九寨沟

JiuzhaigouTravel Budget Guide

Tier 3·IATA: JZH

When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
  • extremeFoliage peak· Oct 15–25
Taxi flag-drop:¥10starting fare

Attractions

Jiuzhaigou Valley九寨沟风景区5A$41.38 (CN¥280)
Fairy Pond Scenic Area神仙池风景区4A$7.39 (CN¥50)
Jiuzhai Love Sea Scenic Area九寨沟爱情海景区4A$5.17 (CN¥35)
Jiuzhai Eternal Love Show九寨千古情—$35.03 (CN¥237)
Nuorilang Falls (Jiuzhaigou)诺日朗瀑布—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Five-Color Pond (Jiuzhaigou)五彩池—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Jiuzhai Huamei Resort九寨华美胜地旅游度假区—$7.39 (CN¥50)
Jiuzhaigou Five-Flower Lake九寨沟-五花海—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Zhongcha Valley中查沟—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Jiuzhaigou Tibetan Mystery Theater九寨沟藏谜大剧院—$23.65 (CN¥160)
Long Lake长海—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Mirror Lake镜海—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Rize Valley日则沟—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Jiuzhai Tibetan and Qiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum九寨藏羌非遗博物馆—Heritage Site$13.01 (CN¥88)
Nuorilang Lakes诺日朗群海—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Pearl Shoal Waterfall珍珠滩瀑布—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Jiuzhai Huamei Ski Resort九寨华美胜地滑雪场—$7.39 (CN¥50)

Hotels

Budget

$19.21 (CN¥130)
/night

Standard

$27.34 (CN¥185)
/night

Comfort

$60.30 (CN¥408)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$4.14 (CN¥28)
/meal

Mid-range

$10.05 (CN¥68)
/meal

High-end

$35.92 (CN¥243)
/meal
Must try:
  • Yak meat hotpot
    牦牛肉火锅 · Máoniú ròu huǒguō
  • Highland barley wine
    青稞酒 · Qīngkē jiǔ
  • Mashed potato cake
    洋芋糍粑 · Yángyù cíbā
  • Pickled-greens noodle squares
    酸菜面块 · Suāncài miànkuài
  • Tibetan brick tea
    雅茶 · Yǎchá
  • Tibetan whole roast lamb
    藏式烤全羊 · Zàngshì kǎo quányáng
  • Fern shoots with cured pork
    蕨菜炒腊肉 · Juécài chǎo làròu
  • Jiuzhai apples
    九寨苹果 · Jiǔzhài píngguǒ
Styles:Street snacks · Fast food · Sichuan · Noodle house

Culture & Heritage

Famous Snacks (3)

Yak JerkyFamous Snacks
Air-dried yak meat from the Aba Plateau, chewy and protein-rich, the most representative souvenir of the Jiuzhaigou area.
Butter TeaFamous Snacks
Traditional Tibetan hot drink made from brick tea churned with yak butter and salt, energy-dense and a cornerstone of highland hospitality.
Highland Barley FlatbreadFamous Snacks
A Tibetan flatbread baked from highland barley flour, nutty and unpretentious, one of the daily staples of the Tibetan region.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (4)

Tibetan Guozhuang Circle DanceNational ICH · Batch 1
A Tibetan communal circle dance where men and women join hands and sing while dancing in unison at festivals; inscribed in the first national ICH batch in 2006.
Nanping Quzi MusicNational ICH · Batch 2
A traditional narrative-singing art from Jiuzhaigou County (historically Nanping), blending Han, Tibetan and Qiang musical elements; listed as national ICH in 2008.
Qiang New Year FestivalNational ICH · Batch 2
The most important annual festival of the Qiang people, held on the first day of the tenth lunar month with sky-god offerings, ancestral veneration and communal song and dance; inscribed on the UNESCO Urgent Safeguarding list in 2009.
Tibetan Folk Songs of NanpingProvincial ICH
Traditional Tibetan folk songs from the Jiuzhaigou area encompassing work songs, love songs and wine songs, with soaring, far-carrying melodic lines.
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