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Located in the west of Henan Province, Luoyang is one of China's "Seven ancient capitals". Luoyang is one of the first historical and cultural cities announced by The State Council. Luoyang is named for its location in dao Yang of the ancient Luoshui River. Heluo area with Luoyang as the center is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. Legends of Fuxi, Nuwa, Yellow Emperor, Yao of Tang Dynasty, Shun of Yu and Q of Xia Dynasty are spread here.

Xia Taikang moved the capital as appropriate pieces, Shang Tang capital west milli; When King Wu attacked Zhou, eight hundred princes met Mengjin; The Duke of Zhou assisted the government and moved the nine cauldrons to the town of Luo. Flat in the east only, Gaozu Du Luo, light Wu Zhongxing only, Wei Jin phase Zen, Xiao Wen reform, Sui and Tang Dynasties, after the Liang Tang and Jin, due to phase inheritance, a total of 13 in the dynasty. After Han and Wei dynasties, Luoyang gradually became an international metropolis. In Sui and Tang Dynasties, Luoyang had a population of one million.

Luoyang in a quite long period in history, once was the center of our country politics, economy, culture, also is the traffic hub of road extending in all directions. At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the first major road network was established in China, with Luoyang as its center. On the Sui and Tang Grand Canal, ships touch each other, sailing the Pianpianis, from Luoyang east to the sea Q, west to Guanlong, south to Suzhou and Hangzhou, north to Youyan.

The Silk Road, starting from Luoyang in the east, traversed the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, with a steady stream of camels and horses. Luoyang is the book of culture. The earliest historical document of the Chinese nation, "Hetu and Luoshu Q", originated in Luoyang. Fuxi, regarded as the "ancestor of humanity", painted Eight diagrams and nine domains according to the river map and Luoshu. From then on, the Duke of Zhou "made music", the old engaged writing articles, Confucius into the Zhou asked the ceremony.

It was here that Ban Gu wrote China's first dynastic history, The Book of Han, Sima Guang completed his historical magnum opus, The famous "Seven Sons of Jian 'an", "Seven sages of Bamboo Forest", and "Twenty-four Friends of the Golden Valley" gathered here to write splendid chapters, and Zuo Si's "Sandu Fu °" once made "Luoyang Paper noble" the Heluo culture and Heluo civilization centered in Luoyang. Become an important part of Chinese civilization.