Ten must-see attractions in Luoyang

Ten must-see attractions in Luoyang include Baima Temple, Luoyang Monument Museum, Longmen Grottoes, Tang Ming Paradise Scenic Area, Laojun Mountain Scenic Area, Luoyang International Peony Garden, Shenling Village, Lijingmen Scenic Area, Dinosaur Valley Rafting Scenic Area and Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area.

1, Baima Temple

The cultural relics collection of Baima Temple mainly includes two relics of Sakyamuni Buddha, the ancient Buddha statue in China and the 18th arhat statue in Yuan Dynasty. The annual "Horse Temple Bell" in Baima Temple is a special symbol for human beings to pray for blessings, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, attracting many foreign tourists to participate in it and being selected as one of the "Eight Great Scenes of Luoyang".

Baima Temple, located at the 3 10 national road of Baima Temple Town, Chanhe Huizu District, Luoyang City, Henan Province, was built in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 68), which was the first official temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China.

2. Luoyang plaque museum

Luoyang plaque museum is the first state-owned plaque museum in China, which mainly collects, displays and protects the plaques of past dynasties. At present, more than 500 high-quality plaques have been selected from 1725 plaques in Luoyang Folk Museum, which are divided into eight exhibition halls: Gongdetang, Dexiao, Guanjiatang, Wedding Hall, Medical Ethics Hall, Temple Ancestral Hall, School and High-quality plaques.

These plaques span many historical periods such as Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and Republic of China, as early as Tianshun period of Ming Dynasty, and have important cultural relics, historical value and artistic value.

3. Longmen grottoes

Longmen was dug by Dayu when he was controlling water, and the legend of fish jumping over Longmen also happened here. Its grottoes began to be excavated during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty and finally ended in the late Qing Dynasty. After 10 dynasties and 1400 years of construction, it became the longest grotto in the world. There are 2345 existing caves and niches, and more than 1 1000 statues. A lot of paintings were used in the construction, but most of them have faded.

Longmen Grottoes are the only royal grottoes in the world, and most of them were built by royal nobles. There are mainly Lushenafo carved by Wu Zetian according to his own appearance, Guyang Cave carved by Emperor Xiaowen for Feng Taihou, Binyang South Cave carved by Samurai Lanling Sunyu Wanfo Cave, Binyang South Cave carved by Lee Tae for his eldest grandson, Jingshan Temple carved by Wei Guifei, and Infinite Life Buddha carved by Gao Lishi for Tang Xuanzong, etc. They have also experienced the grottoes of foreigners such as Tianzhu, Silla, Tuhuoluo and Guo Kang, and discovered European patterns and ancient Greek stone pillars, making them the grottoes with the highest level of internationalization in the world.

4. Tang Ming Paradise Scenic Area

Tang Ming Paradise Scenic Area, built in the core area of Weizicheng site, is the most important landscape in Luoyang City Project in Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is an important place for Empress Wu Zetian to manage politics, worship Buddha and live. Now it belongs to Luoyang City National Heritage Park in Sui and Tang Dynasties and has become a must-see spot for Luoyang tourism. This is the political power center of Empress Wu Zetian in Luoyang, the capital of God. The scenic spot mainly includes two buildings: Tang Ming and Paradise. Tang Ming is the main hall of Weizicheng in Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, which is known as the "Holy Land of Vientiane", and the Heaven is the Imperial Buddha Hall of Wu Zetian.

5. Laojun Mountain Scenic Area

Laojun Mountain, located in Laojun Mountain Scenic Area, Xunjian Town, Luonan County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province, with an altitude of 1.700 meters, is a famous Taoist mountain in China. According to legend, Taishang Laojun cultivated immortals here, hence the name. Laojun Mountain is a tourist attraction integrating Taoist culture and eco-tourism.

Laojun Mountain covers an area of 1.500 mu, with a development area of 58 square kilometers. Laojun Mountain has laojunmiao, Jade Emperor Hall and other scenic spots, and there are statues of Taishang Laojun, Jade Emperor and Empress Dowager. There are Taoist keepsakes such as "Sheng Jun couch, Niubai, blast furnace, Tallinn, alpine waterfall, Tianmen, Qingniu and Tofu Square" formed by natural dissolved columns in Laojun Fairy Cave.

6. Luoyang International Peony Garden

Luoyang International Peony Garden, located in the west of Wangcheng Avenue, Airport Road, Luoyang City, is the largest late-flowering peony garden in the Central Plains, and it is also a fine peony garden at home and abroad, covering an area of about 30 hectares. More than 300 varieties of China peony, more than 0/00 varieties of Japanese, French and American peony and more than 300 varieties of China peony are planted in the park. The natural flowering period of peony is from mid-April to mid-May. Since its establishment, the park has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists every year, and it is a good place to enjoy flowers during the "Luoyang Peony Fair" and the "May Day Golden Week".

7. Shenlingzhai

Shenlingzhai National Forest Park and National Geopark are located at the northern foot of Xiong 'er Mountain, 25 kilometers south of Luoning County, Henan Province, with a total area of 53 square kilometers. The scenic spot is mountainous, densely covered with strange rocks, with many strange peaks, high stone waterfalls, lush forests, clear mountains and clear waters, and different scenery in spring, summer, autumn and winter. The scenic spot is one of the top ten eco-tourism bases in Henan Province, which integrates geological wonders and human landscapes, with both the magnificence of the northern landscape and the beauty of the southern landscape.

Since 2002, the scenic spot has been successively rated as National Forest Park, National Geological Park, Sketch Base of China Artists Association and Forestry Research Base of China.

8. Lijingmen Scenic Area

Lijingmen Scenic Area, formerly known as Lijingmen, is located in the old city of Luoyang City, Henan Province. March 2009 10 officially changed its name to Lijingmen. It is a tower that reproduces the style of Luoyang, the ancient capital, and is named as the new eight sights of Luoyang City with the reputation of "coming to Luoyang City without going through Li Jingmen".

Lijingmen Scenic Area consists of towers, urn, embrasured watchtower, city wall, Lijingqiao (in ancient times) and moat. Its walls are thick, the moon city is vast, the doors are stacked, and the clouds are floating. It is a leader in the historical and cultural blocks of Luoyang Old Town. It has become one of the most distinctive symbols of the history and culture of the ancient city of Luoyang and has been rated as one of the eight scenic spots in Luoyang.

9. Dinosaur Valley Rafting Scenic Area

Dinosaur Valley Drifting Scenic Spot is located in Jincun Township, Ruyang County, Luoyang City, 40km away from Ruyang County,110km away from Luoyang City and 2 10/0km away from Zhengzhou, the provincial capital.

Invested exclusively by Henan Tianhao Tourism Development Co., Ltd. and operated and managed by Luoyang Dinosaur Valley Tourism Development Co., Ltd., it integrates rapids, warriors' thrilling rafting, jungle adventure rafting and original ecological bamboo rafting, and strives to create a one-stop drifting complex of "drifting at will, drifting at will and drifting at will". The rapids, waterfalls and warriors thrilling floats developed in the first phase began to dance passionately in May 20 12.

10, Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area

Baiyun Mountain National Forest Park is located in the original forest area in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain in the south of Songxian County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, with a total area of 168 square kilometers. Baiyun Mountain spans the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, and is located in the mountainous area of western Henan Province, on the edge of the transition of the second and third geomorphic steps in China. The landform is mainly controlled by the Qinling Mountains, forming landform types such as Zhongshan, low mountains, valleys, rivers or basins, with an average elevation of 1.800 meters.