A-BRIEF-INTRODUCTION-OF-LUOYANG-PPT

WangYike20121101061History2Peony3CultureGeography•TheLongmenGrottoesisoneofthethreearttreasureofthechinesestoneinscripion.Itisafamousworldheritage.Theworkonthesegrottoesbeganin494duringtheNorthernWeiDynastyandcontinuedformorefourhundredyearsintheensuingSuiandTangdynasties.ThegrottoesarecutintoprecipitouscliffsonbothbankoftheYishuiRiver,andstretchforoverathousandmetersfromsouthtonorth.Theexisting2.100cavesandnichescontainmorethan100.000statuesofBuddhistfiguresinvariouspostures,thelargestrisingoverseventeenmetersandthesmallestonlytwocentimeters.Someofthemaincavesandtheyearwhenworkbeganwithintheminclude:Binyang-dong(505),Lianhua-dong(520s),Fengxian-si(672),Wanfo-si(670-680s),etc.Longmengrottoes•FengxiansihasthelargestBuddhastatueattheLongmenGrottoes.Oftheninehugecarvedstatues,thehighlyimpressiveimageofVairocanaBuddha(卢舍那大佛)issculptedonthebackwalloftheFengxian.Theimageis17.14mhighandhas2mlongears.WhiteHorseTemple•WhiteHorseTempleis,accordingtotradition,thefirstBuddhisttempleinChina,establishedin68ADunderthepatronageofEmperorMingintheEasternHancapitalLuoyang.ThetempleisconsideredbymostbelieversasthecradleofChineseBuddhismThoughdestroyedseveraltimesinhistory,thepresentQiyunPagodawasbuiltin1175[•LuoyangAncientTombsMuseumGuanlintemple•TheLuoyangPeonyisChina'straditionalandwell-knownflower.Italwaysrepresentseleganceandpoise.Withvariousvarietiesandmarvelouscolors,theLuoyangPeonyenjoysthehonorofKingoftheFlowerKingdomandLuoyangPeonyRankingtheFirstunderHeaven.•Accordingtohistoricalrecord,thegrowthofpeonyinLuoyangstartedfromtheSuiDynasty.flourishedintheTangDynasty,andbecamewellknownintheNorthSongDynasty.•Thechoiceoftreepeonyin1994astheChinesenationalflowerwasyetanotherhonortobeaddedtotheaccoladesandhonorifictitlesbestowedonitoverthecenturies.•ThefamousTangDyanstypoetBaiJuyiwrotethewholecityiscrazyduringthetwentydayswhenthepeonybloomandfade.•LiuYuxi'sonlypeonyistherealbeauty;itsbloomshocksthewholecapital乌龙捧圣冠世墨玉黑光司白碧仙子垂头蓝八束狮子黑海含金荷包牡丹紫霞贯雪山金顶二乔Culture•culturalexchange“KonglaoMeet”,“LiDuMeet”areoccurredinLuoyang‘shistoryofevents.ConfuciusandLaotzemeetinLuoyanglaidtheConfucianismandTaoismthinkingtheoreticalbasis,whileLiBaiandDuFu’smeetinLuoyangistheromanticismandrealismexchangeviews.Ablendofdifferentcultures,showingtheculturalcharm.Thereisacommensayinggoesthatchina'shistoryathousandyeartoseebeijing,threethousandyearstoseexi'an,fivethousandyearstoseeluoyang.FeaturedFood•LuoyangisalsofamousfortheWaterBanquetShuiXi,whichconsistsof8coldand16warmdishescookedinvariousbroths,gravies.•FromApril1toMay5,the31stLuoyangpeonyfestevalwillbehold.OnApril10,theopeningceremonywillbehold.•WELCOMETOLUOYANG!