{"id":8635,"date":"2021-08-01T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=8635"},"modified":"2021-08-11T21:58:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T13:58:17","slug":"luoyang-museum-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/henan-travel\/luoayng-travel\/luoyang-travel-tips\/luoyang-museum-guide","title":{"rendered":"Luoyang Museum Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Luoyang Tour<\/a><\/span>? Visiting Luoyang Museum is highly recommended. The location of Luoyang Museum has changed three times, originally built inside Guanlin Temple in 1958, and in 1970s moved to the city center of Luoyang and now located south of Luohe River in the southern Luoyang.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Luoyang Museum was open to the public on April 1, 2011. Hope this museum guide will assist you making your short trip to Luoyang Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may take bus no 15, 37 or 62 to Luoyang Museum, or you may take a taxi. The museum lies just south of Luohe River which spans the city of Luoyang from east to west.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area surrounding the museum is quite clean and green. You don’t find anything commercial except a few mobile food stalls, selling bottled water, boiled corns, baked eggs and potatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add: Nietai Road, New District, Luoyang
<\/span>Enquiry Phone: 0378 – 65791173<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t find anything commercial except a few mobile snack stalls<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You don’t find much commercial except a few mobile snack stalls.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The museum building covers a construction area of 6,2000 square meters with 230m long, 140m wide. Its outlook resembles to a huge bronze vessel standing on the ground, implying the\u00a0historical Accumulation of Chinese civilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Its outlook resembles to a huge bronze vessel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Luoyang Museum is free of charge. But you still need a ticket to enter the museum. So how? Go to a ticket office on the right side of the museum. Just ask for a ticket which is only available for a particular day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After taking your ticket, go back to the entrance at the middle of the building. Please remember the opening dates are from Tuesday to Sunday with Monday closed. Its opening time is from 9:00 to 17:00 and ticket selling stops at 16:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main entrance to Luoyang Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main entrance to Luoyang Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The first floor is dedicated to the basic exhibition depicting the Heluo Civilization (Luoyang\u2019s history and culture). The second floor is mainly designed for 7 exhibition rooms for 7 themed exhibitions \u2013 Exhibition of Calligraphy and Painting, Exhibition of Ancient Treasure of Luoyang, Exhibition of pottery figurines of Han and Tang dynasties, Exhibition of tri-colored earthen wares of Tang Dynasty, Exhibition of Qing Imperial cultural relics and Exhibition of ancient fresco Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Basic Exhibition (first floor) and 7 themed Exhibitions (second floor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One Basic Exhibition (first floor) and 7 themed Exhibitions (second floor)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The spacious lobby of Luoyang Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The spacious lobby of Luoyang Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The first floor for Heluo Civilization (Luoyang\u2019s history) is a must for fist time visitors. If you have enough time visiting Luoyang Museum, you are encouraged to go to the second floor to visit other 7 themed exhibitions afer your have visited the first floor dedicated to the splendid history,  the important history in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first and basic exhibition on the first is classified into several rooms telling the different stages of the Luoyang\u2019s history from Pre-historical period to modern Luoyang today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city of Luoyang went through thirteen dynasties with 105 emperors starting Xia Dynasty (2070BC-1600BC), Shang Dynasty (1600BC-1046BC), Eastern Zhou Dynasty(770BC-256BC), Beiwei Dynasty (493AD-534AD), Sui Dynasty (605AD-619AD) and more with a history of over 4,000 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are some snaps I took on my recent tour of Luoyang Museum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palaeolithic (300,000BC \u2013 10,000BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Palaeolithic 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Xia Dynasty 2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shang\u00a0Dynasty\u00a0(1600BC-1046BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shang Dynasty 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shang Dynasty 2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-249BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zhou Dynasty 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Zhou Dynasty 2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Zhou Dynasty 3<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Wei and Jin Dynasties (265AD-420AD)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wei and Jin Dynasties 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sui And Tang Dynasties 2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Northern Song Dynasty (960AD-117AD)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Song Dynasty 1Northern Song Dynasty 2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Luoyang Guided Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Luoyang Guided Tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luoyang Tour<\/a>
Luoyang Car Rental<\/a>
Luoyang One Day Private Tour<\/a>
Luoyang- Shaolin One Day Private Tour<\/a>
Beijing Luoyang 2 Day Round Trip Tour<\/a>
Xian Luoyang Day Tour by Bullet Train<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top 10 Attractions in Luoyang<\/a>
How to Visit Shaolin Temple<\/a>
Where to Stay in Luoyang<\/a>
Luoyang Museum Guide<\/a>
Museum of Luoyang Eastern Zhou Royal Horse and Chariot Pits<\/a>
How to visit White Horse Temple<\/a>
Longmen Grottoes Travel Tips<\/a>
Kung Fu Show at Shaolin Temple<\/a>
Longmen Railway Station<\/a>
Luoyang Taxi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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