Luoyang Museum: A Millennium at a Glance, a Cross-temporal Dialogue with Cultural Relics
Luoyang Museum was established in 1958 as one of the first batch of national first-class museums. It houses over 20,000 cultural relics, among which more than 5,000 are precious artifacts. The 'Heluo Civilization,' 'Treasure Exhibition,' 'Tang Tri-color Exhibition,' and 'Han and Tang Dynasties Terracotta Exhibition' are some of the must-see galleries. From the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, it has witnessed the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties and the transition from the Bronze Age to the era of exquisite carvings. The smile of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the white jade cup of Cao Wei, the tri-colored camels, the hand-holding maidservants, and the various eye-catching 'internet-famous' bags, each cultural relic is a story, a cross-millennial dialogue that will not disappoint any time-traveling visitor. It is recommended to visit the galleries on the second floor first and then proceed to the first floor to avoid missing more fascinating stories.
The Longmen Grottoes were carved during the Northern Wei Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and ended in the late Qing Dynasty, spanning over 1,400 years with more than 100,000 stone statues. As the 'pinnacle of Chinese stone carving art' and the foremost of the four major grottoes, the Longmen Grottoes are undoubtedly astonishing. The scenic area is divided into four parts: West Hill Grottoes, East Hill Grottoes, Bai Garden, and Xiangshan. Among them, the West Hill Grottoes are the essence of the tour, which has the most niches, and it is recommended to enter from the northwest visitor center to ensure enough time for a thorough visit. Representative caves include: Binyang Three Caves, Ten Thousand Buddha Cave, Lotus Cave, and Guyang Cave. The Lushena Buddha niche is the essence of the entire grottoes, with the main Buddha Lushena looking down upon all beings. It is said to be carved by Empress Wu Zetian based on her own appearance and is known as the 'most beautiful statue in the East.' Especially the night tour of Longmen, standing on the opposite bank of the Yi River, the West Hill Grottoes light up like stars, giving the feeling of being in the world of gods and Buddhas, which is extremely shocking. Unfortunately, the lighting of the Great Buddha is random, and whether one encounters it or not is entirely up to fate.
Luopu Park is definitely the best place to watch the sunset in Luoyang city. On the banks of the Luo River, near the city museum, in the evening, find a spot to sit and quietly watch the sunset glow like a painting, and you can better appreciate the charm of this city.
The explanation tour guide is really vivid, especially the Yellow River Yihe, Luohe location relationship, very vivid image, parent-child travel is very much needed to explain, the whole process is carefully listened to.
The Elephant Dawei's explanations connect China's 5,000-year-old civilization in a special way, so that I will not stay in the fragmented historical memory of the past. Dawei taught us how to distinguish the age, social environment and culture of cultural relics. Its erudite, solid knowledge and humorous explanation make our trip to Luoyang more exciting and unforgettable! Thank you, Mr. Dawei! I will still find you next time I have a chance!
I specially studied it in advance. The explanation in the museum is 100 yuan on the first floor, 200 yuan on the second floor, and 88 yuan on Trip.com! Our museum reservation is 9-11, the explanation is 9:30, the tour guide will contact in advance to inform the time and place of the collection, we entered the museum at 9 o'clock, visited a circle of cultural and creative shops, 9:20 in the designated place and tour guide collection. The one who received us was Director Yuan (a beautiful sister). It may be the calm period after the small holiday. There are not many people. The tour guide explained very carefully and the tone was very gentle. The whole process was almost two hours. The price was super high. 👍🏻
20240414 morning: 1. Luoyang Museum is a national-level museum in Luoyang City. It began in Guanlin Temple (4A) in 1958. It was transferred twice and moved into this new museum in 2011. The new museum building is light orange, meaning "Dingding Luoqian" and "Dingli Tianxia". The second floor, the construction area is 4.2 10,000 ㎡, The museum has more than 20,000 cultural relics, and the treasure of the town hall is the son Shen father himself copper Ding, the animal face copper Fang Ding, the uncle Fang Ding, the wrong gold and silver copper Ding, Cao Wei white jade cup, the Qing Dynasty gold teak tower, the East Han stone to fight evil, etc. The museum is divided into Heluo Civilization Hall, Stone Carving Hall, Tang Sancai Hall, Luoyang Treasures Exhibition, Palace Cultural Relics Museum, Wangxiu Peony Art Exhibition, Huaxia Clothes and Crowns Exhibition (Temporary Exhibition), Luoyang Discovered Dragon Cultural Relics Special Exhibition (Temporary Exhibition) 8 parts. ① Address: Luolong District, Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province ② Transportation: direct bus, easy to drive ③ peak season: no ④ time: 3 hours ⑤ Ticket price: free, closed on Monday (not closed on Monday during the Peony Flower Conference in April) ⑥ Note: April is the peak tourist season in Luoyang, You must make an appointment in advance, and there is a high probability that the on-site reservation will not be made. 2. The Heluo Civilization Hall is located on the first floor, showing the historical evolution of Luoyang as 13 dynasties (Xia, Shang, Xizhou, Dongzhou, Donghan, Cao Wei, Xijin, Beiwei, Yuan, Tang, Houliang, Houliang, Houliang, Houli) for more than 1500 years. The cultural relics of that period are displayed in the context of each dynasty. 3. The stone carving hall is located on the first floor, showing stone carving cultural relics, divided into stone carving statues, monuments and epitaphs, showing more large stone artifacts. 4. Tang Sancai Hall is located on the second floor, showing the symbol of Shengtang Art-Tang Sancai, divided into shocking discovery, humanistic style, silk road imprint, spiritual home, colorful Tiangong 5 units. 5. Luoyang Treasure Hall is located on the second floor. It has selected representative treasures of more than 100,000 cultural relics in Luoyang City. Most of them are bronzeware. The first dragon and mother drum square in China are impressed by the deep pattern (the pattern is amazing. There is also a "female" word under the second word "drum", and there is no "female" word in the input method of the remote word). 6. The Palace Museum is located on the second floor, showing the cultural relics of the Qing Dynasty Palace in the Cining Palace Buddha Hall, which was originally a Beijing Forbidden City (5A). In 1973, it was transferred to the Luoyang Museum collection with instructions from Premier Zhou. It was divided into three categories: screens, furniture and Buddhist tools. 7, Wang Xiu Peony Art Exhibition is located on the second floor, the museum displays the peony paintings of Wang Xiu, the founder of the new Peony Painting School and the chairman of Luoyang Meixiu, rooted in Han and Tang Dynasty/Yuan Peony, the national color Tianxiang/Shengshi embroidery color, flowers blooming all over the world/Meimei and a total of 3 units. 8. The Huaxia Clothes and Crowns exhibition is located on the second floor and needs to buy another ticket for 40 yuan. The interior shows the Tang Dynasty and the grooming, divided into two units of the flower years/100 beauty competition, the beauty of the costume chapter/the etiquette. The exhibition is mainly based on modern imitation products, and the interaction is strong, but the price is generally more cost-effective than the 40 yuan fare. 9. Luoyang's special exhibition of dragon artifacts is located on the second floor, showing the dragon-related cultural relics in Luoyang area, with a small area. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, and many museums in the country have this form of temporary exhibition. 10. It will take 2 hours to end the tour.
As the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty, Luoyang is very worth going to the museum. It is best to set aside 3 hours, the museum is very large. There is free manual explanation, the VR explanation we rented, to be honest, a bit tasteless, it is very inconvenient to use, and it is easy to dizzy. The disadvantage is that there are too many people in the museum and it is very noisy. Advance reservations are required, otherwise there is no ticket at the right time.
The elephant's Dawei interpreter explained the small group booked by full marks ~, the age gap of a group of 5 people is 4-65 years old, and there is also a history lover. Dawei initially communicated that he needs to explain according to the difficulty of children or need to balance the difficulty of adults. At first, I was afraid that the children would be bored, and I chose the difficulty of the children. Dawei would interact with the children very well. After an hour, the children lost their patience to learn, and then changed to the adult explanation mode. The whole explanation is vivid and interesting, and some useful historical tips are also taught, such as generational, authentic or imitation, and some small knowledge is still left in my mind after leaving. Next time I come to Luoyang Museum, I will ask Dawei explainer!
Very good experience, it is the best and most easy to remember in the museum I have been to. Teacher Dawei's professionalism and field control ability are very strong, not only the children in the team are very motivated, but the adults are also very attentive. Luoyang Museum tour because of Dawei teacher's explanation, is the most rewarding trip to Henan.
Luoyang Museum is definitely worth it on earth. It is more lucky and happy to visit the museum and meet the excellent interpreter. The elephant teacher said that Dawei teacher explained vividly, funny, and knowledgeable. After three hours of visiting with him, he will learn a lot. Picture one is Dawei teacher, I did not know at first, a tourist who thought there was a culture, took a photo, wonderful fate!