City Walking Guide: Luoyang, The Old Capital, Looking For Dreams

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In Addition To Shenzhen, An Emerging Man-made City, Most Cities Have Experienced Thousands Of Years Of Precipitation. History And Modernity Blend With Each Other. It Is Difficult To Give Up And Cut. Luoyang Is Also Such A City. It Is Like A Declining Aristocrat. The World Has Changed And The Sea Has Changed. However, He Is Still Immersed In The Glory Of The Old Capital, Proud But Stubborn And Exudes Unique Charm.

For Me, Luoyang Is The Glowing Lamp That Looks Up In The Old City, The Cornice Of Offering In Kalan Ancient Temple, The Look At The Antiques In The Museum Through Time, And Walking Along The Luohe River To Listen To The Gurgling Sound Of Water.

image-20220206145451899Aerial View Of The Old City Of Luoyang


If You Ask About The Rise And Fall Of Ancient And Modern Times, Please Only Look At Simaguang, The City Of Luoyang

For A City, The Old Urban Area Is A Symbol Of The Connection Between The Old And The New. Just As Hutong Is To Beijing And Alley Is To Shanghai, It Reflects The Initial Life Of People Living In This City For Generations. To Understand A City, Walking In The Old City Is Essential. The Walls Of The Ancient City And Thick Green Bricks Seem To Be Piled With A Lot Of Stories.

Walking Route: Luoyi - Old Street - Lijingmen - Night Market

image-20220316183306791Walking Route ### Luoyi**

"The Wide Range Of The Eight Directions, Zhou Luo Is The Middle, Which Is Called Luoyi.". The First Name Of Luoyi Comes From The Zhou Dynasty. It Is The Place Where King Wu Of Zhou Settled In The Central Plains. Today's Luoyi Ancient City Is Transformed And Expanded Based On The Ruins Of The Old City And Centered On Wenfeng Tower. Wenfeng Tower Has Stood For Thousands Of Years And Is Still Majestic. There Are Blue Water Waves In Xintan Ruins, Dai Wa Zhu Lou In The Ancient Lane Of Long Street. Stroll Through Luoyi And Listen To The Charm Of The Old Capital Luoyi With One Eaves, One Tile, One Plant And One Tree.

image-20220213090015348Spring & Amp; AutumnXintan Clear Water, Of Course, In Addition To Historic Sites, As A Business District, Experience Links Are Indispensable. Heluo Dagu, Ruyang Liu Mao Pen, Sugar Man Sugar Painting And So On, Many Luoyang Traditional Intangible Cultural Heritage Can Be Experienced Here, But As A Scenic Spot, High Price Is Essential. When You Are Lucky, You Can Also Meet The National Style Performance. It Is Worth Mentioning That There Is An Ancient Coin Exhibition In The City, Which Tells The Development History Of Coins From Ancient Times To Now In The Form Of A Corridor, Which Is Very Worth Seeing.

Old Street**

If You Want To Experience The Natural Gas Life In Luoyang, The Streets And Alleys In The Old City Are Undoubtedly The Best Place To Go. Even Though The Gradual Penetration Of Commerce Has Stripped Away The Original Life In The Old City, From Another Point Of View, What You See Has Been Changing For Thousands Of Years. Is It Not A Part Of History? Walking In The Old Streets Where The Old And The New Alternate, The Noisy Noise Of People Against The Secluded Ancient Houses Is Also Another Kind Of Fun.

I Used To Read Yang Xuanzhi's "Luoyang Galan", Tang Duan Chengshi's "temple Tower", Liu Su's "new Words Of The Tang Dynasty" And Other Books, And Often Daydream. The Book Describes The Rise, Fall And Evolution Of Luoyang, Chang'an And Other Cities. The Author's Feeling Of Nostalgia For Ancient Times Is Revealed Between Chu And Ink, Which Is Very Cordial And Touching. I Thought It Was A Matter Of The Ancients. Now It's Slim. However, Now It Seems That The Changes I Personally Experienced, Such As The Electronic Street, Are Not Exactly The Same As The Ancients---- Ji Xianlin

The Old Street Referred To Here Does Not Have To Be A Specific Famous Street, But Generally Refers To The Old Street In This Urban Area. You Can Turn Into An Unmanned Path At Will, Or Follow The Flow Of People To See The Famous Commercial Street.

Stroll On The Sidewalk Made Of Stone Slabs And Look At The Brick Carved Wooden Doors And Wine Shop Plaques On Both Sides( Https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B4%9B%E9%98%B3%E4%B8%8D%E7%BF%BB%E6%B1%A4/6315064 )You Don't Have To Buy And Taste, But Just Stop Outside The Store And Listen To The Boss Tell The Story Behind It. It's Also A Leisurely And Pleasant Time.

image-20220212115826134Night View Of Old Street ### Lijing Gate**

At The End Of The Old Street Is Lijing Gate, Which Was Rebuilt On The Original Site Of Lijing Gate In The Jin, Yuan, Ming And Qing Dynasties. The Whole Scenic Area Of Lijing Gate Is Composed Of Gate Tower, Urn City, Arrow Tower, City Wall, Lijing Bridge (suspension Bridge In Ancient Times), Moat And Other Parts. Its Shape Is Like A Drum Tower. Its Wall Is High And Thick And Magnificent. When You Climb The Tower, You Can See Yingtianmen And Tianmingtang In The Distance To The West, Overlook The Whole Picture Of The Old Street To The East And Mangshan To The North, There Are Tianhou Palace, Jiulong Hall, Xianliang Temple, Guanyin Pavilion, Hakka Building And Other Buildings On The Tower. There Are Permanent Exhibition Halls For Ancient Luoyang Emperors, Ancient Weapons And Luoyang Ruins. It Is A Good Place To Understand The History Of Luoyang.

image-20220213090351966Night View Of Lijing Gate At Night, Street Artists Often Stop Downstairs Of Lijing Gate. They Make An Appointment With Three Or Two Friends, Blowing The Cool Wind, Leaning On The Railing Of The Moat Bridge, Chatting And Listening To Music At The Same Time, Which Is Also A Pleasant Time.

image-20220212121456189Lijing Door #### Night Market**

In Fact, The Cross Street Night Market In The Old City Should Also Be Regarded As A Part Of The Old Street. The Reason Why It Is Written Alone Is That It Only Exists At Night. If It Is Written Together With The Old Street, People May Not Find It. Every Evening, There Will Be Congestion On The Cross Street, Which Means That The Night Market Is Coming, And The People Pushing The Stalls Are Struggling To Push The Shops To Their Exclusive Positions. If You Have Visited So Many Snack Streets, You May Not Believe That There Is No Aesthetic Fatigue. After All, In Today's Highly Developed Transportation, You Can Eat Local Delicacies Without Leaving Home, And The Snack Streets In Each City Naturally Bring Together Delicacies From All Over The Country.

The Advantage Of Luoyang Cross Street Is That It Implements The Special Concept Of "small Portion" Of The Working People Who Mainly Focus On Pasta, That Is, "small Portion Is Not Small". Here, A Small Portion Of Fried Jelly For 6 Yuan Can Be Full. My Favorite Is The Unique Pulp Noodles In Luoyang, With Viscous Taste And Strong Taste Of Wheat. Every Time I Eat It, It Is Like Going Back To The Night When I Was A Child To Cut Wheat In My Hometown In The Countryside.

The Features Worth Eating Include Fried Jelly, Steamed Buns With Cloth Bags, Rolled Cold Skin, Non Turning Soup, Water Mats, Noodles With Starch, Etc.

image-20220212143845438Tongtong Lampimage-20220212144203382Head Moving # In The Cross Street Under The Night, The Old Street Is Dotted With High Hanging Red Lanterns. Walking On The Qingshiban Road, You Can Experience The Ancient Charm Of The Old City And Taste The Delicious Food Of The Old City. The Excitement Has A Different Flavor.

Ancient Temple Bell


As One Of The Main Political And Cultural Centers In China Before The Song Dynasty, There Is No Doubt About The Cultural Status Of Ancient Luoyang. When It Comes To Culture, Especially The Culture Before The Song Dynasty, Buddhism Is Undoubtedly A Bright Pearl, Which Also Gives Luoyang, The Capital Of God, A Different Meaning And Length.

Referring To The Most Important Scenic Spots In Luoyang, White Horse Temple, Temple Of Heaven And Longmen Grottoes Are All Inextricably Linked With Buddhism. The Bell Of The White Horse Temple Has Been Ringing In People's Ears For Thousands Of Years.

image-20220314110826905Luoyang Buddhist Temple List ### White Horse Temple**

The Morning Bell Reverberates In The Distance Of Tianxun, And The Evening Drum Hears The Monk's Dream.

When It Comes To Buddhist Temples, The White Horse Temple Should Be A Topic That Can't Be Bypassed. After All, In The Small Town Of My Hometown, There Is Also An Isolated Temple Named After The White Horse Temple. The White Horse Temple In Luoyang, Founded In A.D. 68, Is The First Official Temple Built After Buddhism Was Introduced Into China And The First Ancient Temple In China.

The Buddha Hall In The White Horse Temple Is Located On The Central Axis From South To North. From Front To Back, There Are Mountain Gate, Heavenly King Hall, Great Buddha Hall, Main Hall, Introduction Hall, Cool Platform, Pilu Pavilion And Other Main Buildings. In Modern Times, Thailand, India, Myanmar And Other Countries Have Successively Built Buddhist Temples In Baima Temple, Which Also Makes It One Of The Most Unique Buddhist Temples In The World, With The Styles Of China, India, Myanmar And Thailand.

image-20220314114625056image-20220314120911165The Lovely Elves In The Temple And The Shiyuan Lecture Hall In The Temple Often Hold Some Lectures. Even If You Don't Believe In God And Buddha, You Can Also Come To Experience The Wisdom Of The Ancients, Which Will Bring Different Peace. If You Happen To Come To Luoyang At The Beginning Of The New Year, You Must Also Go To The Horse Temple Bell New Year Blessing Dharma Meeting. After All, Whose Childhood Did Not Join The Fun On New Year's Eve To See The Blessing In The Temple. If You Encounter The Birthplace Of Chinese New Year's Eve Blessing, Why Not Go To See It?

Stroll Through The White Horse Temple And Listen To The Bell, Buddha Chanting And Singing From The Jungle Temple. It Is Solemn, Gentle And Peaceful. Occasionally Travel To Foreign Temples, Experience The Cultural Differences From Foreign Buddha Statues, And Experience The Leisurely Time In Luoyang, The Ancient Capital, Which Has Been Impregnated By Buddhism For Thousands Of Years.

Longmen Grottoes**

In The Four Suburbs Of Luodu, The Dragon's Gate Is The First Of Its Kind.

Longmen Is Located In The Southern Suburb Of Luoyang. The Yi River Flows Slowly Between The Two Mountains With Beautiful Scenery. It Is A Tianque Wonder Of "two Towering Mountain Gates, Pumping A Beautiful Water Together". The Ancients Built The Great Buddhist Wonders Here, And They Should Have Taken A Fancy To The Beautiful Landscape Here.

Longmen Grottoes Were First Excavated In The Northern Wei Dynasty, Flourished In The Tang Dynasty, And Finally In The Late Qing Dynasty. It Has Been Built For More Than 1400 Years In More Than 10 Dynasties, Including The Northern Wei Dynasty, The Eastern Wei Dynasty, The Western Wei Dynasty, The Northern Qi Dynasty, The Sui Dynasty, The Tang Dynasty, The Five Dynasties, The Song Dynasty, The Ming Dynasty And The Qing Dynasty. It Is The Longest Built Grottoes In The World. Here Are The Lushena Buddha, Known As The "Oriental Mona Lisa", And The "scissor Hand" Amitabha. The Perfect Carving Technology Is Cleverly Combined With The Natural Landscape, Which Is Natural And Amazing.

image-20220314124537833image-20220314124429436Longmen Landscapeimage-20220314124809201Lushena Buddha Is Also The White Moonlight In The Hearts Of Countless Literati. It Is Du Fu's "the Moon Is The Hometown Of The Ming Dynasty", The Witness Of Li Bai's "heroes And Young Cloud Guests At Home", And Chu Guangxi's Idea Of "Los Angeles Is A Tianyi, And Los Angeles Is The Tianchi". Bai Juyi, Who Loved Luoyang All His Life, Wrote Countless Poems About The Four Seasons Scenery And Local Customs Of Luoyang. In His Later Years, He Settled In Longmen Xiangshan Temple For 17 Years, And Insisted That He Be Buried On The Pipa Peak Of Xiangshan To Face Longmen. His Cemetery Is Today's White Garden.

Compared With Du Fu, Who Said "the Old Man In The Sky Has Not Returned, And The River Cries In The East At Dusk", And Li Bai, Who Hates To "swear To Kill The Whale Salamander And Clarify The Luoyang Water", Bai Juyi, Who Is Buried In The East Of The City And Watches The Ancient City Day And Night, Is Happy.

image-20220314131025153Xiangshan Temple Sunset} Strolls Through The Longmen, Listens To Interesting Statues And Inscriptions, And Feels The Good Wishes Of Ancient People To Make Buddha Statues, Worship Bodhisattvas And Pray For Blessings.

Luohe River Scenery

Luohe River, Also Known As Luoshui, And The Area Centered On The Intersection Of The Yellow River Is Called "Heluo"Region" Is The Birthplace Of Chinese Civilization, Heluo CultureKnown As The Root Culture Of The Chinese Nation, Luoyang Is A Bright Pearl On The Bank Of Luoshui For Thousands Of Years. Walking Along Luoyang Is Naturally Necessary Along The River.

Walking Route: Luoyang Museum - Sui And Tang Dynasty Ruins Botanical Garden - Luopu Park

image-20220314163619604Walking Route ### Luoyang Museum**

To Quickly Discover The Charm Of A City, It Is Indispensable To Go To Museums And Libraries. The Former Represents Ancient Heritage And The Latter Symbolizes Contemporary Temperament.

Luoyang Museum Is Undoubtedly A Surprise. After All, The Small Luoyang City Records Half Of China's History.

Luoyang Museum, Founded In 1958, Is Located On The Central Axis Of The City, Shaped Like A Tripod. On The Left Front Of The Museum, There Is A Magnificent Sightseeing Tower Modeled On The "Tianshu" Of The Wu Zhou Period. There Are About 15000 Permanent Exhibits. There Are Many Kinds Of Collections. It Is Only Ranked Behind The Palace Museum, The National Museum And The Nanjing Museum. It Is Rated As A National First-class Museum.

IMG_9056The Museum Of Tianshu Sightseeing Tower Is Equipped With Special Exhibitions Such As "Heluo Civilization" And "treasure Exhibition", "Han And Tang Pottery Figurines Exhibition", "Tang Tri Color Exhibition", "palace Cultural Relics Exhibition", "stone Carving Exhibition" And "Peony Art Exhibition". Heluo Civilization Takes Time As The Axis, Takes Luoyang As The Capital Of Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, The King Of Eastern Zhou Dynasty, The Ancient City Of Han And Wei Dynasties And Luoyang In Sui And Tang Dynasties As The Main Line, And Connects The Major Historical Events, Important Historical Sites, Important Historical Figures And Scientific And Technological Inventions In Various Historical Periods, So As To Comprehensively Show The Glorious History Of Luoyang As The Ancient Capital Of The Thirteen Dynasties And Highlight The Long History And Infinite Charm Of Heluo Culture.

IMG_8642Tang SancaiIMG_1451image-20220314160732798Take A Stroll Through The Museum To See The Spring And Autumn Culture, Qin Bricks And Han Tiles, Sui And Tang Dynasties In Heluo Area, And Encounter The Cultural Treasures Of The Ancient Capital.

Sui And Tang Dynasty Ruins Botanical Garden**

When You Go To The Garden In The Ming Dynasty, You Are In A Hurry To Herald Spring. The Flower Whiskers Hair Overnight. Don't Wait For The Morning Wind To Blow.

Because The Queen's Words Closely Linked Peony With Luoyang, Which Has Become A Fetter For Thousands Of Years. If You Want To Enjoy Luoyang Peonies, Wangcheng Park And Guohua Garden Are Certainly Good Places To Go, But I Prefer The Sui And Tang Dynasty Ruins Botanical Garden. When You Come Out Of The Museum, You Can See The Gate Of The Botanical Garden At A Glance, So That People Can Have A Close Hug With Nature After Accepting The Baptism Of Ancient Civilization.

There Are 17 Special Parks In The Botanical Garden, Including QIANZI Peony Garden, Wild Water Scenery Garden, Magnolia Qiong Garden, Herb Garden, Plum Garden, Bamboo Garden And Osmanthus Garden. You Can Enjoy The Full Green And Faint Fragrance Of Flowers All Year Round, Regardless Of Spring, Summer, Autumn And Winter.

QIANZI Peony Garden Is Planted With More Than 1000 Varieties Of Peonies In Nine Color Systems. The Flowering Period Covers From March To June. It Is One Of The Peony Gardens With The Largest Variety Of Peonies In China.

image-20220314170913287image-20220314171034409Peonyimage-20220314171252854Cherry Blossomimage-20220314171327298Gorgeous Autumn Garden ### Luopu Park**

Luoshui Has Been A Frequent Guest In The Works Of Countless Writers And Writers Since Ancient Times. It Is "Luoshui Is As Deep As Dai In Autumn, And The Riprap Stones Flow Down And Sing The Laise" Written By Zhang Gui. It Is "the Spring Sun Is Inclined By The Luoshui Bridge, And The Green Flow Sees The Qiongsha" In The Eyes Of Liu Yuxi. It Is Also "the Tall Wu Leaves Are Empty, The Bird's Nest Is Empty, And The Luoshui Is Gurgling In The Sunset". Modern People In Luoyang Have An Inexhaustible Love For Luoshui. They Dance Kites In Spring, Fish In Summer, Watch Birds In Autumn And Listen To Snow In Winter Solstice. People's Breath Is Never Lacking In Luopu Park.

image-20220314173224714Luoshui Is Like Dai. Walking Along The Banks Of Luohe River May Not Be As Broad As The Sea In Wuhan, Nor The Amazing Prosperity Of Shanghai Huangpu River And Guangzhou Haixinsha. However, We Can See That The Interest Of Life Is That On A Sunny Afternoon, In Twos And Threes, Wandering, Staring In A Daze At The Kite Flying Opposite, Measuring The Blending Scenery Of Ancient And Modern Times With Our Steps, And Experiencing Cao Zijian's Attachment Of "holding The Bridle To Resist The Policy, Wandering And Unable To Go".

image-20220314175608549Conclusion Of Lop Autumn


The People Who Live The Most Meaningful Life Are Not The People Who Live The Longest, But The People Who Feel The Most About Life.

I'm Not From Luoyang. In The First Two Years Of Working In Luoyang, I Didn't Explore The City Well For Various Reasons. Later, I Found That I Didn't Have A Chance, But My Irritable Work Made Me Lose My Heart To Feel Life. With The Advent Of The Epidemic Era, The Assets Of Ordinary People Have Shrunk Again, "inner Volume" Has Become Synonymous With Our Generation, And Anxiety Has Become An Inevitable Emotion. How To Alleviate Their Emotions And Increase Their Happiness In Life. Then Put Down Your Cell Phone, Pick Up Your Backpack And Go For A Walk To Your Local City.

Stroll Through Luoyang, Feel The Collision Between Ancient And Modern, And Feel The Beauty And Luck In Life.

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