老牛湾 Laoniuwan

老牛湾位于中国山西省忻州市老牛湾镇和内蒙古自治区清水河县老牛湾镇的交界处，以黄河为界。老牛湾南依山西的偏关县，北岸是内蒙古的清水河县，西邻鄂尔多斯高原的准格尔旗，是一处“鸡鸣三市”的地方。老牛湾西窄东宽，尾部圆满，恰似葫芦状。

明老牛湾以成化三年（1467年）建成的老牛湾古堡而闻名，黄河从老牛湾入晋，内外长城从这里交汇，晋陕蒙大峡谷以这里为开端，中国黄土高原沧桑的地貌特征在这里彰显，大河奔流的壮丽景观在这里再现。

老牛湾是长城与黄河握手的地方，是中国最美的十大峡谷之一。壮丽的峡谷景观造就了两个4A级景区，分别为内蒙古自治区境内老牛湾黄河大峡谷旅游区和山西省境内偏关县老牛湾景区。

As the Yellow River flows about 3,500 kilometers from its source in Qinghai province through Togtoh county in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, it enters Shanxi province in the village of Laoniuwan in Pianguan county.

From Laoniuwan, which means "Old Ox Bay", the Yellow River has left its most gorgeous feature, the Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Gorge, which serves as the border of the two provinces.

The gorge was formed by the Yellow River cutting through the Loess Plateau over millions of years.

Laoniuwan is a landmark in Shanxi, not only because it is the beginning of the grand gorge but because it is the intersection of the Yellow River and the Great Wall.

It is the only spot where the mighty Yellow River shakes hands with the Great Wall. Regarded as one of the 10 most beautiful canyons in China, the area has been made into a national-level geological park.