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LocatedintheWestofHenanProvince,LuoyanggotitsnameduetoitslocationintheadretoftheancientLuoshuiRiver.Itisahistoriccitywithmorethanthreethousandyearshistory.Itwasthecapitalcityforninedynasties,includingtheEastZhou,EastHan,Caowei,WestJin,NorthWei,Sui,Wuzhou,LateLiang,LateTang,soitisnamedastheAncientCapitaloftheNineDynasties,rankingtoponeamongthesevenancientcapitalsinChina.TheHeluoareawithLuoyangasthecenteristheimportantoriginoftheHuaxiaCivilization.ThemostprosperousperiodofLuoyangwasintLuoYangCityInstructionLuoyangislocatedinthewesternpartofHenanprovince,stretchingacrossthemiddlereachesoftheYellowRiver.Ithasjurisdictionover1city,8countiesand6districtswithatotalareaof15,208squarekilometersincluding544squarekilometersofurbanarea.Itspopulationtotals6.24millionofwhichover1.40millionlivinginurbanareas.Asacityfamousforitssplendidhistoryandprofoundculture,LuoyanghasbecomeashininggemincentralpartofChinaforitsabundantandcharacteristicmoderncivilization.----Luoyanghasbeenknownasanancientcapitalofninedynasties.ItisamongthefirstcitiestobedeclaredbytheStateCouncilastheancientcapitalsandfamoushistoricalandculturalcities.StartingfromthefirstdynastyofChina---Xia,itservedascapitalfor13dynasties---Shang,WesternZhou,EasternZhou,EasternHan,CaoWei,WesternJin,NorthernWei,Sui,Tang,etc.Itservedasacapitalfor1,529years,andthusofthe7greatancientcapitalsinChina,itwasthefirstonetohaveservedasthecapitalforthemostnumerousdynastiesandforthelongesttime.LuoyangisoneoftheimportantbirthplacesoftheChinesecivilization.CultureintheYellowRiverandtheLuoRiversymbolizedbythePatternoftheYellowRiverandtheWritingofLuoyangisregardedasakeyoriginoftheancientChinesecivilization.ItwasherethatTaoisminitiated,Confucianismoriginated.BuddhismfirstintroducedandLiSchool--aConfucianschoolofidealistphilosophyoftheSongandMingDynastiesborn.ManyChinesedescendantsfoundtheirrootshereandcherishedadeeploveforthehomeland.----LuoyangisoneofthetoptouristcitiesinChinawithitsnumerousculturalrelicsdottedeverywhere,picturesquelandscapeandnationalflower-TreePeony.Thecityhasinheritedfromhistorysuchculturalheritagesasruinsoftheoldcapital,templesandstonecaves,andtombsandsteles.Ithas10nationalsites,75provincialsites,andover571municipalsitestobeprotectedasculturalrelicswithnearly400,000itemsofrelicshavingbeenunearthedandkeptinmuseums.TherareruinsofthecapitalsfromtheXia,Shang,Zhou,HanandWei,SuiandTangdynastiesarenamedAssemblyofFiveCapitals.LongmenGrottoesisoneofthethreegreatbanksofChinesestonesculpturesthatisaWorldCulturalHeritage.TheWhiteHorseTempleisthefirstofficiallybuiltmonasteryinChinaaftertheintroductionofBuddhism.IntheMangshanMountainthereremainsthelargestgroupofancienttombsinChinafeaturedbyroyaltombs,whichtookformsincetheEasternZhouDynasty.TothenorthofLuoyangistheMotherRiveroftheChinesenation---theYellowRiverthattogetherwithatouristresortsaroundtheXiaolangdiReservoirandWanshanhutouristareainXin'an.TothesoutharespotsofinterestssuchastheSongshanMountainwhichisthecentraloneoftheFiveHighMountainsofChina,anationalforestparkattheBaiyunMountain,LongyuBayandHuaguoMountain,amagicallyshapedCockscombKarstCave,andtouristareaaroundLuhunReservoir.Knownasnationalbeautyandheavenlyfragrance,peonyhasbeenplantedfornearly1,500yearsinLuoyang.AroundAprileveryyear,thepeonycomesintofullbloom,decoratingtheurbanareaswithfloodingcolors.EspeciallytheLuoyangPeonyFestivaltobeheldeveryyear,whichhasbecomeanoccasionthatattractsmillionsoftouristsbothathomeandabroad.Alonghistory,abrilliantaccumulationofcultureandavarietyofbeautifulnaturalsceneryallcombinetoprovideLuoyangwithexceptionaladvantagesintouristbusiness.Withricheconomicresources,strongsci-techpowerandconcentrationofmanylargeenterprises,Luoyangisoneoftheimportantquickeindustrialcitiesinmid-westpartofChina.DuringthefirstFive-YearPlanperiod,7ofthe156keyprojectsinChinaweresetuphereandnowadaysithasdevelopedtoanewindustrialbasewith6pillarindustriesinmachineryandelectronics,petrochemistry,metallurgy,buildingmaterials,textile,andfoodstuff.Large-sizedenterprisegroupsappearsuchasLuoyangPetrochemistryGeneralFactory,theChinafirstTractorGroup,LuoyangBallBearing(Group)Corporation,LuoyangBronzeProcessingFactory,LuoyangFloatGlassGroupandtheseenterprisesarefairlystrongintheircompetitivenessinbothinternationalanddomesticmarketsintheirrespectivefields.Luoyangenjoysanapparentadvantageinscienceandtechnology.Itseats14scientificresearchinstitutionsattachedtovariousministriesoftheState,and18backboneinstitutionsoftheprovinceandthecity.1,972outofevery10,000employeesareprofessionals,whichisaproportionabovethenationalaverage.Manyinstitutionsareleadingthenationintestingandresearch,presentingnewprojectsandproductsinsuchhigh-techfieldsasnewmaterials,aviationandaerospace,electronicsinformation,andintegrationofmachineryandelectronics.New&High-techIndustryDevelopmentZonehasbecomeabasefortransformingtraditionalindustrieswithnewtechnologyandawindowopentotheoutsideworld.----Inrecentyears,Luoyanghasgraspedtheopportunityofwestdevelopmentandpro-activefiscalpolicyoftheState,deepenedthereformandne