Luoyang City one-day tour of the best attractions recommended: Sui and Tang Dynasty Luoyang City National Heritage Park, Longmen Grottoes, Lijingmen, White Horse Temple, Luoyang Old Street.
1, Sui and Tang Dynasty Luoyang City National Heritage Park.
Covering an area of 145 acres, Mingtang Scenic Spot, is the first phase of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Luoyang City National Heritage Park building. It used to be the core area of the palace city of Sui, Tang and Northern Song Luoyang City, as well as the place where the political, economic and cultural activities of that time took place and material witnesses, which is an important proof of the history of Luoyang and the culture of Sui and Tang dynasties in the Central Plains.
2, Longmen Grottoes.
Longmen Grottoes are on the list of World Heritage Sites and are a must-see attraction in Luoyang, Henan Province. Bounded by the Yi River, the grottoes are divided into two parts: the West Mountain Grottoes and the East Mountain Grottoes. The East Mountain Grottoes are mostly works of the Tang Dynasty, while the West Mountain Grottoes were excavated in the Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang dynasties, and are the best part of the Longmen Grottoes, including the statue of Rushena in the Fenghsien Temple and the "Twenty Pieces of the Longmen Grottoes" in the Guyang Cave.
3, Lijingmen.
Not to Lijingmen, in vain to Luoyang City", Lijingmen was built in the Sui Dynasty, is the western gate of the ancient city of Luoyang, with "the first door of the ancient capital" reputation. The current Lijingmen scenic area is rebuilt on the site of the Luoyang Municipal Government, by the gate building, urns, archery towers, walls, Lijing Bridge and moats and other parts of the composition, but also the location of the old streets of Luoyang.
4, White Horse Temple.
A short ride from the museum on No. 77 will take you to the White Horse Temple, which was the first government-run temple after Buddhism was introduced to China. The Baima Temple is divided into three parts, the ancient Baima Temple, the Qiyun Pagoda Temple in the east, and the Foreign Buddhist Temple in the west. White Horse Temple architectural scale is majestic, the current layout for the Ming Jiajing time to rebuild, only survives the Heavenly King Hall, the Great Buddha Hall, Daxiong Hall, the Hall of receiving four halls, which Daxiong Hall is the main hall of the whole temple.
5, Luoyang old street.
After touring the Baima Temple, you can go back to the city, Luoyang Old Street carries the memories of Luoyang, which starts from Lijingmen in the west to Drum Tower in the east, and the center part of it is a cross street. The old street maintains more of the original style, green stone road, brick store. You can eat a lot of local food in Luoyang in the Old Street and end the day easily.
Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sui-Tang Luoyang City National Heritage Park