There are many tourist attractions in Luoyang, among which Longmen Grottoes and Baima Temple are the most impressive. Five years ago, I visited these two scenic spots when my father came to Luoyang on business. My feeling is: it's huge and spectacular, which can't be described in words. If you come to Luoyang for the first time, I think these two scenic spots will definitely surprise you! Let's take a look at it with me ~

1. Introduction to Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes is located at the Longmen Pass in the southern suburbs of Luoyang, 12.5 kilometers away from the urban area. It was excavated from Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty for 19 years and has a history of more than 1,5 years. The largest Buddha statue, Lushena Buddha, is 17.14 meters high, and the smallest Buddha statue is only 2 centimeters. It is a treasure of oriental sculpture art.

Longmen Grottoes are world-famous and one of the three famous treasure houses of stone carving art in China. Since Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Luoyang, it has 2,345 grottoes and nearly 11, statues. The scenic spot is also a 5A scenic spot, a world cultural heritage and a national cultural protection unit.

Location of scenic spots No.13 Longmen Middle Street, Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province

Tickets for adults

Tour route

Classic route (suitable for tourists with more physical strength). : Dashimen Entrance-Longmen Bridge-Yuwangchi-Qianxi Temple-Binyang Cave-Cliff Cave-Wanfo Cave-Lotus Cave-Fengxian Temple-Guyang Cave-Prescription Cave-Yiqie Bridge-Leigutai Feel the charm of Lushena Buddha with your parents: Dashimen entrance-Longmen Bridge-Yuwangchi-Qianxi Temple-Binyang Three Caves-Wanfo Cave-Fengxian Temple-Yiqie Bridge-Lifotai

Traffic route

The Grottoes are located 12km south of Luoyang City, and you. Bus No.53: From Equality Street-Longmen Grottoes;

Suggested playing season

It is a good trip to visit Longmen Grottoes while enjoying peony during Luoyang Peony Flower Festival from April 1st to May 1th every year. Of course, it is also a good season to go to Longmen Grottoes in autumn, and it is also a pleasure to climb the mountain.

2. Introduction to Baima Temple

Attractions

Baima Temple, the first ancient temple in China, is a world-famous Galand. Located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, it is the first temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China.

Baima Temple has a history of more than 19 years, and the existing sites and historic sites were left in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. A large number of dry lacquer statues of Yuan Dynasty, such as Buddha III, Admiral Ertian and Eighteen Arhats, have been preserved in the temple, which is very precious.

The whole temple has a regular layout and simple style. Outside the temple gate, there are stone archways, releasing ponds and stone arch bridges newly built in recent years in the south of the square, and the left and right sides of them are green spaces. There are two stone horses on the left and right, the size of which is similar to that of a real horse, and the image is gentle and docile. These are two stone horses in the Song Dynasty, which are 1.75 meters tall and 2.2 meters long, bowing their heads and bearing loads.

Location of scenic spots: No.6 Luobai Road, Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province

Tickets for adults: 35 yuan

Transportation route

Take bus No.56 in the city, pass 16 stops, and arrive at Baima Temple Station (you can also take bus No.58)

If you take bus No.65 from Longmen high-speed railway station-Baima Temple, get off at Guanlin Market, transfer to bus No.58, and get off at the terminal.

Luoyang is a famous historical and cultural city in China. There are many famous tourist attractions here, and the Longmen Grottoes is the most impressive. Two years ago, I often went to Luoyang on business and went to Longmen Grottoes more than two or three times. What gives me the greatest feeling is: the scale is grand and the momentum is spectacular. Let's take a look at it with me ~

Introduction to Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang, Henan Province, is the largest treasure house of stone carving art with the largest number of statues in the world, and has been rated as "the highest peak of stone carving art in China" by UNESCO, ranking first among the big stone caves in China. Now it is a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

There are 2,345 existing grottoes with more than 11, statues, which are called the three largest grottoes in China together with Mogao Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, and then Maijishan Grottoes are called the four largest grottoes. There are more than 2,86 inscriptions on Longmen Grottoes, which is known as the ancient forest of steles. Masterpieces: "Twenty Styles of Longmen" and "Two Beauties of Longmen" (Chu Suiliang's "Yi Que Buddhist Shrine Monument" and Song Zhenzong's "Longmen Monument") are masterpieces of China's calligraphy art.

Location of scenic spots: Longmen Avenue, Longmen Town, Luolong District, Luoyang City

Tickets for adults: 9 yuan/person

Transportation route

Bus:

1. The Grottoes are located 12 kilometers south of Luoyang City, and you can take bus No.81 from Luoyang Railway Station, which takes about 4 minutes by car

2. Take bus No.99 south of Kaiyuan Avenue in Yongtai Street, and arrive after 15 stops.

3. Take bus No.37 at Dongjiekou Scenic Resort, Kaiyuan Avenue. After four stops, walk about 1 meters to Guanlin Market. After nine stops, take bus k81 to Longmen Grottoes and walk about 1 meters to the destination.

4. Take bus No.966 at Dongjiekou Scenic Resort, Kaiyuan Avenue. After 6 stops, you can walk about 1 meters to Longmen Station of high-speed railway. After 9 stops, you can take bus No.71 to Longmen Grottoes and walk about 4 meters to the finish line.

5. Take bus No.94 at the south of Kaiyuan Avenue in Jinchengzhai Street. After 15 stops, walk about 65 meters to the intersection of Longmen North Bridge on Longmen Avenue and reach the destination.

Tour route

General route:

Xishan Grottoes-Dongshan Grottoes-Xiangshan Temple-Baiyuan Xishan Grottoes: North Gate-Yuwangchi-Qianxi Temple-Binyang Three Caves-Cliff Three Buddhist Shrine-Wanfo Cave-Lotus Cave- Tubian Cave-Kanjing Temple-Erlianhua Cave-Siyan Cave-North Gate

Xiangshan Temple:

Nanbu Youdao-Lotus Pond-Bell Tower, Drum Tower-Tianwang Hall-Luohan Hall-Shilou-Jiulaotang- Take a photo at the Drum Tower Observation Deck)-Enter the White Garden through Dongshan Hotel from the back door

White Garden:

Enter the South Gate-South Poetry Gallery-Pipa Peak-North Poetry Gallery-Daoshi Bookstore-Paradise-Qinggu-Main Gate

Recommended sightseeing items

(. It is more than nine meters high and nine meters wide, and nearly seven meters deep. It was built about 1,3 years ago in the early Tang Dynasty. The algae well at the top of the cave is a shallow carved lotus flower. The main Buddha, Amitabha, sits on the Sumeru platform, with a plump face, a bulging chest and clothes hanging obliquely in front of the seat. All parts of his body are well-proportioned and wise, and the whole posture gives people a sense of silence and kindness. On the left side of the main Buddha is the great disciple Jia Ye, and on the right side is the little disciple Ananda. Next to the two disciples were avalokitesvara and Avalokitesvara.

(2) Binyang Cave

Binyang Middle Cave is a representative cave in the Northern Wei Dynasty. "Binyang" means to welcome the birth of the sun. The Third Cave in Binyang was dug in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was built by Xuan Wudi of the Northern Wei Dynasty for his father, Emperor Xiaowen. It started in 5 AD, lasted for 24 years, and employed 82,366 people. Later, due to the court coup and the death of the host Liu Teng, only one of the three planned caves (Binyang Middle Cave, South Cave and North Cave) was completed, and the main statues of South Cave and North Cave were completed in the early Tang Dynasty.

(3) Guyang Cave

Guyang Cave, located in the southern section of Longmen Mountain, was excavated in 493 A.D., which is the cave with the earliest excavation, the richest Buddhist content and the highest calligraphy art among the statues in Longmen Grottoes. It is magnificent in scale and momentum. The north wall of the cave is engraved with the words "Guyangdong" in regular script. During the Guangxu period in the late Qing Dynasty, Taoism rose in Longmen area. Seeing that there was no owner in Guyang Cave, the Taoist priest couldn't bear to waste it, so he changed the statue of Sakyamuni into a moral statue of the old gentleman on the throne. Because it is said that Laojun once practiced alchemy here, Guyang Cave is also called Laojun Cave.

There are hundreds of niches in Guyang Cave, and the carving and decoration are gorgeous, especially in the shape, lintel and forehead design, which are colorful and varied.

What are the tourist attractions in Luoyang?

Luoyang is an ancient capital with a thousand years' history, rich cultural heritage and seamless integration of human landscape and natural landscape. Let's take a look at the tourist attractions in Luoyang.

What are the tourist attractions in Luoyang?

One tourist attraction in Luoyang: Luoyang Bridge

Introduction to the scenic spot:

Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou is the earliest existing cross-sea girder stone bridge in China, and is known as the "first bridge in the sea". Luoyang Bridge is 834 meters long and 7 meters wide, with 46 piers, all of which are made of huge stones. Together with Lugou Bridge in Beijing, Zhao Zhouqiao Bridge in Hebei and Guangji Bridge in Guangdong, Luoyang Bridge is called the four famous bridges in ancient China.

Luoyang Bridge, formerly known as "Wan 'an Bridge", is located on the Luoyang River in the eastern suburb of Quanzhou. The bridge was built in the fifth year of the Song Dynasty (153) and was presided over by Cai Xiang, the then prefect of Quanzhou. It took six years to complete. It is the earliest existing cross-sea girder bridge in China and is known as the "first bridge in the sea".

The existing Luoyang Bridge was rebuilt in the 26th year of Qianlong (AD 1761), with a length of 731.29 meters, a width of 4.5 meters and a height of 7.3 meters. It has 44 boat-shaped piers, 645 railings, 14 stone lions, a stone pavilion and 7 stone pagodas, and is called the Four Ancient China Bridges together with Lugou Bridge in Beijing, Zhao Zhouqiao in Hebei and Guangji Bridge in Guangdong.

Luoyang Tourist Attraction 2: Chongdugou, Luoyang, Henan

Description:

Chongdugou Scenic Area is known as "the first village of China Hotel", with quaint architectural style, superior location, convenient transportation, rich treasures, perfect service and complete facilities. It is located in Luanchuan County, 15 kilometers southwest of Luoyang City, with abundant forests and grass, flying to Luming Literature, four seasons of spring water gushing, waterfalls swarming all the year round, green bamboos and clear water intertwined, fat ducks and strong geese playing, and rich water features, which can be called "a must in the north".

Chongdugou is composed of Jinji River, Di River Verdon, Shuilian Fairy Palace and other scenic spots, which integrates beauty, tranquility, preciseness and strangeness, with more than 1 scenic spots.

Travel guide:

The performing arts square in Chongdugou enables visitors to show themselves, relax their emotions, sing and dance, and do their best. The bonfire party at night can make tourists fully release the fatigue of the whole day, from which they can experience the deep Shan Ye amorous feelings. In the farming folk culture village, the food, the drink and the plants are all dirt, and the clothes, the play and the sight are all a hundred years ago. Can participate in the iron, oil, pottery; Spinning cotton, weaving, ploughing; Watch lion dance, taste old wine, and taste water mill tofu; Spinning wood, playing sandals, learning to hunt with weapons, and enjoying the folk customs. At night, it's very pleasant to watch the lights of the farmhouse, sit on wooden benches, hum a tune, enjoy the mountains and the moon and listen to frogs.

tourist attractions in Luoyang III: Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang Tourism

Introduction to the scenic spot:

Longmen Grottoes is one of the three famous treasure houses of stone carving art in China, located on the banks of the Yihe River, 12 kilometers south of Luoyang. The scenery here is beautiful, with two green hills facing each other in the east and west, and the Yishui slowly flows northward. Looking from a distance, it looks like a natural gate, so it was called "Yi Que" in ancient times. Since ancient times, it has been the first landscape of Youlong Gate.

After more than 4 years of excavation from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, there are still more than 2,1 grottoes, more than 1, statues and more than 3,6 inscriptions, mostly on the west bank of Yishui.

Luoyang Tourist Attractions IV: Visit Baiyun Mountain in Luoyang

Introduction:

Together with Yuntai Mountain in Jiaozuo, Baiyun Mountain is also known as the most beautiful natural scenic spot in Henan. It is located in the virgin forest area in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain in the south of Songxian County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, and is named after its many strange clouds, beauty and illusion.

there are dangerous peaks and strange rocks, forests, waterfalls and ponds, caves, humanities and phenology in this scenic spot. The whole scenic spot is a combination of mountains, rocks, water, caves, forests, grasses, flowers, birds and animals, and the male, the dangerous, the strange, the quiet, the beautiful and the wonderful shine together, which not only has the majestic landscape of the northern country, but also has the beauty.

Five tourist attractions in Luoyang: Longtan Grand Canyon Tourism in Luoyang

Description of the scenic spot:

Longtan Grand Canyon Scenic Spot enjoys such good names as "Ancient Marine Natural Museum", "Wonder Gorge of China" and "Yellow River Landscape Gallery". It is located in Longtangou Village, Shijing Township, Xin 'an County, with a total area of 3 square kilometers and a total length of 5 kilometers, with a natural drop of more than 1,2 meters. The valleys and gullies in the valley are distributed in a beaded shape, and the cutting and erosion of running water in different periods are very clear, and the wave marks formed by giant collapse rocks are rare at home and abroad.

there are more than 1 scenic spots in the scenic area, among which one forest, two streams, three peaks, four caves, five wonders, six waterfalls, seven ponds, eight stones, nine fruits and ten trees are the most famous.

Six natural mysteries in the scenic spot: water flowing upwards, Buddha's light and Luohan Cliff, giant's fingerprint, sealed book on the stone, butterfly spring and immortal's footprints;

Seven Youtan Waterfalls: Wulongtan, Longxiantan, Qinglongtan, Heilongtan, Wolong Lake, Yinyang Lake and Reed Lake;

Eight natural wonders: peerless celestial monument, spring and autumn period on the stone, Yin-Yang Tanweng Valley, Five Dynasties corrugated stone, sky falling and earth breaking, Tongling Lane Valley, magpies welcoming guests, and silver chains hanging from the sky;

Luoyang tourist attraction VI: Baima Temple in Luoyang, Henan Province

Introduction to the scenic spot:

"The First Ancient Temple in China"-Baima Temple is the first Buddhist temple built by the government after Buddhism was introduced to China. It was built in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, in 68 AD, and was honored as the "ancestral temple" and "source of Buddhism. It is located 12 kilometers east of Luoyang City, with Mangshan Mountain in the north and Luoshui in the south. Here, there are green trees, red walls, Brahma Pagoda, pine and cypress trees, which are solemn and quiet. A large number of dry lacquer statues of Yuan Dynasty, such as Buddha III, Admiral Ertian and Eighteen Arhats, have been preserved in the temple, which is very precious.

Baima Temple is a rectangular courtyard, facing south. The main buildings in the temple include the Heavenly King Hall, the Giant Buddha Hall, the Daxiong Hall, Jieyin Temple, Piluge and Qiyun Pagoda.

What are the tourist attractions in Luoyang

1. Longmen Grottoes AAAAA1 suggestion Longmen Grottoes is located 12 kilometers south of Luoyang, which is one of the three largest grottoes in China and a national 5A-level scenic spot, with the same name as Yungang Grottoes in Datong and Thousand Buddha Cave Grottoes in Dunhuang. Longmen is a place with beautiful scenery, where two green hills are opposite to each other, and the Yishui slowly flows northward. From a distance, it looks like a natural doorway, so it was called "a doorway" in ancient times. "One Que" has been the first sight of Youlong Gate since ancient times. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once said, "The suburbs of Luoyang are better than mountains and rivers, and Longmen is the first". Longmen Grottoes began to be excavated around the time when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang (AD 494). Later, after the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, from the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties.