FivethousandyearstoseeLuoyangGoddessLuoRhapsodyAcommonsayingchangesLuoyanghasarootofculturalresourcesLocatedintheWestofHenanProvince,Luoyanggotitsnameduetoitslocationintheadret(山阳,向阳坡)oftheancientLuoshuiRiver.Itisahistoriccitywithmorethanthreethousandyearshistory.Itwasthecapitalcityforninedynasties,includingtheEastZhou,EastHan,Caowei,WestJin,NorthWei,Sui,Wuzhou,LateLiang,LateTang,soitisnamedastheAncientCapitaloftheNineDynasties,rankingtoponeamongthesevenancientcapitalsinChina.TheHeluoareawithLuoyangasthecenteristheimportantoriginoftheHuaxiaCivilization.LuoyangisnotonlytheworldofChineseculturalroots,butalsotiedtotheirtraditionalvein(静脉;血管),“RootsinHeluo”HasbecomeacommonunderstandingofChinesepeopleathomeandabroad.Luoyanghasarootofculturalresources1、Patriarch(家长;族长)CultureFourGreatInventionsofancienttimes,therearethreerelatedwithLuoyang,apartfromtheinventorofwineDukang,theWarringStatesPeriodcommercialfounderbaigui,thereGuiguzifromYunmengValleyofRuyangCountyisthefirstfounderofmilitary(军事的)academyinChina,andsoon.2、culturalexchange“KonglaoMeet”,“LiDuMeet”areoccurredinLuoyang‘shistoryofevents.ConfuciusandLaotzemeetinLuoyanglaidtheConfucianismandTaoismthinkingtheoretical(理论的)basis,whileLiBaiandDuFu’smeetinLuoyangistheromanticismandrealismexchangeviews.Ablend(混和)ofdifferentcultures,showingtheculturalcharm(魅力).LuoyanghasarootofculturalresourcesThegreatpoetsDuFulefthisever-lastingpoemshere.3、PeonycultureThepeonyinLuoyangisthetopintheworldTreepeonyisaverybeautifulplantinChina.Thechoiceoftreepeonyin1994astheChinesenationalflowerwasyetanotherhonortobeaddedtotheaccolades(赞美)andhonorifictitlesbestowedonitoverthecenturies.Forexample,Treepeonyothername“Richesandhonorflowers”,“Kilogramsgold”,totreepeoniesindicatethatthefloweristhesymbolofhappinessandgoodluck.ThetreepeonysymbolizesthecharacteristictemperamentandculturalfeaturesoftheChinesenation,theprosperityofthecountry,andthediligence(驿站马车)ofthepeople.LuoyanghasarootofculturalresourcesCityintroduction1.TheNewDevelopmentZoneofLouyang2.LuoyangattractionsItwasherethatTaoisminitiated,Confucianismoriginated,Buddhismfirstwasintroduced.ManyChinesedescendantsfoundtheirrootshereandcherished(抚育)adeeploveforthehomeland.TheLongmenGrottoeswerelistedbytheUNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization联合国教科文组织)amongtheWorldHeritageSitesinNovember2000.WhiteHorseTempleislocated12kmeastofthemoderntown.ThetemplewhichwasbuiltintheEasternHanDynastyhaspassed1,900yearsofhistory.GuanlinisaseriesoftemplesthathavebeenbuiltinhonorofaherooftheThreeKingdomsperiod,GuanYu,closetotheGrottoestothesouthofthecity.Besides,China'sonlytombsmuseum,theLuoyangAncientTombsMuseumissituatednorthofthemoderntown.LuoyangMuseumisinthecenteroftownTheLongmenGrottoesWhiteHorseTempleGuanlintombsmuseum3.FeaturedFoodLuoyangisalsofamousfortheWaterBanquetShuiXi,whichconsistsof8coldand16warmdishescookedinvariousbroths,gravies.WelcometoLuoyang!