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Eastern Zhou Royal Horse and Chariot Museum 天子驾六博物馆Tiānzǐ Jià Liù Bówùguǎn
National heritage site · Luoyang, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Luoyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Eastern Zhou Royal Horse and Chariot Museum
A museum opened in 2003 over excavated burials of the Eastern Zhou royal city, from which the Zhou kings ruled for some five centuries after 770 BC and whose remains lie under central Luoyang on both banks of the Jian River. It is named after its chariot pit with the remains of a six-horse team, the 'Son of Heaven drives six' of the ancient texts, shown where it was found alongside other horse-and-chariot burials, tombs and bronzes from the royal city and its cemetery.
How to get to Eastern Zhou Royal Horse and Chariot Museum
On the north side of Zhongzhou Road in Xigong District, central Luoyang, near Wangcheng Park. Closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟 10 km
Some 100,000 Buddhas carved into riverside cliffs, watched over by a serene giant - White Horse Temple 白马寺 20 km
China's first Buddhist temple, with Thai, Indian and Burmese halls beside it - Shaolin Temple 少林寺 50 km
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song
Also within 20 km: Xigong Barracks 洛阳西工兵营 (under 10 km), Sui–Tang Luoyang City Site (Yingtian Gate and Mingtang) 隋唐洛阳城 (under 10 km), Zhougong Temple Museum 洛阳周公庙 (under 10 km), China National Flower Garden 中国国花园 (under 10 km), Eighth Route Army Luoyang Office Memorial Hall 八路军驻洛办事处纪念馆 (under 10 km), Shanxi–Shaanxi Guild Hall (Wanli Tea Road Museum) 洛阳山陕会馆 (under 10 km).
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