Located to the southwest of Taining County, Golden Lake Tourist Area is a national AAAA grade scenic area and as well as a national key historical site.

It is a faulted basin in the shape of an inverted V due to the control of north-east orientation and north-south orientation fracture. Covering an area of 37.06 square kilometers, the Golden Lake Tourist Area is consisted of purplish red fragmentary rocks. It features on-water Danxia landform with deep gullies and valleys and a variety of fully developed Danxi landform landscapes. There are four major scenic spots in Golden Lake Tourist Area, namely Ganlu Rock, Mountain Mao'er, Meikou Quiet Lake and Yikou Quiet Lake.