Luoyang is a city with abundant tourism resources, which can be said to be the most clear to Henan people. In recent years, Luoyang's tourism industry is well-known in the country. Relatively speaking, there are many scenic spots in Luoyang, many of which can be said to be national scenic spots. So, what are the most worthy scenic spots in Luoyang?
1. Longmen Grottoes (AAAAA level scenic spot)
Longmen Grottoes, located 12 kilometers south of Luoyang City, is one of the three largest Grottoes in China with the same name as Yungang Grottoes in Datong and Qianfo Grottoes in Dunhuang. It is a national 5A scenic spot. Longmen is a place with beautiful scenery. There are two green mountains in the East and West. Yishui flows slowly to the north. From a distance, it looks like a natural gate que, so it was called "Yi Que" in ancient times. "Yique", since ancient times, has become the first landscape of youlongmen. Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once said: 'the victory of landscape in the four suburbs of Luoyang is the head of Longmen'. The Longmen Grottoes were first excavated around the time when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Luoyang (AD 494). Later, after the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they were built on a large scale for more than 400 years in the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties. It is densely distributed on the cliffs of the East and West Mountains of Yishui, with a length of 1 km from north to south. There are more than 97000 Buddha statues and more than 1300 Grottoes in total. There are 2345 existing niches, more than 3600 inscriptions and inscriptions, more than 50 pagodas and more than 100000 statues. The largest Buddha is 17.14 meters high, and the smallest is only 2 centimeters.
2. Luoyang Baiyun Mountain (AAAA scenic spot)
Baiyun Mountain is located in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain in the south of Song County, Luoyang City, Henan Province. It is a National Forest Park, a National Nature Reserve, a national AAAA tourist attraction and one of the top ten leisure resorts in China. With a total area of 168 square meters of highways, the scenic area has developed Baiyun peak, Yuhuangding, jijiaoman (xiaohuangshan), Jiulong waterfall, five scenic spots of primitive forest, Baiyun Lake, alpine forest oxygen bar, alpine peony garden, liuhou temple and Luhua valley without large leisure area. Baiyun Mountain scenic spot is unique to the Central Plains. It is located in a peak of water across the three basins of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Huaihe River. It integrates the spirit of the three rivers into a mountain. It can be called the unique "Central Plains landscape view". Here, there are beautiful peaks, long white clouds, falling waterfalls, deep forests and deep valleys. The main landscapes include: the first peak in the Central Plains, Yuhuangding, jijiaoman and Xianren bridge, the mountain Azalea Forest, ten thousand mu virgin forest and ginkgo forest in the Tang Dynasty, Jiulong waterfall, Zhutan and huanglongjing, liuhou temple, Yuhuangge, wuman temple and Yunyan temple, Yunhai sunrise The phenological landscape is represented by sunset of chicken horn and red leaves in autumn.
3. Baima Temple (AAAA scenic spot)
Baima temple is located 10 kilometers to the east of Luoyang City, Henan Province, and 1.5 kilometers to the west of yongmen, the ancient capital of Luoyang City, Han and Wei dynasties. It was called "the first ancient temple in China" in ancient times. It is the first official Temple after Buddhism was introduced into China. It was built in the 11th year of emperor Yongping of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 68), with a history of nearly 2000 years. It is a national AAAA scenic spot. The original building scale of Baima temple is extremely magnificent, and it has been rebuilt many times in the past dynasties. However, due to repeated wars and wars, there are few ancient buildings left. The people's government has carried out many repairs to preserve this famous cultural relics. There are five major halls, four courtyards and east-west wing rooms. In front of the gate, there are three arches side by side. Outside the mountain gate, there are a pair of stone lions and a pair of stone horses, which are separated from each other. There are two monks' tombs in the East and west sides of the mountain gate, namely, the mausoleums of photographer and Zhu Fran. From south to north, the five major halls are Tianwang hall, Buddha Hall, Daxiong hall, Jieyin hall and Pilu hall. Each hall has statues, mostly works of yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Pilu hall is on the qingliangtai, which is the place where the Buddhist scriptures are translated. The East and West Wing rooms are symmetrical. The whole building is magnificent and solemn, with a strict layout. In addition, there are more than 40 inscriptions, which are of great value to the study of temple history.
4. Guanlin Temple (AAAA scenic spot)
Guanlin temple is located in Guanlin Town, Luolong District, Luoyang City. It is adjacent to Longmen Grottoes in the south, Luolong Avenue in the West and Yishui Qingliu in the East. It is said to be the place where Guanyu, the general of Shu in the Three Kingdoms, is buried. It is one of the three major Guanmiao temples at home and abroad. It is the only ancient classical architectural complex with the integration of "tomb, temple and forest" in China. Now it is a cultural relics protection unit in Henan Province and a national AAAA tourist attraction.
'Guanlin green cypress' is one of the eight small landscapes in Luoyang. It has thousands of ancient cypresses and a verdant turn. When the heavy rain suddenly settles in and the sky is clear, the cloud is like smoke, like a curl of fragrant seal script, flowing around the tomb for a long time. It's a fantastic scene, which is amazing. For thousands of years, as the embodiment of loyalty and moral example, Guan Yu has been widely respected by the people. His "loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and bravery" embodies the spirit of our Chinese nation. The special cultural phenomenon of "Guangong faith" formed by it has become a bridge and link between Chinese at home and abroad and their families. Every year, on September 29, Guanlin international pilgrimage ceremony will be held here. At that time, overseas Guanlin Temple people and Clan Organizations gather in Guanlin to hold a grand pilgrimage ceremony. Guanlin has become a holy land for Chinese at home and abroad to visit, and also a famous tourist resort at home and abroad.
5. Luanchuan Laojunshan jiguandong tourist area
Laojunshan jiguandong tourist area is located in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain in the west of Henan Province, Luanchuan County in the southwest of Luoyang, the ancient capital of nine dynasties. Laojunshan, the ancient Jingshi mountain, is named after the reclusion of Laozi, the founder of Taoism in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It is the main peak of 800 Li Funiu Mountain, with an altitude of 2217 meters. Laojunshan was formed in the continental orogeny 1.9 billion years ago. It has created a landscape of various shapes, competing peaks, connecting the earth to the sky, and majestic. It has shaped the theme image of "Chinese green heart, world geological wonders". Laojun Mountain is a combination of natural landscape and Taoist culture. The peak landscape is dense and beautiful. Professor Luo Zhewen, head of the expert group on ancient architecture of the State Administration of cultural relics, praised: "famous mountains in the world, holy places of Taoism, magnificent mountains and perfect ecology". Academician Zhao Xun, the judge expert of the World Geopark, exclaimed: 'Laojunshan is unique in the world! '. Jiguan cave is a natural limestone cave, which is called 'karst landform' geologically. According to experts, many landscapes in the cave have been shaped 800 million years ago. Jiguan cave is 5600 meters deep, divided into five layers up and down, with a drop of 138 meters. It is divided into eight scenic spots. The landscape layout in the cave is dense and natural. Mu Qing, former president of Xinhua news agency, named Jiguan cave "the first cave in the north"; Professor Zhu Xuewen, President of the Cave Research Association of the Chinese Geological Society, made an authoritative comment on "the magnificent landscape, the first cave in the north"; the unique cause is the first Dragon Palace in China ".
6. Longtan Grand Canyon Scenic Spot (AAAAA level scenic spot)
Longtan Grand Canyon is located in the north of Xin'an County, Luoyang City, 60 km away from Luoyang, 180 km away from Zhengzhou. Lianhuo expressway, 310 National Highway and Longhai railway cross the county, with superior location and convenient transportation. It is a national 5A level scenic spot, National Geopark, the core scenic spot of Luoyang Daimei Mountain World Geopark, and a Canyon Scenic Spot with typical geological landscape of Hongyan peak valley group as the main one. Luoyang Longtan Grand Canyon Scenic Area, facing guanxia in the valley, has a pool of waterfalls and pearls, standing on a wall of ten thousand feet. The gorge is beautiful and secluded. After 1.2 billion years of geological deposition and 2.6 million years of water flow cutting and rotary erosion, the Gaoxia urn Valley, the mountain collapse and the earth crack spectacle can be regarded as one of the best in the world, rare in the world, enjoying the reputation of "the first gorge of zhongguozhang Valley", "ancient marine natural museum", "gorge masterpiece" and "Yellow River water Gallery", etc 。 There are six natural mysteries in the scenic spot: 'water flows high, Buddha light Luohan cliff, giant fingerprint, Tianshu on the stone, butterfly spring, immortal Footprints'. Seven secluded pools and waterfalls: 'Five Dragon pools, dragon saliva pools, green dragon pools, black dragon pools, Wolong pools, Yin Yang pools, reed pools'. Eight natural wonders: 'the peerless stele, the stone in the spring and Autumn period, the Yin and Yang pool in the urn Valley, the five generations of corrugated stone, the collapse of the sky, the channeling alley Valley, the magpie greeting, the silver chain hanging the sky'. It's amazing and unforgettable. Hongyan cliff, waterfalls and quiet pools, narrow ditches and deep valleys, strange stones and green shade, constitute the world's rare landscape gallery. In 2009, Longtan gorge was officially renamed "Longtan Grand Canyon". Longtan gorge is a U-shaped gorge formed by the tracking and undercutting of the purple red quartz sandstone by the flowing water, with a total length of 12 kilometers. Within the valley, the peaks and gullies are distributed in the shape of beads. The clouds are resplendent, the torrents are splashed, the red walls are green and shaded, and the cliffs and cliffs are precipices. The water cutting, whirling erosion and abrasion marks in different periods are very clear. The wave marks and cliffs formed by the giant collapse rock blocks are rare at home and abroad. Longtan Canyon is 5.5km in length. From the plan, it looks like a giant dragon lying on the East and West, and the legend of the dragon is the ancestor everywhere in the canyon, so people always call it Longtan canyon.
7. Du Kangxian Villa
Dukangxian village is located in Dukang village, Caidian Township, Ruyang County, 50km south of Luoyang City. The scenic area is centered on dukangxian village, surrounded by three mountains (Longshan, Fengshan and Hushan), with one stream (dukanghe) running through the river. It has beautiful mountains and waters, birds singing and flowers. Its unique natural view and colorful cultural landscape complement each other, and it is a natural wine culture in China The resort.
8. Longyu Bay
Longyu Bay used to be the place for Jiaolong to shower. Located in Luanchuan County, the hinterland of Funiu Mountain, 165 kilometers southwest of Luoyang City, Henan Province, it is a hundred miles around, with magnificent mountains, overlapping peaks, - vast, towering ancient trees. Here 'Dragon' culture gathers, the natural landscape is myriad, the four seasons scenery is beautiful, the strange peak different stone forest valley is deep. There are streams, clear pools and waterfalls. It is a primitive, natural and pollution-free ecotourism area. It is a National Forest Park, a national AAAA ecotourism area and a national nature reserve. With an area of more than 300 square kilometers, it has developed 12 scenic spots and 218 scenic spots. It is the first 'national civilized Forest Park' in Henan Province. Within the territory, there are mountains, rivers, peaks, monsters, caves, waterfalls, strong springs, dense forests, primitive vegetation, strange peaks, towering ancient trees, including Heilongtan, baimatan, Xianren waterfall, rainbow waterfall, Qinglong waterfall; Xianren cave, cangbing cave, Zhennv cave, hooded cave. The highest peak of Funiu Mountain in the territory is Xiaofeng (commonly known as jijiaojian), 2212.5m above the sea level, which looks like a chicken horn, singing loudly, with the potential of cutting like a knife, which is extremely dangerous. Li Zhun, a contemporary writer, praises "Xiu presses on five mountains, Qi Guan three mountains". The Hongluo River in the forest park, with fast water flow, passes through the rocks and streams, and many waterfalls rush down, like the Milky way, which is very spectacular. In the park, there are deep canyons and cliffs, among which there are many niches and caves. There's a hole in the hole. The spring is tinkling. It's not interesting.
9. Chongdu ditch
Chongdu ditch is located in Xionger mountain, 10km southwest of Tantou Town, Luanchuan county. It is a national AAA tourist attraction. There are dense bamboo forests, many wild animals and plants, and 800 mu of bamboo forests, which is more beautiful than the bamboo sea in southern Sichuan. With the natural advantages of "clear water, many bamboos and big gap" and the organic integration of "tea culture, bamboo culture, water culture and farming culture", the scenic spot of chongdugou allows tourists to enjoy the romance and interest of rural rafting, and appreciate the different sceneries of ecological tourism and rural tourism of chongdugou.
10. Funiu Mountain National Nature Reserve
Funiu Mountain National Nature Reserve, this place is really a super cow, worthy of being a national level. The mountain forest surrounded by cloud mountain and fog is close to nature at zero distance. You can see many rare plant resources here, such as fragrant fruit trees, wild soybeans, aquamarine trees, etc. and there are many wild animals here, which is a great place.