The scenic spot of Longtan Valley is located in the north of Xin'an County of Luoyang City, 60 kilometers to Luoyang and 180 kilometers to Zhengzhou. With Lianhuo Expressway, National Highway No. 310 and Longhai Railway crossing the county, the scenic spot is well located and easily accessible. Longtan Valley is the core tourist attraction of Daimei Mountain World Geopark, which has been awarded with various titles in different time periods, including"National Geopark","Scenic Spot with the Biggest Potential for Development in China","China's Outstanding Tourist Destination" and"World Geopark" etc. It also enjoys good names like"The No.1 Valley of Narrow Gorges in China","Natural Museum of Paleooceanography","Superb Landscape of Gorges" and"Art Gallery of the Yellow River Landscape", etc.

Longtan Valley is a U-shaped valley formed by a stripe of purplish red quartz sandstone under the impact of flowing water. The valley stretches for 12 kilometers, with narrow gorges and ravines scattering like beads. The valley is shrouded with rosy clouds and covered with splashing torrents. Green plants against the backdrop of red rocks, steep cliffs, water-cut valleys formed in different time periods, and wave-mark cliffs formed by gigantic collapsed blocks that are quite a rarity in China and foreign countries, all these give you a marvelous view of the formation of the mountain while you are exploring the wonders of the valley.

There are six natural mysteries in the scenic spot (Water Flowing to a Higher Ground, Arhad Cliff with Halos, Giants' Fingerprints, Abstruse Writing on the Rock, Butterfly Pond, Footprints Left by the Immortals), seven ponds (Five-Dragon Pond, Dragon Breath Pond, Green Dragon Pond, Black Dragon Pond, Crouching Dragon Pond, Yinyang Pond and Reed Pond) and eight natural wonders (Matchless Heaven's Tablet, Scenic Beauty on the Rock, urn valleys around the Yinyang Pond, Five-General Wave-Mark Rock, the Skies Falling and the Earth Opening up, Spectacular Lane Valley, Magpies Welcoming Guests, Silver Necklace Dangling from the Sky). Tourists often marvel these attractions and are unwilling to leave when they find themselves in the one-of-a-kind natural landscape gallery of red rock cliffs, splashing springs, ponds, narrow gorges, deep valleys, rare stones and shade trees.

On August 18th, 2006, Longtan Valley underwent the inspection of judging experts of the UNESCO World Geopark Program and was dubbed"The most beautiful valley in the world" by Dr. Komoo. On September 18th, it was officially named"World Geopark". On September 29th, the scenic spot was accredited by the world standardization and quality management in terms of the three items of"quality, environment and Occupational Health and Safety". In November of the same year, it was selected as one of"the new eight beauty spots in Luoyang".
The scenic spot of Longtan Valley welcomes you with beautiful environment, complete facilities, standardized management and excellent service.