About 1,273m from the Fuyuan Bridge, it is on the second terrain of Huanglong Valley. The travertine flows from the Golden Sand Beach and collapses, making up a wall 10m high and 40m wide - the largest of the kind in the world. Here, rushing water climbs over the dyke, leaving an impressive travertine waterfall, right at the bottom of which is the Xishen Grotto.

 The Xishen Grotto is 1 m high and 1.5m wide. About 1 m inside the grotto, one sees light-yellow and white stalactites. Even though the grotto's length is still unknown, scientists believe that it is a water outlet of an ancient glacier as old as billions of years.The grotto entrance is screened with water vapor, a legendary place for immortals who cultivated their virtues inside the grotto. Since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Taoist and Buddhist monks have been visiting the grotto to fulfill their religious desires.

 It is said that aphoria women can get pregnant once washing themselves in the grotto, though scientific grounds are hardly available, but a few women did have a try. A French woman visitor went with her husband into the grotto and bathed in the water for pregnancy. They stayed inthe grotto for quite some time, experiencing the cold air and divine enlightenment. It is a different kind of anticipation, indeed.

Golden Sand Cover

About 1,338m from the Fuyuan Bridge, it grows in a carbonate-free geographical condition. Here, with a maximum width of 122m and a minimum width of 40 meters, the 1.3m ridge-like slopes looks like patches of fish scales, and waves upwards with coagulated travertine at the water bottom ¨C another wonder of Huanglong. According to scientists, the Golden Sand Cover is the largest, most complete, and longest of the kind in the world, with the most abundant travertine beaches.

Ancient Huanglong Monastery

According to the County Annals of Songpan, "the Huanglong Monastery was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) by an army general, formerly called the Snow-Mountain Temple." It is legended that the Huanglong Immortal cultivated himself in this temple and eventually became immortal. There is a 10,000m open space in front of the temple, where the annual temple fair is regularly held with crowds of people. It is an important relic for studies of Taoist culture and history, and an essential evidence of the Dayu's deeds in water control works in Northwest Sichuan Plateau.

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