Brief information on Nuorilang Fall  

Nuorilang Waterfall, located in Shuzheng Valley, is the widest waterfall in Jiuzhaigou and so it occupies a central position in the area. Indeed, it is often regarded as the symbol of the scenic area and it is cited as one of the six most beautiful waterfalls in China.

Nuorilang Waterfall is over 300 meters wide and spans a ridge, which is 20 meters high with a smooth top floor. Legend has it that there was no waterfall, but only a terrace long, long ago. One year, a famous Buddhist monk named Jarmoda brought the Palm Leaves sutras, a ploughshare and hand reeling machine with him when he came back from travel in a faraway land. The bright and beautiful Tibetan girl Royi understood how to use the hand reeling machine quickly. She put the reel on the terrace and taught the girls passing by to use the reel and thus the terrace was called “spinning platform”. However, the fierce and cruel leader Luozha thought that the girl was doing something wicked so he kicked Royi and her reeling machine off the cliff. Immediately the mountain spring broke apart and swept away Luozha and his henchman into the cliff. The “spinning platform” became the waterfall that we can see today.

An observation tower is established on the opposite side of the Nuorilang Waterfall. Standing on the tower, travelers have a panoramic view of the whole waterfall. In the morning, the waterfall bathes in the sun’s bright rays and looks even more charming as the water sparkles with colorful rainbows. During the winter, the waterfall usually forms a huge ice curtain with countless icicles hanging on the cliff, creating a rare ice crystal world.

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Nuorilang Fall if you plan to visit Nuorilang Fall and have language problems.

   

Location: Jiuzhaigou Valley