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Luoyang lies in the northwestern part in Henan province. It is the
important base of machinery industry and the famous historical city in
China. It is 15 thousandsquare kilometers in area. The population is 577
thousand.
The topography in Luoyang mainly is hilly lands and areas.
Luo River flows from the Southwest to the Northeast. It is monsoon climate
in warm-temperate zone. The average temperature is 14.6 degree Celsius,
and the average precipitation is 600mm. The black frost period can last
217 days. The reserves abound in molybdenum, aluminium, tungsten,
sulphuric iron ore, refractory clay and cement rock. In industry, there is
machine, metallurgical industry, building materials, textile and petroleum
process. The output of tractors, bearing, mineral machines, road roller,
silicon and glass is in the important place in China. In agriculture,
there is wheat, cotton, corn, oil and tobacco, etc. The railway and
highway are both convenient. And a lot of cities and Luoyang are open to
navigation, such as Guangzhou, Hongkong and Xiamen.
Luoyang is one of the seven ancient cities in China. East Zhou dynasty,
East Han dynasty, Cao dynasty, Wei dynasty and other nine dynasties took
here as the capital city. Longmen cave is the important place of interest.
White-horse Temple was built in East Han dynasty. It is the earliest
temple in China. Moreover, there is Hanjiacang, Baijuyi Tomb and Erlitou
cultural ruins in Yanshi.
The peonies in Luoyang are well known. Every year, on Apr.20th, there
is the splendid peony ceremony. The traditional specialties are resemble
Tangsancai, Palace lantern, ham and cherry.
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Luoyang is the second largest and one of the
most industrialized cities in Henan Province. Transportation to and from
the city is fairly convenient. Bus and train are the most feasible options
to and from most destinations.
Airport
Luoyang Airport is located 13km northwest of the city. Most people find
Zhengzhou Airport a little more convenient both in terms of location and
flight availability. There are only three flights available from Luoyang
(none to or from Beijing and Shanghai). Travelers from Beijing and
Shanghai should fly to Zhengzhou and travel to Luoyang by express highway
in under 2 hours. There are a few buses between Luoyang Airport and the
CAAC building behind the railway station, but they are not frequent, only
available at departure and arrival times.
Railway station
Train is the most common way to travel to Luoyang, a major stop on the
Shanghai to Lanzhou Railway. Direct trains are available to Shanghai (16
hours), Nanjing (12 hours), Xi'an (10 hours), Chengdu (25 hours), Lanzhou
(14 hours), Beijing (12 Hours) and Guangzhou (20 hours). Luoyang Railway
Station is located on the northern part of Luoyang city on the corner of
Jiefang Lu and Dannan Lu. From the city center, the railway station is
about 3km and can be reached in less than 10 minutes by taxi from most
destination in Luoyang.
Bus station
The main bus station is located directly opposite the railway station.
The square between the railway station and the bus station has become
something of a center for travelers with many buses to tourist attractions
and other provincial destinations. The express bus reaches
Zhengzhou(RMB20) and Kaifeng(RMB30) in 2 hours and 3 hours respectively.
Buses to Zhengzhou depart every 20 minutes. Buses to Shaolin Temple
(Songshan) are available every 30 minutes (RMB8). There are also coaches
with hard sleepers to Xi'an (10 hours), Wuhan (15 hours), Taiyuan (11
hours) and Yantai (23 hours).
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