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3 Private Museums Opened in Luoyang

Luoyang Huaxiang Xiangshan Culture Museum Three private museums opened in the city of Luoyang. Huaxia Xiangshan Culture Museum, Luoyang Huaxia Jinshi Culture Museum and Luoyang Huaxia Wenfang Culture Museum opened to the public, showcasing local Heluo culture free of charge. Luoyang Huaxiang Xiangshan Culture Museum features weapons with inscriptions, stone carvings, rubbings, ceramics as well […]

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Scenery at Longmen Grottoes scenic area in Luoyang, C China’s Henan

Tourists visit the Longmen Grottoes scenic area in Luoyang, central China’s Henan Province, March 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

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Peony Flower Festival Infused with History and Culture

The 2013 Peony Flower Festival will be held in Luoyang in April. [File Photo] Preparations for the 2013 Luoyang Peony Flower Festival, to be held in April, are in full swing, the organizing committee announced at a recent press conference. This year’s peony festival will be infused with Luoyang city’s history and cultural heritage; for […]

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China’s Henan promotes tourism in Czech Republic

Henan province in central China, well-known for Shaolin Kungfu, held a tourism promotion event with a Martial arts show in Prague, the capital of the Czech republic on Friday. “Henan is one of the best places to experience China’s long history and rich culture,” said Liu Chunyang, an official from the Henan provincial government, “We […]

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The Legend of Da Yu and Yi Que

A picture of Da Yu and his people taming the rivers and lakes during an epic flood Many people have attributed the formation of Longmen (Dragon Gate) Mountain and the Yihe River to Da Yu, or Yu the Great. The legendary founder of the Xia Dynasty is best remembered for taming rivers and lakes during […]

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Analysis shows millet staple food in 3,800-yr-old Erlitou relics

Archaeologists recently revealed that the staple food in Erlitou Relics, a 3,800-year-old relics in central China’s Henan Province, was millet. According to the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis on 34 human skeletons from the relics, researchers found a wealth of information about the food of people living in the area. They believed that millet […]

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Erlitou Relic Museum receives 110,000 visitors in first week after opening

The Erlitou Relic Museum, which exhibits the history of ancient China’s first recorded dynasty of Xia (2070-1600 B.C.), received over 110,000 visitors after it opened on Oct. 20, local authorities said Monday. Located in the city of Luoyang, the museum exhibits over 2,000 items, including bronze wares, pottery wares and jade wares. Covering an area […]

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Erlitou Relic Museum opens in Luoyang

Photo taken on Oct 19, 2019 shows a turquoise inlaid plaque exhibited at the Erlitou Relic Museum in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan province, Oct 19, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] The Erlitou Relic Museum, which exhibits the history of ancient China’s first recorded dynasty of Xia (2070-1600 BC), opened Saturday in Central China’s Henan province, local authorities said. […]

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Erlitou Relic Museum to open in Luoyang

The Erlitou Relic Museum, which exhibits the history of ancient China’s first recorded dynasty of Xia (2070-1600 B.C.), is set to open on Saturday in central China’s Henan Province, local authorities said. Located in the city of Luoyang, the museum covers an area of 32,000 square meters and exhibits the history and culture of the […]

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Yingtianmen site museum opens to public in Luoyang

Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2019 shows the city gate of the Yingtianmen site museum of the National Archaeological Site Park of Sui-Tang Luoyang City in Luoyang City, central China’s Henan Province. In recent days, the Yingtianmen site museum of the park opened to the public. The Yingtianmen gate was built in Sui Dynasty (581-618). […]

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