Jiuzhaigou Valley is located in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the southern section of Minshan Mountain Range in the northwest of Sichuan Province. Jiuzhaigou Valley is a World Natural Heritage site, a national key scenic area, a national AAAAA tourist attraction, a national nature reserve, a national geopark, a World network of Biosphere reserves, and the first nature reserve in China whose main purpose is to protect natural scenery.