The Wangcheng Park

The Wangcheng (means royal city) Park is located at the relic of East Zhou royal city, therefore named Wangcheng Park. It is the only one relic park in China, and the biggest comprehensive park in Henan Province. Founded in 1955, the park is of 40 hektares area, sitting in the heart of Luoyang city, as an aggregate of peony culture, human gardens and natural gardens, and honored as 'city

oxygen bar'. The park has its own special sights and divided into 5 scenic sections of peony viewing area, peony culturearea, historical culture area, big amusement area and zoo.

The Sui-Tang Relic Arboretum

Just as its name implies, the location of this arboretum is the city relic of Sui and Tang dynasties. It is the only one such type in China. The Arboretum is of 190 hektares, honored as the green lung of new Luoyang. The plants inside are luxuriant and dense. These plants can obviously block wind, remove dust and absorb in CO2, therefore they are greatly helpful for improving Luoyang's

The Xiyuan Park

It is built on the relic of the west garden made by King Yangdi in year 605 of Sui dynasty. It is a classical park not only mainly growing precious plants, but also acting a pleasance. The park has 45,000 square meters plants exhibition area. The plants cover 120 sections, 268 categories, over 700 varieties and 28,000 individual plants. It is also the main park for Luoyang peony planting.

Yellow River Xiaolangdi Scenic Area

Lying in Mengjin County 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) north of Luoyang City, Xiaolangdi Scenic Area is located in the exit of the last gorge in the middle reaches of Yellow River.

The Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Dam Project has become a dominating feature of this stretch of the

The Three Gorges of Yellow River

The Three Gorges are the essence of this scenic area on the Yellow River. Situated on the upper reaches of Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Dam, the gorges cover 40 square kilometers (about 15 square miles). Each gorge has its own characteristics. Bali Gorge forms the narrowest part of these reaches of the river and the water gushes between the sheer cliffs on either side. Gushan Gorge is

Bali Gorge

Bali Gorge is also nicknamed 'Bali By-street'. It is the last section of the Yellow River gorges and it is the narrowest. Cliffs stand erect and tall on either side as though they have been cut through by a giant sword. The narrow and arduous valleys continue upwards appearing to almost join the sky. Seen from a distance, these beautiful valleys connect with each other to form a natural door, thus they have been called 'The Door of the Yellow River'. The current here is wild and strong and waves continually dash against the shore .The whole gorge is splendid.

Gushan Gorge

Gushan Gorge goes from south to north. Here mountains and water become an inseparable whole; pavilions and small wooden houses stand beside the water and adorn the mountain sides. When visiting this place, you will be touched by the grand landscape and surrounded by a strong sense of poetry. In this gorge, natural beauties and sceneries of humanities are interwoven, enhancing the beauty of each other. There are countless stories and legends about the Gushan Gorge, something that adds to its appeal as a spot well worth visiting when exploring the historic Yellow River.

Dragon and Phoenix Gorge

The Dragon and Phoenix Gorge twists and turns through precipitous cliffs. The mountain rocks are rugged; trees stand tall and serene; the mist and clouds are dense and the constant stream of water is loquacious. Here a blue pond is like a bright and quiet moon while the waterfall above is a white curtain draped on the mountain side. The reason for the name of the gorge is that it and the Phoenix Slope supplement each other, forming a natural picture which indicates propitious. For that reason scenic spots in this gorge have been endowed with many romantic names, like Lover's Island, Lovesickness Waterfall, Dragon and Phoenix Pond, and so on. Some would say that this is a perfect place for lovers.

The Baiyun Mountain --- The State Grade Forest Park

Baiyun Mountain, the summer resort in Central China, is situated in Song County south of Luoyang, covering an area of about 2,677 hectares. It is a virgin forest. With clouds above and mist all around, it shrouds the towering and marvelous peaks like a fairyland in the human world. There stand 37 peaks of over 1,500 meters above sea level, of which the highest peak is Yuhuang Peak,

Tianchi Mountain

"Tianchi" in Chinese means sky pool. Tianchi Mountain is an alp sky pool with altitude 1,630 meters and water area 11,000 square meters of average depth of 5.3 meters. It is the 3rd biggest sky pool after Jilin Changbaishan sky pool and Xinjiang Tianshan sky pool. It is surrounded by a group mountains and forests.

The Longyu Bay

The Longyu Bay is located in Luanchuan County 160 kilometers south of Luoyang. Legend says that it was named from the Chinese name Long Yu. It is a state-level forest park approved by the Ministry of Forestry. With splendid views and joyful scenarios, 12 tourist zones containing over 100 scenic spots have already been exploited in the park.

The Jiguan Cave

The Jiguan Cave, located in Luanchuan County, was discovered for the first time in the reign of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. According to History of the County, "there are four halls looking like the caves of the dragon or snake". With magnificent spectacles and special cause of formation, it is worthy of No. One of its kind in North China and is the first dragon palace ever found China."

The Laojun Mountain

One of the three main peaks of the Funiu Mountains, also called Jingshi Mountains, it is located at the place 160 kilometers away from the southwest of Luoyang, altitude of 2192 meters. Tradition has it that Taoism founder Lao Zi once retired from official life here such that it was called Laojun Mountains. Built during the Northern Wei dynasty was Laojun Temple with iron rafters and tiles,