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Longmen Caves
Edit ThisAs one of the three caves representing the peak of Buddhist cave art, together with the Dunhuang Grottos and Datong Grottos, the Longmen caves at Luoyang is very impressed to the entire people home and overseas. It is a group of more than 100,000 statues of Buddha and his disciples caved on the cliff of the Yi River in 494 AD. During the 19th and 20th century, the western hunters rushed into China. They beheaded many figures as possible as they can. These heads now are kept in the museums and private collections of the Europe and the North America. Around the Longmen more..
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Luoyang Peony
Edit ThisPeony, known as the queen of the flowers, the most elegant flower in the world, is admired by most of the people under the sun. Do you know where is the best place to enjoy the peony? The answer is the ancient City of Luoyang. Every April, there are thousands of people from home or abroad flock to Luoyang to appreciate the beautiful peonies rich in colors. The whole city becomes a sea of peonies, blooming or in bud. You will be impressed by such colorful peonies, white, yellow, pink, even black.
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Xiangguo Temple
Edit ThisThe Xiangguo Temple, also know as Jianguo Temple at the very beginning, is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in China. It covers an area of 36 hectares with an old cast-iron bell standing in the yard. Located in Kaifeng, one of the most ancient cities in China, the Xiangguo Temple was first built in 555A.D,during the Northern Qi Dynasty. It was destroyed by the Yellow River Flood in 1644 and rebuilt in 1766. In the history, there are some famous monks of the Temple once gained honorable titles from the emperors. Maybe that is the season why it was once called the Imperial Temple.
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White Horse Temple
Edit ThisIn front of the Mount. Mang, facing the Luoshui River, the world-famous White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the most ancient cities in China, is the first Buddhist temple introduced into China. The original architectures inside are of Ming and Qing style, and the 18 arhats statues reserved is the only statues of the kind in China. With more than 1, 900 years history , the White Horse Temple was connected with a famous mythical Chinese novel Journey to the West. In the story, Xuan Zhuang, a famous monk of the Tang Dynasty traveled to India in order to get the Buddhist more..
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