Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows a view of Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)
WELLINGTON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Got a bit of downtime? Take a trip to Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand. The park is popular for tramping, skiing, hunting and mountaineering.
Established in 1929, Arthur's Pass National Park is the first national park in the South Island and the third in New Zealand.
The park is in the heart of New Zealand's Southern Alps and the highest pass over the Southern Alps. Its high mountains with large scree slopes, steep gorges and wide braided rivers straddle the main divide, and are the "back bone" of the South Island.
A tourist visits Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand, Dec. 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)
Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows a view of Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)
Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows a view of Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)
Tourists visit Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand, Dec. 21, 2021. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)
Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2021 shows the Devil's Punchbowl Waterfall in Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian) ■
