Luoyang, Henan Province, China

🇨🇳 Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the south-east, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast. The built-up area is made of the city's five out of six urban districts (except the Jili District not continuously urbanised) and Yanshy county, now being conurbated.

Situated on the central plain of China, Luoyang is among the oldest cities in China and one of the cradles of Chinese civilisation. It is also one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China and the earliest of the four.

The prefecture-level city of Luoyang administers 7 districts and 7 counties: • Districts ◦ Jianxi District (涧西区) ◦ Xigong District (西工区) ◦ Laocheng District (老城区) ◦ Chanhe Hui District (瀍河回族区) ◦ Luolong District (洛龙区) ◦ Yanshi District (偃师区) ◦ Mengjin District (孟津区) • Defunct District ◦ Jili District (吉利区), now part of Mengjin District • Counties • Xin'an County (新安县) • Luoning County (洛宁县) • Yiyang County (宜阳县) • Yichuan County (伊川县) • Song County (嵩县) • Luanchuan County (栾川县) • Ruyang County (汝阳县).

As its name states, the Old Town of Luoyang is located on the north bank of the Luo, a southern tributary of the middle reaches of the Yellow River. The districts of the modern urban centre include both banks and some of the surrounding mountains.

The countryside controlled by the municipal government includes still more rugged land: mountains comprise 45.51% of the total area; hills, 40.73%; and plains, 13.8%.

Education • Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology (洛阳理工学院) • Henan University of Science and Technology (河南科技大学) • Luoyang Normal University (洛阳师范学院) • PLA Foreign Language Institute, formerly known as the Luoyang PLA College of Foreign Languages (解放军洛阳外语学院)

Transport The city can be reached by highways, trains or planes. Long-distance buses are also an option although they generally tend to take longer. High-speed rail is the most common way to get into the city from either Xi'an or Zhengzhou. Luoyang has a bus system of around 30+ lines. Taxis are also a common sight in the city.

Subway Line 1 of Luoyang Subway opened 28 March 2021. Line 2 opened on 26 December 2021.

Transport: Rail Conventional speed

The main station for conventional rail services is Luoyang railway station on the Longhai railway. Guanlin railway station on the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway has a far less frequent service, only seeing north-south trains or vice-versa that don't stop at Luoyang railway station.

high-speed

Luoyang Longmen railway station sees high-speed services on the Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway.

Transport: Road • G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway • G36 Nanjing–Luoyang Expressway • G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway • China National Highway 207 • China National Highway 310

Transport: Air Luoyang is served by Luoyang Beijiao Airport.