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| Brief Introduction of Luoyang |
Luoyang is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the western part of Henan Province.
It was the capital of nine dynasties starting from around 770 B.C. There are many historical sites to be viewed in Luoyang as well as the opportunity to purchase replicas of the framed Tang three-glaze horses. The Chinese government has paid special attention to the protection of historic city, although its ancient sites have lost much of their original grandeur after so many changes in history. Though the city today is not quite what it was in the days of its youth, the majority of its best sights are still remnants of its past. |
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| Luoyang Sightseeing Highlights |
 Guanlin
The Guanlin Temple, with ancient classical architecture, is actually the place where Guan’s head is buried, being one of the State’s AAAA-grade tourist attractions in Luoyang.Guanlin Temple was built in a large scale, with majestic statues enshrined in magnificent classical halls, occupying 200 Chinese Mu (13.33 ha.) of land in area. And it has more than 150 halls, over 70 ancient stone tablets, 4 stone archways, more than 110 big and small lions, and over 800 ancient cypress trees.
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 Longmen Grottoes
The Longmen Grottoes is the most scenic spot in Luoyang. Located in the southern part of Luoyang city, 13 kilometers to the downtown of the city, spanning a length of over 1,000 meters, the grottoes were chiseled on the cliffs of both banks of the Yi River. The Longmen Grottoes is one of the three famous treasure houses of stone sculpture in China. The grottoes were first sculptured and chiseled around in the fifth century after the Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 534) moved its capital to Luoyang. Carving went on for 400 years through several dynasties. Longmen has 2,300 grottoes and over 10,000 statues, the best of which were done in Northern Wei and Tang dynasties.As one of the three great Buddhist treasures, the Buddhist statues in Longmen Grottoes are exquisitely caved and beautifully shaped, all presenting a vivid appearance of a dignified manner and delicate look. The Buddhist statues in Longmen Grottoes are an embodiment of a peculiar and extraordinary style of sculpture of Buddhist. |
 White Horse Temple
White Horse Temple (or Baimasi in Chinese pinyin) is located 12 km away from Luoyang City. It is attractive for its ancient buildings and devotional atmosphere. Established by the Han Dynasty in 68 AD when Buddhism started to spread in China, it has someclaimed to be the first Buddhist temple built in China. Legend says that one night in the year A. D. 64, Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) dreamed of a golden with the sun and moon behind his head. Two monks sent to search for the origin of the dream reached India and returned riding white horses with two Indian monks and a bundle of sutras. This temple was built to honour them, and its layout is in keeping with the legend.
The temple has been through many changes. What we see today is a rectangular courtyard comp lex facing south, reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), with an area of 40,000 square meters and a roofed entrance arch with three doorways. The entrance is built of blue stones, including several pieces from the Eastern Han Dynasty. |
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