Top Things to Do in Jiuzhaigou at Night

With a total area of 64297 hectares, Jiuzhaigou, a valley with a depth of more than 50km, is the first nature reserve of China which mainly aimed at protecting natural scenery. Represented by golden forest, crystal clear lakes and pleasant sunshine, especially the beauty of the water, which could find nothing to cavil it, Jiuzhaigou Valley National Park attracts more than 2 million people every year.

Crystal clear lakes in Jiuzhaigou

Besides its changeless landscape, the colorful local culture has obviously contributed to the popularity of Jiuzhaigou. Jiuzhaigou got its name because there are nine villages dispersed over the alpine lakes. Goddess accidently drops and breaks the jeweled mirror into 108 pieces, and makes them into 108 colorful lakes, which is another saying of the origin of the name. After those colorful sceneries during the day time, Jiuzhaigou emanates its refined charm at night by the intensively mythology feature and minor national flavor. The night of Jiuzhaigou is a kind of carnival of ethnic culture and traditions. Here are some top things to do in Jiuzhaigou at night after your daytime Jiuzhaigou tour.

Tibetan villages in Jiuzhaigou

1. The Highest Class of Party: The Mystery of Tibet

Aiming at showing different styles of different Tibetan areas, The Mystery of Tibet is the highest class of party in Jiuzhaigou. This is the first time that the traditional culture of Tibet minority appears in the form of original, ecological singing and dancing play. As a long-term venue of The Mystery of Tibet, the theater of Jiuzhaigou is located at 700 meters away from the entrance of Jiuzhaigou. Designed in traditional Tibetan architecture ideas and technologies, the theater is given a kind of peaceful and solemn character, reflecting the long history and personality of Tibet.

The theater of Jiuzhaigou

The Mystery of Tibet mainly tells about what the Tibetan aunt has seen and heard on her way of pilgrimage, covering almost all the most typical folk songs, instrumentsand dances of Tibetan areas. In order to ensure the traditional feeling of Tibet, more than 3000 Tibetan clothes were gathered from private collections by staffs of several years. Others special Tibetan musical instruments, such as guitar, are on stage in this play. The magnificent scene, splendid clothes and special dance make The Mystery of Tibet popular around Jiuzhaigou.

The Mystery of Tibet is the highest class of party

The play starts at 19:30 p.m.every night of off season, and additional one will be added at 21:00 p.m. in busy season. It lasts for 120 minutes. It needs to be booked one day ahead of time in busy season. There are some discounts if you booked it on some tourism websites.

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2. The Guozhuang Party of Local Guesthouse

Guozhuang is the homonymic of the Tibetan word Guozhuo, which means that peoplemeet in a circle, singing and dancing in a circle. Guozhuang Dance is popular in the Tibetan areas of Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai and Yunnan province. This is a kind of party held by local Tibetan guesthouse, including indoor performance and banquet, outdoor bonfire and Guozhuang party. The foods used to entertain visitors by local Tibetans are traditional food, such as Butter tea, Roast Lamb, Qingke Barley Liquor and so on. At the banquet table, the Tibetan young people will show the visitors their traditional customs and dresses.

The Guozhuang party of local guesthouse

After tasting traditional foods, it is time to get up for dancing a circle time. Bonfire party is a traditional celebration form of grassland people. It is said that when people go hunting and return with their arms full, they will dance round the fire, hand in hand, to express their congratulations, waiting for the cook of foods. The form of celebration has become a kind of bonfire party and Guozhuang party until today. Surrounding and dancing by the bonfire, tourists will understand the character of Tibetan poignantly.

The traditional foods used to entertain visitors by local Tibetans

The price of Guozhuang party varies from different Tibetan guesthouses. The nigh life will show the tourists a different aspect of Jiuzhaigou.

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3. The Tibetan Bars around Jiuzhaigou

To have a complete experience of the night life, visiting local bars is a good choice. Especially in Jiuzhaigou, such a place with full of Tibetan feelings, the local bars have a special flavor both of modern and ethnic customs. With characteristic environment and traditional Tibetan foods, most of them are country casual bars.

The Tibetan Bars around Jiuzhaigou

Different from city bars, these bars offer a traditional Tibetan environment with ethnic decorations, local foods and clothes. There are many bars available around Jiuzhaigou, among which, Rongba Brothers, Anduo and Banbu have higher reputation.

4. The Songpan Ancient Town in Night

With the resources of sincere history and culture, Songpan Ancient Town has been named as “strategic choke point” for centuries. Located in northwest of Sichuan province, Songpan bordered by Jiuzhaigou county to the east, 335 kilometers far away from provincial capital Chengdu.

The Songpan Ancient Town in Night

Songpan is famous for the ancient town and its ruins of the wall. The Min River keeps running through the ancient city from east to west for centuries. Aimed at defending foreign enemy, the wall was started to build at Ming dynasty, and divided the city into two parts. Inside the ancient city, the four wide and distinct main streets lead to all directions in the city.

The Min River keeps running through the ancient city from east to west for centuries

However, the nightscape is the characteristic feature of Songpan city. The ancient city is lightened up by thelanterns, even more spectacular than it is during the day. It is free to get into the ancient city, but you need to pay 150 RMB per person to climb the wall. Getting on the wall is certainly worth it, because it affords a whole view of the ancientcity, including very tiny spots of light.

The nightscape is the characteristic feature of Songpan city

It could be arrived by taking bus in Chengdu Chadianzi bus station and Xinnanmen bus station. There also are buses from Jiuzhaigou to Songpan. The destination in Songpan is Chuanzhusi bus station.

Frequent Asked Questions about Visiting Jiuzhaigou at Night

Q: What are the top things to do in Jiuzhaigou at night?

A: Jiuzhaigou emanates its refined charm at night by the intensively mythology feature and minor national flavor. First of all, The Mystery of Tibet is the highest class of party in Jiuzhaigou. This is the first time that the traditional culture of Tibet minority appears in the form of singing and dancing play. Secondary, The Guozhuang party needs your attention. This is a kind of party held by local Tibetan guesthouse, including indoor performance and banquet, outdoor bonfire and Guozhuang party. Next one is the Tibetan bar around Jiuzhaigou. With characteristic environment and traditional Tibetan foods, bars are good place to experience the local nigh life. Last but not least, the nightscape of Songpan ancient town. The ancient city is lightened up by the lanterns, even more spectacular than it is during the day.

Q: Is Jiuzhaigou better for day or night?

A: It is hard to say. During the day, Jiuzhaigou is represented by its golden forest, crystal clear lakes and pleasant sunshine. The beauty of nature is out of all comparisons. However, at night, the entertainments in here mainly focus on intensively mythology feature and minor national flavor. Only if you visit here at night, can you experience the splendid Guozhuang party and Tibetan plays.