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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (34) This is suppose to be the first buddhist temple in China, dated since the 1st century, when a Tang Dynasty monk traveled to Afghanistan and met 2 indian monks. Both monks were invited back to Luoyang with buddhist scriptures and statues in 2 white horse.
Adjoining to this temple there is a pagoda, where you stand about 20feet away and clap you will hear a sound similar to a frog. Leave a Comment Address: Located east of LuoyangDirections: There are public buses from near the train station.
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You can tell from my Luoyang site that, at least for me, the town is about the Buddhist caves! The day I went it was pretty dreary! Rain and snow mixture all day long. But I did enjoy the caves! Louyang was established in 1200 BC and has been the capital of 10 Dynasties! Luoyang is one of the best Historical sites in all of China. At the time I didn't realize it and I just spent a passing few hours here. I should have given it a couple of days worth of exploring the caves. Leave a Comment Directions: 16 Km south of Luoyang. There is a bus that goes there. Very cheap!!
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Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (and every day during all the national holidays) you can go see the spectacle of the dancing fountains in the new and modern area of Luoyang (south of the old Luoyang). According to my wife’s father, who is very trustable, these are the biggest fountains in the whole of Asia. A couple of years ago, I went to see the dancing fountains in Barcelona also, and these are similar but also different. It’s the same concept, but the ones in Barcelona are more pitoresque, where the ones in Luoyang are huger and more massive.
The spectacle starts at 20.00 and lasts for half an hour. Address: Kai Yuan Da DaoDirections: New part of Luoyang.
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I came to this park during the Spring Festival, when the parc is filled with puppets and lights that all refer to the Spring Festival. It's not during the whole Spring Festival that you have this special decoration, but only during the last week of it, more or less. I haven't been here during the day, but the park (40 hectares) also has a zoo, a history and culture area and some recreational facilities. Ideal to come here with kids.
It's also one of the best places to come to during the Peony Festival. Directions: In the heart of the city, on the northern part of Zhongzhou Lu.
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Just outside Luoyang, city of peonies, two hills - Xiangshan and Longmenshan - face each other across the Yi river as it flows northwards towards the Yellow River. The two hills, draped in cypress trees and slender pines, form a natural gateway, and the area has long been called the Yiqu (gateway of the Yi).
Here, since AD493, along an 800 metre stretch of the gorge, the pious have carved statues of Buddha, bodhissatvas and arhats into the soft sandstone cliffs. The first carving was started when Emperor Xaowen moved his capital frm Pincheng in Shanxi to Luoyang that year. Once started, the work continued through the dynasties. This was no new fad though: the Yungang Shikou near the old capital had been similarly decorated over the years.
At the Longmen Shiku, there are now more than 2300 caves and niches, 2800 inscriptions and more than 100,000 Buddist images. As well as providing a unique sample of Buddhist art style over the years, the carvings and inscriptions create a window on Chinese historical court life.
Northern Wei Dynasty: the deep, narrow Guyang Cave with its spectacular carved ceiling, which was the first cave created; Binyangzhongdong, which took centuries to complete; Liahuadong; Weizi Cave, Huangfugong Cave
Tang Dynasty: Fengxiansi, Wanfodong, Qianxisi, Kanjinsi, Dawanwufodong. Leave a Comment Directions: 13km south-east of Luoyang city centre
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The Tang Fengxiansi is, for many, the highlight, with its 17m high Losana Buddha, accompanied by Ananda and Kasyapa. Nearby the bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra attend, with other attendants and disciples keeping them company. The intricacy of the carving is best exhibited by the mischievous Yaksa being stamped on by the heavenly king to the right. The main buddha is rumoured to have been modelled on the face of the powerful, yet rather nasty, Empress Wu Zetian. Early in the morning, the warm glow of the stone and the steaming mist rising from the Yi (in winter) create a supremely peaceful scene.
Other Tang highlights include the left hand wall of the Wanfodong with its sheer wall of tiny niches and one larger niche high up near the ceiling. Look out for the carved musicians.
I particularly like the Wei Binyangzhongdong caves, which are among the first caves you reach from the north. The Tang statues are more three-dimensional and realistic than the earlier relief Northern Wei carvings: many prefer the Tang art, but it is worth remembering that the earlier carvings were more spiritual in nature, and completed in a time of great uncertainty and constant strife across much of China.
The western side of the gorge is where most of the carvings are situated, and on the eastern side the temples and pagodas proliferate. The Longmen Caves can be seen in an hour and a half, but the whole gorge is a peaceful pace to relax and recharge batteries.
Some of the more spectacular carvings are, sadly, no longer in-situ, as Longmen Shikou was pillaged by Western archaeologists in the 19th and early 20th Century. Next time you pass the MoMA in New York, you might enquire as to when they intend returning the roof carvings ripped out of the Longmen Caves. Equally sadly, during the campaign against the Four Olds in the Cultural Revolution, many carvings and statues were badly damaged or destroyed, giving Western collectors and museums the easy excuse that they were 'protecting' the relics. Leave a Comment Directions: 13 km south-east of Luoyang city centre
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This was founded by an Indian monk around 1st century AD. The story says those who first came had White Horses, thus the name (Baima means white horse).
It has large grounds with several temples, a little park land, and of course, a pagoda. The historical importance may have been lost on me, or maybe I was just pagodaed out. If Buddhism is of interest to you, this is a must, if it isn't then this is just swell, not grand. Leave a Comment Address: 10km east of LuoyangDirections: Take a mini bus from Luoyang station toward Yanshi. Baima is about half way there and should cost around 3 RMB.
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Budhist carvings from 600-1000 AD, all on a bluff next to a river. I went on a nice day in the summer on the weekend and it still wasn't too crowded. I could have skipped the replica temple. Leave a Comment Directions: 15km south of Luoyang City Center
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That China you imagined, this is it. Narrow alleys, traditional buildings, and people selling all sort of replica antiques. Just wander around and maybe see the brick pagoda in the Southeast corner. Leave a Comment Address: 3km East of the city centerDirections: 3km East of the city center, near the big, fake gate. It is a big vague area.
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The King City Park is famous for its Peony flowers. Some where artifically in bloom, even in late October. The park is large and hilly and for extra cost you can see the zoo.
This definately looks like a third world zoo. The animal cages are small and sad. Some animals are getting a new place to live and more colorful, but are still small. Most animals either sat still or paced back and forth. These monkeys were the only real entertainment. Well, that and the thousands of flowers. Leave a Comment Address: Zhongzhou XiluDirections: About three kms south west of the main train station.
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