Henan Has a Millennium Imperial Capital, Granted World Cultural City by the United Nations, with a Remarkably Rare Gem
China has seven ancient capitals, with three located in Henan, and Luoyang, a former capital of thirteen dynasties, once hosted 105 emperors who established control over the Kyushu region. If you ask about the rise and fall of cities throughout history, let us look at Luoyang. One sentence reveals Luoyang's importance in China's five thousand years of history,
To understand a city's culture and history, the best way is to enter its local museum. The Luoyang Museum is a cultural landmark of Luoyang City, with a collection of over 400,000 artifacts. To appreciate them thoroughly, it takes a whole day,
Luoyang, a thirteen-dynasty ancient capital, is one of the earliest cities inhabited by humans, with human settlements dating back 4000 years. Luoyang's history before it, those dazzling and magnificent stories, could be told for days and nights. There are over sixty museums within Luoyang itself, and the most famous one with the most artifacts is the Luoyang Museum,
Enter the Luoyang Museum to feel the profound foundation of this thirteen-dynasty ancient capital. Within the museum, the exhibits are divided into several rooms according to historical periods and dynasties, displaying over 2,000 artifacts from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Luoyang Museum boasts five treasured collections, including the Xia Dynasty's Nail-Head Carved Bronze Jug, which is the earliest known bronze vessel for making wine, offering a glimpse into the aesthetics of the ancient Chinese,
If you want to understand Luoyang, start with the museum. Luoyang's deep historical and cultural foundation can be seen here. After carefully visiting the museum, you will understand that Luoyang is more than just the Luoyang Peony. This ancient city can serve as a thirteen-dynasty ancient capital, and its profound depth is worth exploring for every history lover,
Inside the museum, we'll see Tang Three-Color figurines prominently displayed, which is inseparable from Luoyang's geographical location and historical and cultural influences.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang was the starting point of the Silk Road, representing the earliest China, and the most authentic China. The Luoyang Museum collects a wide range of valuable artifacts from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, including bronze ritual vessels, Han and Tang Dynasty terracotta figurines, Tang Dynasty three-color glazed pottery, and Song Dynasty porcelain. The collection is large and diverse, and has a regional characteristic, occupying a certain position in the Chinese antiquities world,
The artifacts inside the Luoyang Museum are relatively dense. If you are a lover of artifacts, visiting here to carefully observe them, it's estimated you'll need four or five days,
The earliest Chinese historical documents, 'River Map and Luo Book,' originated in Luoyang, and have been listed as a national-level non-material cultural heritage.
No matter which museum I go to, I will always go first to understand what the museum's treasures are. Subconsciously, I feel that the treasures best represent the value of a museum. The Luoyang Museum's treasures appear relatively large and are located in the deeper part of the museum – that is, a Qing Dynasty golden nanmu wood pagoda, which is 6 meters high and weighs 4 tons. The 304 niches within it are all adorned with golden Buddha statues, and the entire pagoda utilizes traditional Chinese mortise-and-tenon construction without using a single nail, showcasing the ingenuity of Chinese traditional craftsmanship,
Golden nanmu wood is known as 'imperial wood,' and this incredibly intricate wooden sculpture is rare. Coupled with the specialness of the mortise-and-tenon construction, this pagoda is truly breathtaking.
