CHINA PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

CHINA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC / 中华人民共和国.

World Heritage Sites.
Wuhua Lake (五花海), in Jiuzhaigou National Park (九寨沟).
Second stamp in a set of 4, issued on 26.03.1998.
Face value: 50 Chinese renminbi fēn.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 2898.
- Scott No. 2851.
- StampWorld No. 2953.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 4277.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 3568.

Jiuzhaigou or Valley of the Nine Villages (九寨沟 in Chinese; གཟི་ རྩ་ སྡེ་ དགུ in Tibetan) is a nature reserve and national park located in Nanping canton (Sichuan province). It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997. It is part of the Min Mountains and is famous for its waterfalls, lakes and snow-capped peaks. Its elevation varies between 2,000 and 4,500 meters. Wuhua Hai (五花海, ‘Lake of the Five Flowers’) is a multi-colored lake that owes its unusual appearance to the concentration of minerals and other residues. Its waters are crystal clear and it is possible to see the logs deposited at the bottom of the lake.