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Brief introduction of Luoyang history
1, Luoyang, located in the west of Henan Province, is one of the "seven ancient capitals" in China and the first batch of historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council. Luoyang is named because it is located in the sun of Guluo water. Heluo area with Luoyang as the center is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. China ancient myths such as Fuxi, Nuwa, Huangdi, Tang Yao, Yu Shun and Yu Xia. It is widely circulated here.

2. Xia Taikang moved to the capital, and Shang Tang built the capital in Xiqiao; King Wu cut Zhou, and 800 princes would meet him; Duke of Zhou assisted the government and moved Jiuding to Luoyi. Ping, Gaozu Duluo, Guangxu Zhongxing, Wei, Jin and Zen, filial piety reform, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Houliang, Thirteen Dynasties. After the Han and Wei Dynasties, Luoyang gradually became an international metropolis. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with a population of one million, hundreds of countries paid tribute to Korea, which was very prosperous.

For a long time in history, Luoyang was once the political, economic and cultural center of our country, and it was also a transportation hub with convenient roads. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the first large-scale highway network in China was established, with Luoyang as the center, as straight as an arrow and as far as it could reach. On the Grand Canal in Sui and Tang Dynasties, the waves are rough, starting from Luoyang in the east, the sea in the west, Guanlong in the west, Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south and Youyan in the north.

The "Silk Road" starting from Luoyang at the eastern end can go directly to the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, and camels and horses are in an endless stream. Luoyang is a scholar of culture. Fu Xishi, the earliest historical document of the Chinese nation, came from Luoyang and is known as the "ancestor of humanity". According to the river map and Luo Shu, it has become a gossip and nine domains. From then on, Duke Zhou "made rites and music" and wrote articles, and Confucius went to Li.

5. Ban Gu wrote Han Shu, the first dynastic history of China, and Sima Guang completed the historical masterpiece Zi Tongzhi Jian. The famous "Seven Scholars of Jian 'an", "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" and "Twenty-four Friends of Jingu" all gathered here, and wrote a colorful chapter. Zuo Si wrote a poem "Sandu Fu", which once made Luoyang paper expensive centered on Heluo.

6. The Heluo area with Luoyang as the center, known as "Henan" in history, corresponds to "Hedong" and "Hanoi" and is the earliest political activity center of the Chinese nation. Luoyang city has been the political center of this area since historical records. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, when Zhou Chengwang was the Duke of Zhou, he was in charge of Luoyi, which was the seat of Chengzhou City, the eastern capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty and directly under the Emperor of Zhou.

7. Luoyi was the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the rest were generally the same as those of the Western Zhou Dynasty. During the Warring States Period, Luoyi was renamed Luoyang, and Sanchuan County was located in Qin. County governs Luoyang, and now governs Sanmenxia City (except Lingbao), Luoyang City (except Luanchuan West), gongyi city City, Xingyang City, Zhengzhou City, zhongmou county City and Yuanyang County. During the Western Han Dynasty, the eastern part of this area was Henan County with Luoyang as the center, and the western part belonged to hongnong county.

8. From this period, "Henan" officially became a geographical term in administrative divisions until the Qing Dynasty. In the history of more than 2000 years, "Henan County", "Henan Yin" or "Henan House" has always referred to this area with Luoyang as the center. At this time, Henan county governs yanshi city, Mengjin, gongyi city, Xingyang, Zhengzhou, zhongmou county, Xinzheng, xinmi city and Yuanyang.