Luoyang

Luoyang (洛阳 Luòyáng) is an ancient city in the West Henan province of China. Tourists come here primarily to see the Longmen Caves, the White Horse Temple and Guanlin Temple, which are close to the town, rather than the town itself. Ruined remains of the ancient cities called "Luoyang" are scattered in and around the Old Town area, and some can be visited.

Understand
Luoyang is in the heartland of Chinese civilisation. It was the capital of several dynasties in Chinese history, most notably the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the state of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. It was the eastern terminus of the historic Silk Road, and the junction of the three ancient canals that made up the original Grand Canal.

The city is on the northern side of the Luo River. The train station is north of the town centre, and Jinguyuan Lu (金谷园路) goes from the station to Wangcheng Square. To the east is the Old Town and to the west the Wangcheng Park.

In 2022, it was home to more than 7 million people, with 2.25 million in the urban area.

Climate
Luoyang belongs to the warm temperate zone with four distinct seasons. Summer is hot and rain is concentrated, autumn is sunny and sunny, winter is dry and cold, rain and snow are rare.

History
It is named because it is located in the Yang of Luoshui. In history, 13 dynasties have built their capitals here. It is the earliest, longest and most dynasties city in China. There are five major capital ruins. The historical names of Luoyang include: 鄩, Luoyi, Chengzhou, Luoyang, Dongdu, Tokio, Zhongjing, Shendu, Jingluo, Luojing, Xijing.

By train
There are two train stations in Luoyang: Luoyang Station (northern end of Jinguyuan Road) and Luoyang Longmen (south of Luoyang).



By bus
Luoyang has two major bus stations. The main bus station is across the plaza Luoyang train station, at the corner of Jinguyuan Road and Daonan Road.



Get around
Transportation inside the city of Luoyang is very convenient. There are two kinds of city buses which cost ¥1 or ¥1.5 per ride. The buses offer beautiful scenery all around the city. This is the convenient and affordable way to travel in Luoyang.

The taxi start price is ¥5 (includes 3 km), + ¥1.5 per additional kilometer. Effective 1 March 2022, the basic fare is RMB 8.00 and RMB 1.70 per vehicle per kilometre. The fuel surcharge of RMB 1.00 per trip is cancelled.

By subway
By 2023, Luoyang Subway has opened two lines in operation. Line 1 passes the scenic spots in the old town. Line 2 connects the new town with the old town.

Luolong District

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Laocheng District

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Outlying areas

 * Điện Linh Quan, núi Lão Quân.jpg Laojun mountain(老君山)，Luanchuan County (栾川县). Covers an area of 26.66 square kilometers; Laojun Mountain was formed in the continental orogeny 1.9 billion years ago, which records the tectonic evolution of the southern margin of the North China ancient land block for 1.9 billion years, such as fragmentation, dispersion, accretion, aggregation, collision and orogeny. As of April 15, 2021, Laojun Mountain Scenic Spot has been developed and built into eight scenic spots, 138 scenic spots.
 * Điện Linh Quan, núi Lão Quân.jpg Laojun mountain(老君山)，Luanchuan County (栾川县). Covers an area of 26.66 square kilometers; Laojun Mountain was formed in the continental orogeny 1.9 billion years ago, which records the tectonic evolution of the southern margin of the North China ancient land block for 1.9 billion years, such as fragmentation, dispersion, accretion, aggregation, collision and orogeny. As of April 15, 2021, Laojun Mountain Scenic Spot has been developed and built into eight scenic spots, 138 scenic spots.
 * Điện Linh Quan, núi Lão Quân.jpg Laojun mountain(老君山)，Luanchuan County (栾川县). Covers an area of 26.66 square kilometers; Laojun Mountain was formed in the continental orogeny 1.9 billion years ago, which records the tectonic evolution of the southern margin of the North China ancient land block for 1.9 billion years, such as fragmentation, dispersion, accretion, aggregation, collision and orogeny. As of April 15, 2021, Laojun Mountain Scenic Spot has been developed and built into eight scenic spots, 138 scenic spots.
 * Điện Linh Quan, núi Lão Quân.jpg Laojun mountain(老君山)，Luanchuan County (栾川县). Covers an area of 26.66 square kilometers; Laojun Mountain was formed in the continental orogeny 1.9 billion years ago, which records the tectonic evolution of the southern margin of the North China ancient land block for 1.9 billion years, such as fragmentation, dispersion, accretion, aggregation, collision and orogeny. As of April 15, 2021, Laojun Mountain Scenic Spot has been developed and built into eight scenic spots, 138 scenic spots.

Eat

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Drink
In Luoyang you can find a huge selection of restaurants, but there are not so many bars and clubs. If you want to drink baijiu (strong liquor based on rice) you should go to a restaurant, because clubs do not carry it.



Go next
Beijing is 3½-4 hours away by high-speed rail or 7-11 hours by sleeper train, Shanghai is 8-10 hours away by high-speed sleeper train, and Xi'an is 1½-2 hours away by high-speed train or 4-5 hours away by slow train. It is possible (although gruelling) to arrive from Beijing or Shanghai by overnight train, visit the Longmen grottoes and possibly one or two other sights, then continue to Xi'an in the space of 1 night and a day.