'''Luoyang''' (__?; ''Luoyang'') is a city in Henan province.
Understand
Get in
By Plane
'''Luoyang Airport''' (IATA: LYA) is located about 10 km north of the city center. Flights are available to Beijing and Shanghai.
By Train
The train station sits at the northern end of Jinguyuan Lu.
'''Beijing''' - takes about 11 hours
'''Guangzhou''' - takes about 24 hours
'''Shanghai''' - takes about 17 hours
'''Wuhan''' - takes about 8 hours
'''Xian''' - takes about 5-6 hours
By Bus
The bus station is across the plaza from train station, at the corner of Jinguyuan Lu and Daonan Lu.
'''Anyang''' - takes about 4 hours
'''Guangzhou''' - takes about 27 hours
'''Jinan''' - takes about 9 hours
'''Kaifeng''' - takes about 4 hours
'''Taiyuan''' - takes about 8 hours
'''Xian''' - takes about 4 hours
'''Zhengzhou''' - takes about 2 hours
Get around
Transportation inside the city of the Luoyang is very convenient, the bus is divided into city inside is two kinds of with suburb, public bus which costs \1 or \2 per ride, hands over big and parts of beauty spots that the circuit overlaid whole citieses basically, embarking the bus to go the convenience but real benefit.
the taxi start price is 6 dollars(contain 3 kilometers of), 1 dollar per kilometer. Moreover the Luoyang market doesn't greatly accumulate, beating carfare to use in the downtown not high, probably 20 dollars can walk then Luoyang city.
See
'''Ancient Han Tombs Museum''' - fascinating museum with reconstructed and unearthed tombs from the Western Han dynasty to the Northern Song dynasty
'''Baima Si (White Horse Temple) - first officially sanctioned Buddhist temple
'''Guanlin''' - temple commemorating Guan Yu, great warrior of the Kingdom of Shu time period
'''Longmen Shiku''' (Dragon Gate Grottoes) - on the banks of the river Yi and considered to be one of the the great sculptural treasure sites in China and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
'''Luoyang Museum''' - very well done museum
'''Wangcheng Gongyuan''' - site of the Luoyang Peony Festival in April, something not to be missed
Do
Luoyang has a long, beautiful ancient store street with fully functioning stores, a lot like Pingyao, another incredible visit
Buy
'''Pet market''' , near the main street of Shanghai market. Dogs, cats, chickens, etc...
'''Shanghai Market''', a long street where you can find a lot of stuff such shoes (some very cheap), clothes, sports, dvds... All along the street there are mini malls at both sides of the street where you can find an endless stuff, electronic devices, mobiles, clothes, accessories, packages and many other things you may need.
'''Walmart''', in front of Shanghai Market. Many western products.
'''Wan Fu Qin''' - A big mall like any you can find, in Europe.
In any street all along Luoyang you can find a lot of small shops, where you can buy tobacco, drinks, alcoholic drinks, or ice cream.
Eat
'''Image''', on Lian Meng Lu in the western Jianxi district of Luoyang. A western bar and restaurant owned by a Swiss expat who is not around much, but the food is great and the service about the same as anywhere else in China. The staff speaks English fairly well, one pool table, and decent music selection. Fridays will usually find a good selection of foreign teachers and other expats for dinner and pool. Hours 10am-12pm Tues-Sun Monday the bar opens at 5pm-12pm. The kitchen is only open 10am-1pm and then again from 5pm to around 9:30 or 10pm.
"Qian Ju De" Peking Duck Restaurant. Famous for Duck of course, but has many other delicious entrees.
Drink
In Luoyang you can find a huge selection of restaurants, but there aren't so many bars and clubs.
If you want to drink bai jiu (Chinese liquor called "liquor of the dead") you should go to a restaurant, because clubs don't carry it.
'''Ai Pai''', on the third floor of Xin Du Hui commercial center. They also have private rooms and it's quite big. They have live music for dancing, gogo girls and a cocktail guy's show is really nice. Full bar with a nice cocktail selection. They close about 2:00.
'''Art Bar''', in Zhu Jiang Nan Lu. This is not for dance but for drink. They have many tables and a second floor with private rooms and a pool. They have many artists that sing and play live music from 9:30pm. Full bar plus popcorn or fruit. On the same street there are a few bars, all of them with live music and a variety of drinks.
'''Come Bar''', near Shanghai Market. Private minirooms popular with couples. Romantic or slow music. You can drink, have an ice-cream or eat something.
'''Lan Mei''', in Nan Chang Lu. Disco where you can drink beer, vodka, rum or many other spirits seated at a table. They also have private rooms with karaoke. At 22:00 they start to play music for dance. It has a bouncing floor so you can follow the rhythm easily. They have gogo girls that dance 5 minutes every hour more or less. They close about 1:30.
'''Mirage Bar''', near Shanghai Market, on the same street as Walmart. A quiet bar where you can talk and drink. Full bar.
New Paradise. in du hui. Taiwanese owned bar on 3rd floor of Xin dou Hui. Good mix of expats and Chinese. Extremely cute and intelligent staff, good food and cheap beer. Say "hi" to the beautiful Rebecca!
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