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    name: Peter Molnar
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lang: en
published: '2014-10-26T07:20:27+00:00'
tags:
- Five Coloured Pool
- Sichuan
- autumn
- lake
- Jiuzhaigou Valley
- China
- 九寨沟
- 五彩池
title: 'Jiuzhaigou: The Five Coloured Pool'

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![](jiuzhaigou-colours-five-coloured-pool.jpg)

The Five Coloured Pool in Jiuzhaigou Valley (九寨沟) is the biggest
attraction. It's a small lake with 5 different tones of rich blue, a
blue which is very, very rare. The crowd is pretty bad around the lake,
especially in the middle of the day, so brace yourselves before
arriving.