Luòyáng

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Luòyáng is an ancient Chinese city in Henan Province that served as the capital for multiple dynasties and is renowned as one of the cradles of Chinese civilization.

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Luòyáng canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
prefecture-level city
associatedWithRoute Silk Road (eastern regions)
linked to: Silk Road routes
ChineseName 洛阳
country China
famousFor Longmen Grottoes
Luoyang peonies
White Horse Temple
ancient city ruins
governedBy Luoyang Municipal Government
hasArchaeologicalSite Han and Wei Luoyang city ruins
Sui and Tang Luoyang city ruins
hasCulturalEvent annual peony festival
linked to: Peony Festival
historicalName Henanfu
linked to: Kaifeng

Luoyi
historicalRole ancient capital of China
historicalSignificance important center of Buddhism in China
major cultural center in ancient China
major economic center in ancient China
major political center in ancient China
isOneOf Four Great Ancient Capitals of China
cradles of Chinese civilization
language Mandarin Chinese
locatedIn Central China
Henan Province
locatedNearRiver Yellow River
locatedOn Luoyang Basin
locatedOnRiver Luo River
nearbyMajorCity Zhengzhou
partOf Central Plains region
provinceCapitalOf none
regionalDialect Zhongyuan Mandarin
romanization Luoyang
romanizationSystem Hanyu Pinyin
servedAsCapitalFor Cao Wei
Eastern Han dynasty
Eastern Zhou dynasty
linked to: Eastern Zhou

Later Han (Five Dynasties)
Later Jin (Five Dynasties)
Later Liang (Five Dynasties)
linked to: Later Liang

Later Tang (Five Dynasties)
linked to: Later Tang

Later Zhou (Five Dynasties)
linked to: Later Zhou

Northern Wei dynasty
Western Jin dynasty
various other regimes in Chinese history
timeZone China Standard Time
transportHubFor railways in central China
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby Longmen Grottoes
UTCOffset +8

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Luoyang pinyinName Luòyáng