Tianjiao's Trip To Jiuzhaigou

As the bus rolled through the morning mist in the Minjiang Gorge, the Tianjiao team's trip to Jiuzhaigou kicked off with the Tibetan guide's "Tashi Delek". Over the six-day, five-night journey, the magic of the karst landforms and the team's laughter merged into the most vivid memories.

On the first day entering the valley, we happened to encounter a light rain. Mirror Lake was like a jasper plate veiled in gauze. Colleagues from the company, holding the custom-made blue umbrellas, had their reflections blend with the submerged deadwood and cloud shadows in the water, forming a natural photo frame. The next day, we hiked in the Rizegou Valley. The colors of Five-Flower Lake completely exceeded our imagination – the travertine shoals, like silk ribbons sprinkled with gold dust, connected the lakes in sapphire, emerald and canary yellow. The girls squatted by the plank road, taking photos of the shimmering light moving in the water with their phones, saying they would use them as wallpapers for next month's team-building activity.

The third day's experience in the Tibetan village held unexpected warmth. At the home of the elderly Auntie in Shuzheng Village, when everyone was learning to make zanba, flour dust covered their noses. Old Zhou, clumsy as he was, kneaded the dough into an "irregular geometric shape", making everyone laugh until tears came to their eyes. In the evening, around the bonfire, we danced the Guozhuang. The young men held the sleeves of the Tibetan girls to keep up with the rhythm. Tibetan songs and Mandarin laughter echoed against the prayer flags on the wooden buildings, carrying far into the distance.

On the last day, we went up along Zechawagou Valley. The blue of Changhai Lake was a calmness that sank into the bottom of the heart. Some people took group photos against the snow-capped mountains, while others picked up a red birch leaf and put it in their notebooks. On the way back, the bus passed Nuorilang Waterfall. The water curtain glistened with scattered light in the setting sun, just like the stars that had shone in every Tianjiao person's eyes during these six days.