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Old City of Luoyang (Han–Wei Luoyang) 汉魏洛阳故城Hàn Wèi Luòyáng Gùchéng
National heritage site · Luoyang, Henan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Luoyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Old City of Luoyang (Han–Wei Luoyang)
The ruins of the capital of the Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin and Northern Wei, about 15 km east of modern Luoyang, abandoned after the Sui built a new city to the west in 605; it is part of the Silk Roads World Heritage Site. In the national archaeological park, stretches of rammed-earth city wall survive, and the foundations of the Changhe palace gate and the base of the Yongning Temple pagoda are laid out for visitors. The site museum, opened in July 2025, explains the city in three themed halls.
How to get to Old City of Luoyang (Han–Wei Luoyang)
About 17 km east of central Luoyang, 1 km east of the White Horse Temple, with a shuttle bus between the two. The site museum is closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- White Horse Temple 白马寺 under 10 km
China's first Buddhist temple, with Thai, Indian and Burmese halls beside it - Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟 20 km
Some 100,000 Buddhas carved into riverside cliffs, watched over by a serene giant - Shaolin Temple 少林寺 40 km
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song
Also within 20 km: Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital 二里头夏都遗址博物馆 (under 10 km), Huiluo and Hanjia Granaries (Grand Canal) 回洛仓·含嘉仓遗址 (10 km), Main Hall of Xingfu Temple, Yanshi 偃师兴福寺大殿 (10 km), Luze Guild Hall (Luoyang Folk Customs Museum) 潞泽会馆 (10 km), Luoyi Ancient Town 洛邑古城 (10 km), Henan Prefecture Confucian Temple 河南府文庙 (10 km).
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