Tell Me Thursday 001: Pearl Shoal Waterfalls

This is my first Tell Me Thursday, featured in yesterday's Wordless Wednesday:

The full power and majesty of Pearl Shoal Waterfall of Jiuzhaigou.

Sent by Ed Liu
Postmarked 2nd March 2009
Chengdu, China

In February last year, Edward Liu contacted me via Postcrossing to request a private swap. Soon after, I received the above postcard in the middle of March. Ed is from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, and one of the most important economic centres, transportation and communication hubs in Western China. Chengdu is well-known as the home of the giant pandas.


The postcard shows the Pearl Shoal (Zhenzhu Tan) Waterfalls and is one of the most magnificent sights in Rize Gully, Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan province. Located at an elevation of 2433 meters, the Pearl Shoal is a wide, gently sloping area over which a thin sheet of water cascades down a 20 degree gradient. The water then empties down the spectacular Pearl Shoal Waterfall, which drops 28 meter over a broad 310 meter curtain. A wooden walkway leads across the shoal and down one side to the foot of the falls.

The Pearl Shoal got its name from the sparkling effect of droplets that resemble pearls as they cascade down the shoal towards the fall. I am definitely adding this in my dream destinations list.