The second part of the scenic spot is ecological protection area. Waters, trees and lawns, pavilions, flowing water under the small bridge, singing birds and fragrant flowers make environment here very beautiful and elegant. The “Height with Drifting Tide” at the south gate access to the scenic spot is made of stainless structures in the form of five flowers on the top of which the great feat of human in reconstructing the nature can be perceived. Going down along the road, you can see the former residences of the resettlers where local people have lived from generation to generation. Caves and blockhouses are erected here as if telling the bygones. Coming to old river channels, you can see at the left side the monument of martyrs on which names of 7 expatriates and 137 Chinese who died for Xiaolangdi Project are recorded. At the right sight you can see the old channels of surging Yellow River which have been now changed into a lake of 272mu. The bridge of nine zigzags connects the Lake Center Island in the west, the White Water Tea House with western characteristic in the east and the Monument in the south. At the cultural zone, the section model of Xiaolangdi Dam, display of huge wheels, the large dumper of 65 tons, the full-round steel platform carrier with the height of 14.5m make people recall the hard fighting in the construction of Xiaolangdi Project.

At the project commemorative square, 7 sculptures of various types are displaying miens of the Employer, Lot I, II, III and IV Contractors, the designer and the Engineer. The long corridor planted with flowers are the masterpiece of modern gardens. The micro sight of the Yellow River visually and vividly gives tourists a lifelike view of natural landscape of the Yellow River headstream, Hukou Waterfall, the artificial landscape of representative projects on the Yellow River like Longyangxia Project, Qingtongxia Project, Liujiaxia Project, Wanjiazhai Project and Xiaolangdi Project which fully reflects the remarkable achievements of the Chinese people in harnessing the Yellow River over 50 years.