Nature has a way of captivating the soul—especially when it flows freely in the form of crystal-clear lakes and thundering ...

The earthquake struck close to the popular Jiuzhaigou National Park, killing 20 people and injuring 431. Rescue workers are still searching for missing people and rescuing those stranded ...

Jiuzhaigou means "valley of nine villages ... With 2,000-plus nominal nature reserves—each provincially managed because no national park service yet exists—the country is keeping its wildest ...