HuanglongScenicareaislocatedinSongpanCounty,SichuanProvince.Itwaslistedasaworldheritagesitein1992.Thearea,whichextendsover700squarekilometers,containstwoparts:theHuanglongandMaonigou.Thisscenicspotistheresultoftheformationsoftalpatatewhichgiveaspecialcolortopondsandbeaches.Togetherwithhighmountains,snowcoveredpeaks,valleys,waterfalls,lakesandforests,thesetalpatateslookespeciallymarvelous.
Amongthevariousuniqueandwildscenesofthescenicarea,oneofthemosteye-catchingistheHuanglongRavine.Theravine,locatedatthefootoftheXuebaoPeakintheMinshanMountain,is3.6kilometerslongand30-170meterswide.ThesectionfromtheFuyuanBridgeattheentrancetotheYuyuPondis3,160-3,574metersabovesealevelanditssurfaceisathicklayeroflightyellowtalpatate.Inthesunshine,theravinelookslikeagoldendragonwindingitswaythroughtheforest.
Intheravinethereareavarietyoftalpatatescenes,suchastalpatateponds,beaches,waterfalls,cavesanddykes.However,the3,400colorfultalpatatepondsindifferentshapes,sizesandcolorsarethemostattractive.