Luoyang
Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province, China.
Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast. As of December 31, 2018, Luoyang had a population of 6,888,500 inhabitants with 2,751,400 people living in the built-up area made of the city's five out of six urban districts and Yanshi District, later being conurbated. By the end of 2022, Luoyang Municipality had jurisdiction over 7 municipal districts, 7 counties and 1 development zone. The permanent population was 7.079 million as of 2022.
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Worth seeing in and around Luoyang
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Longmen Grottoes
The Longmen Grottoes or Longmen Caves are some of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art.
7.3 km · cave in People's Republic of China · Wikipedia - 02Luoyang Museum
Luoyang Museum is a historical museum in Luoyang, Henan Province, China. Situated in the Yellow River valley.
5.7 km · museum in China · Wikipedia - 03Henan University of Science and Technology
Henan University of Science and Technology is a comprehensive public university which ranks among the top five in Henan Province. The university is located in Luoyang, Henan province, China.
9.5 km · university in Luoyang, China · Wikipedia - 04Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology
Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology ) is an educational institute in the Chinese city of Luoyang, which belongs to regionally renowned universities. It has three campuses: Wangcheng, Kaiyuan and Jiudu, covering an area of 2229 acres, contains 17 departments.
1.8 km · educational institute in Luoyang, China · Wikipedia - 05Luoyang Stadium
The Luoyang Sports Centre Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Luoyang, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
2.8 km · building in People's Republic of China · Wikipedia
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Things to do
- 01Lijingmen Scenic Area
Stroll along West Street from Lijingmeng Gate to the Luoyi Ancient City.
From Wikivoyage: Luoyang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Qianjude Peking Duck Restaurant. Famous for duck of course, but has many other delicious entrees. Dirty Street, Guangzhou Shichuang. 24/7. This is not so much a restaurant as it is a dirty street where they sell barbecue and other foods 24 hours a day.
- 01Xiao Jie Tian Fu
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Getting to Luoyang
- Airports
- Luoyang Beijiao (LYA), 15 km · Zhengzhou Xinzheng (CGO), 128 km · Yuncheng Yanhu (YCU), 141 km
- Stations
- Luoyang Railway Station, 7.8 km · Luoyang Longmen railway station, 2.9 km · Luoyang East Railway Station, 9.1 km
- Zhengzhou → Luoyang111 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · ¥50–70
- Yuncheng (Yanhu) → Luoyang137 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · ¥75–100
- Xi'an → Luoyang325 km · quickest by road, 5h 13m · ¥140–190
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No local-transport research exists yet for Luoyang
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Luoyang. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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