Introduction of must-see scenic spots in Luoyang.

1. Longmen Grottoes: One of the four largest grottoes in China, it has a long history. After several dynasties of excavation, it has been built intermittently for more than 500 years, with more than 97,000 Buddha statues. With yi river as the boundary, the grottoes are divided into Xishan and Dongshan. Dongshan Grottoes are mostly works of the Tang Dynasty, and Xishan Grottoes were excavated in the Northern Dynasties and Sui and Tang Dynasties. Longmen Grottoes are the most classic scenic spots in Luoyang, among which Xishan Grottoes are the most essential part of Longmen, including the Buddha statue of Lushena in Fengxian Temple and the "Twenty Products of Longmen" in Guyangdong.

2. White Horse Temple: This is the first temple built by the government after Buddhism was introduced into China. It has always been regarded as "the ancestral home" and "the source of Buddhism in China". The existing sites and monuments of Baima Temple were left over from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, among which Daxiong Hall is the main hall of the whole temple, and there are many dry lacquer statues in it. It is said that there is a tomb of De Renjie in an obscure corner of the temple, and the tombstone is engraved with "Duke Liang of Datang". Some people say it refers to "Xue Huaiyi" instead of Di Renjie. There is a Yun Qi pagoda not far from the mountain gate, which has a unique style and is one of the few ancient buildings in the Jin Dynasty in the Central Plains. There are nuns living here at present.

3. Luoyang Museum: Luoyang Museum echoes the landmark buildings of the Central Plains Pearl TV Tower. The new building looks like a tripod, which means "Dingding Loy". The museum consists of the main building and the annex building. The main building has two floors, one is the general exhibition, and the other is the fine exhibition of the museum. The new museum * * * exhibits 1. 1.0000 cultural relics. In addition to local unearthed cultural relics, it also accepts a batch of treasures allocated by the Palace Museum.

4. Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan: According to legend, Laozi, the ancestor of Taoism in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, lived in seclusion and practiced in this mountain, hence the name Laojun Mountain. It is the main peak of Funiu Mountain, more than 2000 meters above sea level. Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, temple communities such as Guandian have been established one after another. Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties regarded it as a holy place of Taoism. For thousands of years, it has been a sacred place of Taoism in the Central Plains, where pilgrims from Henan, Shaanxi, Anhui and Hubei worship. In addition to selling local specialties, there are also famous local landmarks such as the statue of Laozi riding an ox and the golden statue of Taishang Laojun. It is a scenic spot integrating landscape and Taoist culture in the Central Plains.