Jiuzhaigou, a scenic area on the UNESCO World Natural Heritage list in Sichuan province, will partially reopen on March 8 after a devastating earthquake in August.

Admission fees will be reduced in March to 40 yuan ($6.30) each. After March, admission will rise to 110 yuan, per person, according to the administrative bureau of Jiuzhaigou.

Before the earthquake, the entry fee at Jiuzhaigou was 220 yuan during the peak season (April 1 to Nov 15), and 80 yuan during the offseason (Nov 16 to March 31).

The discounted admission led Liu Wei, a resident of Chengdu, Sichuan, to enter his name to win a tour of Jiuzhaigou for March 8. But he was told that the offer was sold out.

In 2018, only 2,000 visitors will be admitted to Jiuzhaigou daily, as it is being rebuilt. But transportation will be available to view the sites.

Before the August earthquake, a visitor could get off a vehicle at any desired site to linger or take pictures. Another vehicle would then carry the person elsewhere, said Yang Qingrong, a tour guide in Chengdu.

Located in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, Jiuzhaigou means "nine-settlement valley".

It is named after the nine Tibetan settlements on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Visitors are drawn by its 108 alpine lakes and by the Tibetan and Qiang culture.

Twenty-five people died in the magnitude-7.0 earthquake on Aug 8, and 493 were injured. Some of Jiuzhaigou's scenic wonders were damaged.

Two days after the quake, the Nuorilang Waterfall collapsed. Standing 24.5 meters tall, it was China's widest waterfall at 270 meters and had been chosen by netizens as one of the country's most spectacular natural sights.

Post-quake reconstruction will be completed by 2020, but some sites will reopen earlier, including Changhai Lake in March, said Liu Zuoming, Party chief of Aba.

Changhai Lake, 3,100 meters above sea level, offers a unique perspective. The eye is irresistibly drawn across its calm, blue expanse, which contrasts against the nearby snowy peaks that mark the limit of one's view.

川报观察消息，9月23日，阿坝州在松潘县召开全州文化旅游暨全域旅游发展大会。会上，阿坝州委书记刘坪说，经批准，九寨沟景区将于9月27日世界旅游日正式局部开园。九寨沟景区具体开放区域、开放对象和人流限量，以后续发布的公告为准。

经过两年灾后恢复重建，九寨沟景区85%的区域已基本具备开放条件。据介绍，此次九寨沟景区拟开放区域，地灾治理已基本完成，开放的景点中既有美丽的诺日朗瀑布，也有新景点双龙海瀑布。由于今年雨水充沛，景区内海子特别美丽漂亮。拟开放区域道路、栈道、休息亭、环保厕所等项目的后续收尾工作基本完成，诺日朗综合服务中心已具备3000人同时就餐条件。同时完成了景区地质灾害隐患详细调查与风险评估报告和地质灾害安全隐患评估报告，完成了实名制网络购票系统和6套门闸检票系统的升级。

为推动全域旅游发展，九寨沟县也将力争甲勿池、甘海子、罗依生态农业产业园、柴门关等新景区景点与九寨沟景区同步开园。

据了解，为确保旅游服务保障满足开园要求，在食宿保障方面，九寨沟县还制定了涉旅企业、个体准入审核清单，对九寨沟景区核心区域酒店、饭店进行全覆盖审核准入，预计200余家餐馆饭店能够正常营业，宾馆酒店可提供床位超1万余张。

文化娱乐方面，3家演艺中心和11家藏家乐做好营业准备，预计每日能接待游客5000人以上。

道路交通方面，九黄机场于8月8日恢复通航，川九路已经完成油面铺设(除控制性工程外)，九寨沟的三条路线全线畅通(成都——文县——九寨沟，成都——平武——九寨沟，成都——汶川——九寨沟)全线畅通，全县交通通达能力恢复甚至超过震前水平。

旅游服务方面，开展涉旅服务人员培训班3期、培训旅游服务人才1000余人，目前11家旅行社已做好接待服务准备。

安全保障方面，九环沿线重大地灾防治工程全面完工，《九寨沟县“保开园”2019年度地质灾害隐患调查与风险评估报告》已经省地质灾害防治专家库专家审查通过。同时进一步完善“县、局、司、镇”旅游应急综合指挥体系，修缮470个应急预案，开展1次旅游应急综合演练，安排850名地灾监测员24小时实时监测地灾隐患点，全力保障游客生命财产安全。

责编：周杨

来源：China Daily,川报观察