Introduction of Luoyang cultural and historical tourist attractions

a complete collection of tourist attractions in Luoyang

1. Old Town of Luoyang: The old town of Luoyang was rebuilt on the foundation built by King Ai Zong in the first year of Zhengda (1224) in the early Northern Song Dynasty when he was appointed as the magistrate of Henan. The west wall uses the former site of Tang Dongcheng. The western wall and the western end of the northern wall were built by using the old foundation of the two walls in the northwest of Dongcheng. The circumference of the old city is nearly 9 miles, and there is a door on all sides, with Jianchun Gate in the east, Lijing Gate in the west, Changxiamen Gate in the south and Anxi Gate in the north, all of which are heavy buildings. The Moon City is built around the building, on which there are four watchtowers and 3 enemy platforms as fortifications.

2. Xiaqing Palace: Xiaqing Palace, also known as Qingniuguan. Located in Xialing, Shangqing Palace Forest Park, Luoyang. It is the foothold of "Mangshan Night View" in the eight scenic spots in Luoyang, and the whole palace view is taken in the arms of Yuecun Village in Mangshan Town. To the south of the mountain gate is Jianhua Glass Factory, and not far from the north of the back wall is Shangqing Palace. There is a square in front of the mountain gate, paved with cement, which is very wide. It seems that it is used for parking.

3. former site of the eighth route army office in Luoyang: the memorial hall of the eighth route army office in Luoyang is a revolutionary memorial hall based on its former site to commemorate the eighth route army office in Luoyang. The memorial hall of the eighth route army office in Luoyang is also the only memorial hall of the former revolutionary site that is open to the outside world.

4. Luoyang Ancient Art Museum: Luoyang Ancient Art Museum (Henan Ancient Mural Museum), formerly known as Luoyang Tomb Museum, was completed and opened to the public in April 1987. Covering an area of 155 mu and a building area of more than 1, square meters, the museum is a large-scale thematic museum with tombs and tomb murals of past dynasties as its display contents. Luoyang Museum of Ancient Art is divided into three exhibition areas: the typical tombs of past dynasties, the imperial tombs of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Henan Ancient Mural Museum. The exhibition area of typical tombs in past dynasties was relocated and restored, with 25 representative tombs from the Western Han Dynasty to the Song and Jin Dynasties.

5. Luoyang National Peony Garden: The National Peony Garden, also known as China Luoyang National Peony Gene Bank, is located 15m west of the intersection of Wangcheng Avenue and National Highway 31. Founded in 1978, as a state-owned nursery, it has been engaged in the collection and breeding of peony varieties for a long time. In 1992, the Ministry of Forestry approved the establishment of a national peony gene bank. In March 23, the State Forestry Administration approved the establishment of "Luoyang National Peony Garden in China", which is the only flower garden named after the country in China.

what are the interesting tourist attractions in Luoyang?

1. Longmen Grottoes: Located 12 kilometers south of Luoyang City, Longmen Grottoes is one of the three largest grottoes in China, and it is one of the five national scenic spots, which is equally famous as Yungang Grottoes in Datong and Thousand Buddha Cave Grottoes in Dunhuang. Longmen is a place with beautiful scenery. There are two green hills facing each other in the east and west, and the Yishui slowly flows northward. Looking from a distance, it looks like a natural gate, so it was called "Yi Que" in ancient times. "Yi Que", since ancient times, has become the first landscape of Youlong Gate. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once said: "The landscape in the suburbs of Luoyang wins, and the Longmen is the first."

2. Baiyun Mountain in Luoyang: Located in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain in the south of Songxian County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, Luoyang Baiyun Mountain is a national forest park, a national nature reserve, a national-tourist scenic spot and one of the top ten leisure resorts in China. With a total area of 168 square roads, the scenic spot has developed five major tourist areas, namely Bai Yunfeng, Yuhuangding, Jijiaoman (Little Huangshan Mountain), Jiulong Waterfall and Primitive Forest, and there are no major leisure areas, such as Baiyun Lake, Alpine Forest Oxygen Bar, Alpine Peony Garden, Liu Hou Temple and Luhua Valley. Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area spans the waters of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Huaihe River in one peak, and gathers the spirits of the three rivers in one mountain, which is unique to the Central Plains and can be called "the grand view of the Central Plains". Baiyun Mountain is located in the transition zone between the warm temperate zone and the north subtropical zone, with an average elevation of 1,8 meters, and the highest temperature in summer does not exceed 26℃. It is rich in animal and plant resources.

3. Funiu Mountain: This area is located in six counties of Henan Province, including Xixia, Neixiang, Nanzhao, Luanchuan, Songxian and Lushan, with an area of 56,24 hectares. The nature reserve consists of six nature reserves, namely, Heiyan Town in Laojie Mountain of Xixia, Huangshi Temple, Baotianman in Nanzhao, Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan, Longchiman in Songxian and Shiren Mountain in Lushan. These six protected areas were established with the approval of the Henan Provincial People's Government in 198 and 1982 respectively, and formed a complete unity after planning adjustment, and were promoted to the national level in 1997. The main protected objects are natural broad-leaved forest ecosystems.

4. Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan: Laojun Mountain is located 3 kilometers south of Luanchuan County, Luoyang City. It is the main peak of Funiu Mountain, 8 miles above sea level, and was originally named Jingshi Mountain. Later, due to the "history of guarding the Tibetan room" in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Li Er came here to retire-and was honored by Taoism as the old gentleman on the throne, and was renamed "Laojun Mountain" by Emperor Taizong, which has been inherited to this day. According to legend, Laojun Mountain is the hermitage of Li Er, the ancestor of Taoism. It was commemorated by a temple built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the iron-topped laojunmiao was built by the emperor in the Tang Zhenguan period. It has a strong incense throughout the ages and is honored as a Taoist holy place and a famous mountain in the world. The original appearance of Laojun Mountain is well preserved, which records the tectonic evolution process of cracking, dispersion, proliferation, aggregation, collision and orogeny in the southern margin of North China ancient land mass in the past 1.9 billion years. It is called geological park and has high scientific research value.

5. Baiyun Mountain in Songxian County: a world geopark, reaching the peak of the Central Plains and enjoying the magnificent sunrise and sea of clouds. Baiyun Mountain is located in Songxian County, Luoyang City. There are countless waterfalls and deep pools, as well as dangerous peaks and strange rocks and virgin forest landscapes everywhere. The air is fresh and it is a natural oxygen bar. Yuhuangding in the scenic area is about 22 meters above sea level, which is one of the best peaks in the Central Plains and an excellent place to watch the sunrise and the sea of clouds. In addition to the natural landscape, Baiyun Mountain also has the humanistic landscape represented by Uman Temple, Yunyan Temple and Yuhuang Pavilion. The scenic area is relatively large. If there is enough time, it is recommended to spend two days visiting Baiyun Mountain.

what are the famous tourist attractions in Luoyang?

Luoyang is a famous historical and cultural city in China. There are many famous tourist attractions here, and the Longmen Grottoes is the most impressive. Two years ago, I often went to Luoyang on business and went to Longmen Grottoes more than two or three times. What gives me the greatest feeling is: the scale is grand and the momentum is spectacular. Let's take a look at it with me ~

Introduction to Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang, Henan Province, is the largest treasure house of stone carving art with the largest number of statues in the world, and has been rated as "the highest peak of stone carving art in China" by UNESCO, ranking first among the big stone caves in China. Now it is a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

There are 2,345 existing grottoes with more than 11, statues, which are called the three largest grottoes in China together with Mogao Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, and then Maijishan Grottoes are called the four largest grottoes. There are more than 2,86 inscriptions on Longmen Grottoes, which is known as the ancient forest of steles. Masterpieces: "Twenty Styles of Longmen" and "Two Beauties of Longmen" (Chu Suiliang's "Yi Que Buddhist Shrine Monument" and Song Zhenzong's "Longmen Monument") are masterpieces of China's calligraphy art.

Location of scenic spots: Longmen Avenue, Longmen Town, Luolong District, Luoyang City

Tickets for adults: 9 yuan/person

Transportation route

Bus:

1. The Grottoes are located 12 kilometers south of Luoyang City, and you can take bus No.81 from Luoyang Railway Station, which takes about 4 minutes by car

2. Take bus No.99 south of Kaiyuan Avenue in Yongtai Street, and arrive after 15 stops.

3. Take bus No.37 at Dongjiekou Scenic Resort, Kaiyuan Avenue. After four stops, walk about 1 meters to Guanlin Market. After nine stops, take bus k81 to Longmen Grottoes and walk about 1 meters to the destination.

4. Take bus No.966 at Dongjiekou Scenic Resort, Kaiyuan Avenue. After 6 stops, you can walk about 1 meters to Longmen Station of high-speed railway. After 9 stops, you can take bus No.71 to Longmen Grottoes and walk about 4 meters to the finish line.

5. Take bus No.94 at the south of Kaiyuan Avenue in Jinchengzhai Street. After 15 stops, walk about 65 meters to the intersection of Longmen North Bridge on Longmen Avenue and reach the destination.

Tour route

General route:

Xishan Grottoes-Dongshan Grottoes-Xiangshan Temple-Baiyuan Xishan Grottoes: North Gate-Yuwangchi-Qianxi Temple-Binyang Three Caves-Cliff Three Buddhist Shrine-Wanfo Cave-Lotus Cave- Tubian Cave-Kanjing Temple-Erlianhua Cave-Siyan Cave-North Gate

Xiangshan Temple:

Nanbu Youdao-Lotus Pond-Bell Tower, Drum Tower-Tianwang Hall-Luohan Hall-Shilou-Jiulaotang- Take a photo at the Drum Tower Observation Deck)-Enter the White Garden through Dongshan Hotel from the back door

White Garden:

Enter the South Gate-South Poetry Gallery-Pipa Peak-North Poetry Gallery-Daoshi Bookstore-Paradise-Qinggu-Main Gate

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(. It is more than nine meters high and nine meters wide, and nearly seven meters deep. It was built about 1,3 years ago in the early Tang Dynasty. The algae well at the top of the cave is a shallow carved lotus flower. The main Buddha, Amitabha, sits on the Sumeru platform, with a plump face, a bulging chest and clothes hanging obliquely in front of the seat. All parts of his body are well-proportioned and wise, and the whole posture gives people a sense of silence and kindness. On the left side of the main Buddha is the great disciple Jia Ye, and on the right side is the little disciple Ananda. Next to the two disciples were avalokitesvara and Avalokitesvara.

(2) Binyang Cave

Binyang Middle Cave is a representative cave in the Northern Wei Dynasty. "Binyang" means to welcome the birth of the sun. The Third Cave in Binyang was dug in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was built by Xuan Wudi of the Northern Wei Dynasty for his father, Emperor Xiaowen. It started in 5 AD, lasted for 24 years, and employed 82,366 people. Later, due to the court coup and the death of the host Liu Teng, only one of the three planned caves (Binyang Middle Cave, South Cave and North Cave) was completed, and the main statues of South Cave and North Cave were completed in the early Tang Dynasty.

(3) Guyang Cave

Guyang Cave, located in the southern section of Longmen Mountain, was excavated in 493 A.D., which is the cave with the earliest excavation, the richest Buddhist content and the highest calligraphy art among the statues in Longmen Grottoes. It is magnificent in scale and momentum. The north wall of the cave is engraved with the words "Guyangdong" in regular script. During the Guangxu period in the late Qing Dynasty, Taoism rose in Longmen area. Seeing that there was no owner in Guyang Cave, the Taoist priest couldn't bear to waste it, so he changed the statue of Sakyamuni into a moral statue of the old gentleman on the throne. Because it is said that Laojun once practiced alchemy here, Guyang Cave is also called Laojun Cave.

There are hundreds of niches in Guyang Cave, and the carving and decoration are gorgeous, especially in the shape, lintel and forehead design, which are colorful and varied.

What are the scenic spots in Luoyang?

1. Longmen Grottoes: Longmen Grottoes are located at the Longmen Pass in the southern suburb of Luoyang, 12 or 5 kilometers away from the urban area. They were dug when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Luoyang, and were built in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty for more than 4 years, including 14 years of large-scale construction in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.

2. Baima Temple: The Baima Temple in Luoyang is the first ancient temple in China, a world-famous Galand, and the first official temple after Buddhism was introduced into China. It has been praised as "the source of release" and "the ancestral temple" by Chinese and foreign Buddhist circles. Baima Temple was founded in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The existing sites and historic sites were left in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

3. Guanlin Temple: Guanlin Temple, located in Guanlin Town, seven kilometers south of Luoyang City, Henan Province, is adjacent to the ancient city of Sui and Tang Dynasties in the north, Longmen Grottoes in the south, bears' ears and indigo naturalis in the west, and Yishui Qingliu in the east. It is the burial place of Guan Yu, a warrior, and the only ancient classic building in China where "forest, temple and burial" are combined. It was built in the Han Dynasty and rebuilt in the 2th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.

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Famous scenic spots in Luoyang

The famous scenic spots in Luoyang include Laojun Mountain, Longmen Grottoes, Mingtang Paradise Scenic Area, Baima Temple, Baiyun Mountain, Wanan Mountain, Guanlin Temple, Lijingmen Scenic Area, Wangcheng Park and Lavender Manor.

First, Laojun Mountain

The Laojun Mountain, "the sacred land of chinese odyssey, the first fairy mountain in the world". Formerly known as Jingshi Mountain, it is located three kilometers southeast of Luanchuan County, Luoyang, the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty. The main peak of the 8-mile Funiu Mountain Range, Yuhuangding is 2217 meters above sea level. It has a human history of more than 2, years and is the longest mountain range in Taoism.

second, Longmen grottoes

Longmen grottoes, also known as "yique grottoes". Located at the foot of Longmen Mountain in the southern suburb of Luoyang City, Henan Province, with Yishui in the front, it is 2 kilometers northeast of the old city of Luoyang from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Northern Dynasties. It is the most important grottoes excavated after the Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Luoyang. From about the seventeenth year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (493), statues were carved in natural caves in Xishan Mountain. Later, the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty continued to build cliffs in the east and west mountains, eventually forming a 1-kilometer-long cave group in the north and south.

iii. Mingtang Paradise Scenic Area

Mingtang Paradise Scenic Area, built in the core area of Ziwei City ruins, is the most important landscape of 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: Mingtang and Paradise. Mingtang is the main hall of Ziwei City in Luoyang, Tang Dynasty, known as the "Vientiane Shrine", and heaven is the imperial Buddha hall of Wu Zetian.

Fourth, White Horse Temple

White Horse Temple, the first ancient temple in China, is a world-famous Galand. Located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, it was built in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 68). It is the first government-run temple built after Buddhism was introduced to China. It is the "source of Buddhism" (the birthplace of Buddhism) and "ancestral court" (the ancestral court) of China, Viet Nam, North Korea, Japan and Europe and America.

v. Baiyun Mountain

Baiyun Mountain, located in the primitive forest area in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain in the south of Songxian County, the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty, is a world geopark, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and a national popular science education base, with 24 species of animals and 1991 species of plants, with a forest coverage rate of over 98.5%. Baiyun Mountain has 37 peaks above 15 meters above sea level, of which Yuhuangding is the first peak in Baiyun Mountain at an altitude of 2216 meters.

introduction of tourist attractions in Luoyang

1. Longmen Grottoes AAAAA1 suggestion Longmen Grottoes is located 12km south of Luoyang, which is one of the three largest grottoes in China and a national 5A-level scenic spot, with the same name as Yungang Grottoes in Datong and Thousand Buddha Cave Grottoes in Dunhuang. Longmen is a place with beautiful scenery, where two green hills are opposite to each other, and the Yishui slowly flows northward. From a distance, it looks like a natural doorway, so it was called "a doorway" in ancient times. "One Que" has been the first sight of Youlong Gate since ancient times. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once said, "The suburbs of Luoyang are better than mountains and rivers, and Longmen is the first". Longmen Grottoes began to be excavated around the time when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang (AD 494). Later, after the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it continued to be built on a large scale for more than 4 years from Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties. There are more than 97, Buddha statues and more than 1,3 grottoes in the east and west mountains of Yishui, one kilometer long from north to south. There are 2,345 caves, more than 3,6 inscriptions, more than 5 pagodas and more than 1,.