- Luoyang: Capital for Millennia and City of Peonies
Luoyang, once the political, economic, and cultural center of China where the Heluo Culture had developed, was regarded as the headstream of Chinese civilization It was in Luoyang that China’s earliest historical documents, the Hetu and Luoshu, were unearthed
- Tourism_China Today
LUOYANG, in central China’s Henan Province, was named in honor of its situation north of the Luohe River – a tributary of the Yellow River In ancient China, such a location, or one at the southern foot of a mountain, was deemed to be yang (meaning the sunny side as opposed to yin)
- Quanzhou, Where the Maritime Silk Road Starts
The Luoyang Bridge, an ancient architectural masterpiece in Quanzhou Quanzhou’s exchanges with neighboring countries can be traced back to the 6th century In the 13th century, the city had evolved into China’s busiest port, enjoying the same reputation as Egypt’s port of Alexandria
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