Luoyang

alternative historical obsolete Loyang · alternative historical obsolete Lohyang · alternative Lo-yang

1. A prefecture-level city of Henan, China, near the Luo's confluence with the Yellow River; a former capital of China.

   Local authorities said the rainfall had caused a 20-metre breach in the Yihetan dam in the city of Luoyang west of Zhengzhou, and that the dam could collapse at any time.

   2021 July 21, Ryan Woo, Stella Qiu, “At least 25 dead as rains deluge central China's Henan province”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2021, China

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   In January 1979, the Aluminum Company of America agreed to undertake feasibility studies for the construction of two modern integrated aluminum plants in Luoyang, Henan Province, and in Pingguo county, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

   1979 September, Nai-Ruenn Chen, “Sino-American Trade”, in China's Economy and Foreign Trade, 1978-79, number 3, PRC Affairs Division, Office of East-West Country Affairs, Industry and Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18, column 2

   The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan. Since the site is bordered on the north by the Mangshan 邙山 Mountains and overlooks the Luo River to the south, it has protective natural barriers and is also at an important junction for transportation and communication (fig. 37).

   1982, Zhongshu Wang, “Luoyang: The Capital City of Eastern Han”, in K. C. Chang et al., transl., Han Civilization, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 29

   The Longmen Grottoes are located in the south of Luolong District of Luoyang. Here two mountain cliffs stand face to face, like a pair of natural watchtowers over the Yi River that flow between them, giving rise to the name “Luoyang’s Yi River Watchtower Gate.”

   Panoramic China

   2006, “Cultural Relics”, in 王琴 [Wang Qin], 韩清月 [Han Qingyue], 冯鑫 [Feng Xin], transl., edited by 杨长春 [Yang Changchun], 河南：文化大中原 [Henan: The Central Plains of Chinese Culture] (全景中国 [Panoramic China]), 1st edition, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 163

2. A town in the district of Zengdu in the prefecture-level city of Suizhou, Hubei, China.
3. A river in prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
   1. A town in Hui'an, prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.