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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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