工程力学系李振国ItissaidthatthetallestBuddhawasdesignedforEmperorWuZetian.WhitehorsetempleisthoughttobethebirthplaceofChineseBuddhism.GuanYuwasborninShanXi,buthewasburiedinLuoyang.Luoyangiscalledas“thepeonycapital”.Thefourmostfamousvarietiesofpeony牡丹四大名品豆粉赵粉TherearelotsofoldbuildingsinLuoyangcity.定都洛阳的十三个朝代:夏西晋商北魏西周隋唐西汉唐东汉后唐曹魏后晋后梁Itwasthecapitalcityforthirteendynasties,soitisnamedastheAncientCapitaloftheNineDynasties,rankingtoponeamongthesevenancientcapitalsinChina.Therearealsoalotoffamousscenicspots,suchasLongtanvalley,LijingGateandsoon.Questions:1.What’sthemeaningof“thepeonycapital”inChinese?2.Luoyangwasthecapitalcityforthirteendynasties,butwhyitisnamedastheAncientCapitaloftheNineDynasties“?