Luoyang Travel Notes

01 A Brief Talk on This Trip - Every distant place has a kind of allure. Not because of beauty, not because of distance, but because

Why choose April for Henan? April is the peony season. Even though accommodation prices in Luoyang nearly double during this time, it's worth it to witness the spectacular bloom...

Hi, I'm Zhi Zhi, a blogger sharing where to go on weekends. “Wind rises in Luoyang, dream into the divine capital.” Luoyang is a poem沉淀ed in the river of time, with ancient city walls and long lanes carrying countless stories and legends.

From 2020 to 2023, the three years of the pandemic made traveling a luxury. Although we did go out occasionally, every time we...

Luanchuan Travelogue by Lu Guoliang. The trip to Luanchuan was triggered by chance. Several tourism industry bosses planned to open a Luanchuan travel route and organized a 'route inspection'

After deciding to visit Luoyang for the peonies, I searched for an accessibility guide but couldn't find one. So I decided to write one myself, hoping to encourage friends with mobility challenges to step out.

On October 2, 2023, we traveled from Luoyang to Dengfeng, preparing to visit Shaolin Temple the next day. Dengfeng has no high-speed rail station, but you can take

White Horse Temple, located 12 km east of the old city of Luoyang, Henan Province, was first built in the 11th year of Yongping of the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 AD). It is the first temple built after Buddhism was introduced to China.

On the morning of September 25, 2022, a little after 7 a.m., I had breakfast at the hotel, took Bus No. 22 to Luoyi Ancient City, and got off at the intersection of Xinjie and Jiudu East Road.

For the 2024 Spring Festival trip, we didn't book in advance. Most scenic spots were sold out of tickets. We had made reservations before the New Year.

Xiaowangzhuang Mosque, Hebei District, Tianjin. 2022.8.24. After finishing my errands, I passed by my

This is the cradle of Chinese civilization, the starting point of the Silk Road, an ancient capital for millennia, and the city of peonies—this is Luoyang. Many people...

Flying from Guangdong to Henan takes only two hours. Actually, Luoyang has a Beijiao Airport, though with few flights. If you want to go directly to

At 10:15 AM on September 23, 2022, after visiting the Yingtian Gate Scenic Area, we exited through the back gate and crossed an open squa

The humanistic ancestors of China can be traced back to the ancient Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, with the Three Sovereigns being more remote than the Five Emperors. Due to the long history, in myths and legends, the Three Sovereigns

I have always wanted to visit the historical and cultural ancient cities in Henan, the 'heartland of the nine provinces'. In early autumn, I invited some friends and took the high-speed train heading to the Central Plains.

"If you wish to know the rise and fall of dynasties past and present, just look at the city of Luoyang." In 1071 AD, Sima Guang, disheartened after opposing Wang Anshi's reforms, retreated to Luoyang. Passing through the ruins of the Han-Wei Luoyang city, he borrowed the scene to express his feelings, writing a poem titled "Passing the Old Luoyang City" filled with infinite emotion.

On the morning of September 24, 2022, after having a buffet breakfast at the hotel around 7 a.m., I walked to Wangcheng Square and took Bus No. 77 to Luoyang.

Luoyang lies at the center of the realm, named for its location north of the Luo River. It has a civilization history of over 5,000 years, an urban history of over 4,000 years, and a capital history of over 1,500 years, making it one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, the eastern starting point of the Silk Road, and the center of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal.

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