Final destination in the 10 day Sichuan Easter adventure. Once again back on the high speed train, back to Chengdu before interchanging for another train to Huanglongjiuhai. A recently built station which allows visitors to access Jiuzhaigou Valley and the Huanglong Area. This time of the year (April) happens to be low season. So it was busy, but not busy busy. Apparently during peak season, they allow up to 40,000 visitors into the Jiuzhaogou Valley per day. Our days were capped at 20,000, but it still felt like a lot. The things about China parks is that there's no opportunity to explore, it's one path, one direction, look at this mountain, take a photo of this lake. With so many people it's easy to understand why they have adopted this philosophy for tourists.
We stayed at the amazing Ritz Carlton Reserve in Rissai Valley. Snow capped mountains in the background, clear star spangled skies at night, beautiful alpine scenery, turquoise lakes and blues of every shade all while surrounded by thousands of Chinese people.
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