Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Luoyang, Henan Province

The top ten tourist attractions in Luoyang, Henan Province are Longmen Grottoes, Baima Temple, Guanlin, Baiyun Mountain, Laojun Mountain, Jiguan Cave, Longtan Grand Canyon, Luoyi Ancient City, Bai Juyi's former residence and Shangqing Palace.

Longmen Grottoes 1

Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, is the largest treasure house of stone carving art in the world, with the largest number of statues. Longmen Grottoes are the only royal grottoes in the world, and most of them were built by royal nobles. Longmen Grottoes make the grotto art present a trend of China, which is a "milestone" of the grotto art in China.

2. Baima Temple

Baima Temple, located at the 3 10 National Road in Baima Temple Town, Chanhe Hui District, Luoyang City, Henan Province, was founded in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 68). It is the first official temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China, and it is the "source of release" and "ancestral temple" of China, Viet Nam, Korea, Japan and Europe and America.

3. Guan Lin

Guanlin is located in Guanlin Town, Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province. Guanlin was built in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty and expanded in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. The existing buildings are mainly in the Ming Dynasty, and they are well-preserved ancient buildings. Guanlin's architectural specifications are built in the form of a palace, with a rigorous and spectacular layout. Now it is a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

4. Baiyun Mountain

Baiyun Mountain, located in the primeval forest area in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain in the south of Songxian County, the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty in Luoyang, Henan Province, is a world geopark, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and a national popular science education base, with 204 species of animals and 991species of plants, with a forest coverage rate of over 98.5%. There are 37 peaks in Baiyun Mountain, with an altitude of 1500m, of which Yuhuangding is the first peak in Baiyun Mountain, with an altitude of 22 16m.

5. Laojunshan

Laojunshan, formerly known as Shi Jing, is located three kilometers southeast of Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province. According to legend, Lao Tzu practiced in seclusion here in those days, and rode a green ox from here to Hanguguan after he realized the Tao. In order to commemorate him, later generations named this mountain Laojun Mountain, which is the longest mountain range in Taoism.

6.jiguandong

Jiguan Cave is located in Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, three kilometers west of the county seat, on the mountainside of Jiguan Mountain, a branch of Funiu Mountain in Qinling Mountains, with an altitude of 102 1 m. Jiguan Cave is a large limestone cave with karst landform. Jiguan Cave is 5600 meters long, with an ornamental length of 1800 meters and an ornamental area of 23,000 square meters. This kind of cave is rare in the north and is known as the first cave in the north.

7. Longtan Grand Canyon

Longtan Grand Canyon Scenic Area is located in Xin 'an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, 70km away from downtown Luoyang and 0/80km away from Zhengzhou/KLOC. Lianhuo Expressway, 365,438+00 National Highway and Longhai Railway pass through the county, with superior geographical position and convenient transportation. In the valley, Guan Xia is far away from each other, ponds and waterfalls are connected with pearls, Wan Ren stands on the wall, and the valley is beautiful. After/kloc-0.2 billion years of geological deposition and 2.6 million years of water cutting and erosion, the wonders such as high gorge, urn valley, landslide and ground fissure are unparalleled in the world and rare in the world.

8. Ancient city of Luoyi

The ancient city of Luoyi, known as the "Zhongyuan Ferry", is located in Liulin Street, Jiudu Road, Luoyang City, Henan Province. The total number of tourists in the scenic spot exceeds 20 million, and the maximum number of tourists in a single day exceeds 50,000. The planned area of the ancient city of Luoyi is about 1400 mu, east to Xinjie, west to Jinye Road, south to the moat, and north to Zhongzhou East Road.

9. Bai Juyi's former residence

Bai Juyi's former residence, located in the east of Shiziqiao Village, Anle Township, Luolong District, Luoyang City, covers an area of 180 mu. The whole layout is built according to the "Tian"-shaped street in East Tang Dou. There are Bai Juyi's former residence, Bai Juyi Memorial Hall, Lotte Garden, Bai Juyi Academic Center, Amusement Park, Imitation Tang Commercial Street and other buildings in the museum.

10, Shangqing Palace

Shangqing Palace, located in Cuiyunfeng, Mangshan, Luoyang, Henan Province, is the first Taoist temple named after "Palace" in China. Laozi, the originator of Taoism, and Zhang Ling, the founder of Taoism, are honored as "Taoist source" and "ancestral court", which are the birthplaces of Nanwuquan, an intangible cultural heritage. 1960, shangqing palace was listed as the first batch of municipal cultural relics protection units by Luoyang city. 20 16, the wall and roof were salvaged.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Longmeng Grottoes.