北宋真宗咸平年间将地处今四川盆地一带的川峡路分为益州路、梓州路、利州路和夔州路，合称为“川峡四路”或“四川路”，后来简称“四川”，四川由此得名。
Jiuzhaigou'sentrancegatewasbuiltshortlyafterJiuzhaigouwaslistedintotheWorldNaturalHeritageCatalogin1992.ThegatereflectsthefeaturesofTibetanremoteareas.Thebarkoflogswrapsroundthewholegatethatappearsprimitive,butalsodisplaystheflavorofthewmodernarts.Itseemstotellusthatyouwillfindyourselvesintheworld'smostexcitingandunspoilednature.Asyouknow,Jiuxhaigouhasbeencrownedwithseveraltitles:TheWorldNaturalHeritage,TheWorldBio-sphereReserve,theGreenGlobe21andTheState4A-LevelScenery.Besides,eachsiteandeachimageshowssomethingmore-thetrueessence,thespirit,andthemagicofJiuxhaigou,Jiuxhaigou'swondersinspirethecountry'stopphotographersandartistsbecausethebestoftheirworkishere.Othersexpresstheirfeelingsthroughwords,andtherearenumerousquotesfromwritersorvisitors.However,manyothersarticulatethislandthatseemsindescribable.Asthesayinggoes,itisbettertoseeoncethanhearahundredtimes.IthinkJiuzhaigou'sreputationattractsallofyoutocomehereforavidit.Ibelieve,whetheryouareafrequentvisitrorsomeonewhosimplyenjoysbeautifulplaces,thevisittoJiuzhaigouwillbeaperfectwaytoremembertheuniquesitesandbeautyofjiuzhaigouindaystocome.
JiuzhaigousceneryislicatedinjiuzhaigouCounty,theASbeTibetanandQiangNationalityAutonomousPrefectureinSichuanProvince.JiuzhaigouliterallymeansnineTibetanvillagegullies,whichareallscatteredinthescenicarea.ThenamesofthevillagesareHeye,Shuzheng,Zechawa,Heijiao,Panya,Yala,Jianpan,RexiandGuodu.
Jiuzhaigousceneryhastadenshapeduetothegeographicmovementinglaciations,earthquakesandcalcification.However,thereissomefolklorethatvividlydescribestheformationofJiuzhaigou.Hereisastory.Alongtomeago,amaleandfemalehillydeitiesfellinlovewitheachother.ThemaniscalledDagean