Luoyang

Luoyang, 2 hours bus from Zhengzhou, is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province. Situated on the central plain of China, one of the cradles of the Chinese civilization, Luoyang was one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.

Luoyang is situated along the northern side of the Luo River. The train station is located to the north of the town centre, and Jinguyuan Lu goes from the station to Wangcheng Square. To the east is the Old Town and to the west the Wangcheng Park. Tourists come here primarily to see the Longmen Caves, The White Horse Temple and Guanlin Temple which all lie in proximity to the town, rather than the town itself.

The Longmen Grottoes were listed by UNESCO in the list of World Heritage Sites in November 2000. White Horse Temple is located 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the modern town. Guanlin is a series of temples that were built in honor of Guan Yu, a hero of the Three Kingdoms period, close to the grottoes to the south of the city. China's only tombs museum, the Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum opened to the public in 1987 and is situated north of the modern town. Founded in 1958, the Luoyang Museum features ancient relics dating back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The total number of exhibits on display is 1700.

Luoyang is also famous for the Water Banquet Shui Xi, which consists of 8 cold and 16 warm dishes cooked in various broths, gravies or juices, hence its name.Luoyang has a reputation as a cultivation centre for the peony, the city flower of Luoyang. Luoyang peony is the most famous peony in China, and enjoys the honor of "King of the Flower Kingdom" and "Luoyang Peony Ranking the First under Heaven". There have been peonies planted in Luoyang since the Sui Dynasty and then became popular from Tang Dynasty. Luoyang government holds an annual peony fair festival from April 15 to 25 every year.

Tours

12-day China Kungfu Tour

Beijing → Zhengzhou → Kaifeng → Luoyang → Xian → Shanghai

This 12 days China Kungfu Tour for tourist history and Chinese Kungfu interests to experience the Forbidden City Beijing, Shaolin Temple Dengfeng, Chinese Kungfu, Xian Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses, Shanghai Yuyuan Garden, Huangshan Yellow Mountains and more....

8-day Beijing Xian Luoyang Shaolin Bullet Train Tour

Beijing → Luoyang → Zhengzhou → Xian

8-day Beijing Xian Luoyang Shaolin Bullet Train Tour covers the most popular attractions such as the Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall in Beijing, Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses in Xi'an and Shaolin Temple and Kung Fu Show in Luoyang....

15-day Chinese Ancient Capitals & Culture Tour

Beijing → Xian → Luoyang → Zhengzhou → Nanjing → Suzhou → Shanghai

This 15 days Chinese Ancient Capitals & Culture Beijing Pingyao Xi'an Luoyang Nanjing Suzhou Shanghai to see Great Wall, Terra Cotta Army Warriors, Longmen Grottoes, Suzhou gardens & Zhouzhuang Water Town and more....

14-day China Kung Fu Panda Tour

Hong Kong → Guilin → Longsheng → Chengdu → Xian → Luoyang → Shanghai

This Chinese Kung Fu Panda tour covers Taichi Martial Art in Yangshuo, giant pandas in Chengdu, Shaolin Temple in Luoyang and more interesting attractions in Guilin, Xian, Luoyang and Shanghai.

15-day Ancient China Culture Journey

Beijing → Datong → Taiyuan → Pingyao → Xian → Luoyang → Zhengzhou → Shanghai

Discover the great ancient Chinese civilization with series of top amazing sights and experience of culture and history in China!

6-day Zhengzhou Luoyang Kaifeng Henan Tour

Luoyang

6-day Zhengzhou Luoyang Kaifeng Henan Tour for tourists to visit Qingming Shanghe Garden, Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang Peony Festival,Laojunshan, Longtan Grand Canyon and more....

4-day Luoyang Henan Tour

Luoyang

The 4 days Luoyang Henan tour for tourists to visit Shaolin Temple, Longmen Cave, White Horse Temple, Luoyang Old Town, Luoyang Museum and Luoyang Peony Cultural Festival.

20-day Ancient China & Dream Mountain River View Tour

Beijing → Taiyuan → Pingyao → Zhengzhou → Luoyang → Xian → Guilin → Yangshuo → Longsheng → Huangshan → Shanghai

This 21 days Beijing Pingyao Luoyang Xi'an Guilin Huangshan Shanghai Tour to the Forbidden city ,Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses, Li River Cruise, Yangshuo West Street, Yellow Mountain, Hongcun Village, the Bund and more....

Attractions

Luoyang Museum

Luoyang Museum was first built in 1958 for displaying the precious relics in and out Luoyang. It was moved to Zhengzhou Middle Road(in 1974) while the new Museum now is settled on Nietai Road since 2011, the downtown area of Luoyang city

Shaolin Temple

Located outside of Dengfeng City in China's Henan Province, the Shaolin Temple is perhaps the most famous Buddhist Temple on earth. It was included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2010. The temple is home to the famous Shaolin fighting monks.

Yellow River Xiaolangdi Scenic Area

Xiaolangdi Scenic Area is located at Mengjin County about 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) north of Luoyang City. It provides beautiful views of the Yellow River and gorges, as well as the grand view Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Dam Project.

Wangcheng Park

Wangcheng Park was built on the original site of ancient Zhou city, located in the Zhongzhou Road, city center of Luoyang. It is the biggest comprehensive park in Luoyang, covering an area of 67 hectares.

White Horse Temple

Located in China’s Henan Province, outside of Louyang City, White Horse Temple is a Buddhist temple with a unique story.

Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum

Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum was built in Mangshan Town, northern suburb of Luoyang city (6 miles away from downtown) in 1984; it is the China's first museum featuring ancient towns from many dynasties.

Guanlin Temple

Guanlin Temple is located about 7 kilometers south of Luoyang city; it is also called General Guan’s Tomb, where the head of General Guanyu was buried.

Longmen Grottoes

The Longmen Grottoes, located in China’s Henan Province is one of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art. The grottoes are home to tens of thousands of Buddhist statues carved directly into the Xiangshan and Longmenshan Mountains.

Hotels

New Jianlong Hotel Luoyang

New Jianlong Hotel of Luoyang is a 3-star hotel located to the north of Ding-ding overpass. It is only 0.5 km to the Luopu Park, 7km to Guanlin Temple and 12km to the Longmen Grottoes; it is also around 3 km to railway station and 8km to Luoyang airport. New Jianlong Hotel Luoyang offers over 100 well-appointed guestrooms including deluxe suites and deluxe standard rooms. Room amenities like IDD/DDD, satellite TV programs are available. The Chinese restaurant in the hotel serves delicious Henan, Shanghai, Sichuan, Anhui and Cantonese cuisines. The western restaurant features authentic French, Italian and American food. Other facilities are Chinatown nightclub, recreation center and bowling alley.

Jingan Peony Plaza Hotel Luoyang

Jing'an Penoy Plaza Hotel is a deluxe 4 star hotel located on the northern tip of Nanchang road, facing Peony Square. The hotel has 195 comfortable rooms with different styles and non-smoking floor is available. All rooms are equipped with centrally controlled air-conditioners, foreign TV channels, broadband internet access, IDD service and mini bar. The second floor is the famous Macao Food Street offering all kinds of cuisines around China including Macao food. The Lee Club is on the 5th floor and the Golden Club on 6th floor provides over 20 luxury KTV rooms with different styles. On the 25th floor is the rotating restaurant offers seafood, barbecue, salad, ice-cream and fruit.

Christian's Hotel Luoyang

Christian's Hotel Luoyang is luxury 5 starts hotel located in city center. The hotel has 14 storeys and 96 comfortable rooms including standard rooms, deluxe rooms, executive rooms and Christian's suite. The best idea needs the perfect support Christian makes her facilities five-star-standard with deluxe and close service in each suite, especially with private kitchens, each detail is more delicate and humanization The hotel can be easily accessed by walk or a short taxi ride from Railway station, bus terminal, Luoyang museum.

Lee Royal Hotel Mudu Luoyang

Lee Roya Hotel Mudu, is a hotel built by Molybdenum Industry Group of Luoyang, and under the management of Lee Garden Hotel Group. The hotel is located in the city center of Luoyang, and nice standard 5 star hotel for business and sightseeing travelers. The hotel is about 6km away to Luoyang Railway Station, 13 km to the Luoyang airport and Longmen Grottoes. The hotel has 313 luxury rooms 8 types with international and domestic direct telephones, private safe box, mini-bar, automatic sprinkler system, TV, broadband system. There are also 10 convention rooms in varied sizes, like multi-lingual interpretation, video conferencing systems, broadband internet access, multi-media and other advanced facilities, as well as the experienced concierge who are all meeting service professionals.

Luoyang Peony Hotel

Luoyang Peony is located in the city center and close to Peony Fair Hall, King City Park and Friendship Mall. It is only 4 km away from railway station and around 12 km from Luoyang airport. The hotel building is of an 18-floor building with 2100 square meters, fully equipped with dinning facilities with one big dinning hall and 9 banquet halls. The Peony Hall Restaurant serves Cantonese and western food. The Peony Luoyang hotel opened in 1990 and has renovated in 2005; the hotel now has 176 guest rooms, all are equipped with central air conditioning, satellite TV, IDD telephone and mini-bar.

Tips

Things to do in Luoyang

Among the rich sites in Luoyang, The Longmen Grottoes are one of must-visited sites houses numerous stone sculptures and inscriptions; the White Horse Temple is renowned as the Cradle of Buddhism in China which means the Buddhism was introduced to Luoyang China from India at the beginning along the ancient Silk Road;

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