Luoyang Travel Guide

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Luoyang, located in the western part of Henan Province, is a famous ancient Chinese capital. Having served as the capital for thirteen Chinese dynasties - the Xia (BCE 2000-1500), the Shang (BCE 1700-1027), the Western (BCE 1027-771) and Eastern (BCE 770-221) Zhou, the Eastern Han (CE 25-220), the Wei (CE 220-265) (aka Cao Wei, of the Three Kingdoms (CE 220-280) Period), the Western Jin (CE 265-316), the Northern Wei (CE 386-533) (of the Northern Dynasties (CE 386-588) Period), the Sui (CE 581-617), the Tang (CE 618-907), and the Later Liang (CE 907-923), Later Tang (CE 923-936) and Later Jin (CE 936-946) Dynasties, the latter three of the Five Dynasties (CE 907-960) Period - and spanning some 1500 years as a capital city, Luoyang holds the unique distinction of being the longest serving capital in China's history,... [ View Details ]

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