和理智，回到自己的家鄉後會更加懂得敬畏自然、敬畏生命。
