老牛灣是黃河從陝西進入山西地界的第一個村落，這裏地勢犬牙交錯，長城和黃河并行，軍事要塞老牛灣堡就在這裏，周邊自然環境不錯。

老牛灣景區，內蒙古和山西各有一個，內蒙一側是基本新建的，山西一側是在原來老牛灣堡的基礎上建設的。在這裏可以遊覽石板街，可以乘坐快艇感受黃河的九曲迴腸，也可以觀看長城與黃河在此處握手。

偏關老牛灣是晉陝大峽谷的一段，老牛灣是黃河進入山西的第一個彎曲，黃河與長城在此親密交匯，被認為是晉陝大峽谷樂章的序曲，這裡是長城、黃河唯一併行的典型地段，老牛灣，因長城與黃河在這裏第一次握手而聞名天下。

Laoniu Bay is located at the junction of Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia. It is bounded by the Yellow River. It is located in Pianguan County of Shanxi Province to the south, Qingshuihe County of Inner Mongolia to the north, and Zhungeer Banner of Ordos Plateau to the west. It is a place of Jiming City. The Yellow River enters Jin from here, and the Great Wall meets from here. The Grand Canyon of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia starts from here. The vicissitudes of the Loess Plateau in China are highlighted here. At the same time, there are magnificent scenery of big rivers running. This is where the Great Wall shakes hands with the Yellow River and is one of the ten most beautiful canyons in China.

老牛灣是母親黃河流入山西的第一站，由於地形條件的獨特性，這裏的石灰岩峭壁呈怪石嶙峋、犬牙交錯狀。長城在這裏沿陡峭突兀的山巒延伸，與黃河并行向南，似兩條巨龍攜手飛舞。古時候，長城沿線上的軍事要塞——老牛灣堡就坐落在這裏。有黃河入晉第一村、天下長城第一墩，一唱雄雞聞三縣的美譽。黃河之水出河套至此拐彎流經深山峽谷奔騰南下，古長城至此逶迤東去。這裏的古堡、古樓、古渡、古棧道、古廟、古村落更讓人驚嘆不已。