Travel Reference
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Getting There & Around
Bus
Buses from Chengdu's Xinnanmen station usually arrive at Xiaoba bus station
( Xiaoba chezhan), but central bus station ( Leshan keyun zhongxin chezhan)
is bigger and has more frequent services to more destinations. You may also
be dropped at Lianyun bus station ( Lianyun chezhan). Note, if you're heading
to Emei Shan, it's better to use Xiaoba bus station as buses from there go all
the way to Baoguo (¥11, 45 minutes, every 30 minutes, 7.30am to 5pm).
Jiuzhaigou National Park
0837 / POP 62,000
The stunning Unesco World Heritage Site of
Jiuzhaigou National Park
(Ji-
uzhaigou Fengjing Mingshengqu; Nine Village Valley National Park;
www.jiuzhai.com
;
admission May-mid-Nov ¥220, mid-Nov-Apr ¥80, shuttle
bus ¥90; 7am-6pm)
is one of Sichuan's star attractions. More than two milli-
on people visit the park every year to gawp at its famous bluer-than-blue
lakes, its rushing waterfalls and its deep green trees backed by snowy moun-
tains.
Sleeping
There's an almost endless supply of hotels around Pengfeng Village ( Peng-
feng Cun), so don't worry if the options listed here are full. Staying inside the
park is not allowed.
ZHUO MA'S $
( Zhuoma; 135 6878 3012;
www.zhuomajiuzhaigou.hostel.com
;
per person
¥180)
A genuine Tibetan homestay, this beautifully decorated wood cabin in a
tiny village about 10km up the valley from the main park has six simple rooms
and a wonderfully accommodating family.
Homestay
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