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Golden Gulf Hotel
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Golden Gulf Hotel is 4 star hotel which is located in center of Luoyang. which is a famous...
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Longmen Grottoes
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The Longmen Grottoes (Chinese 龍門石窟; lit. Dragon's Gate Grottoes) or Longmen Caves are located 12 km south of present day Luoyang in Henan province, China. The grottoes, which overwhelmingly depict Buddhist subjects, are densely dotted along the two mountains Xiangshan (to the east) and Longmenshan (to the west). The Yi River flows northward between them. For this reason, the area used to be called Yique (The Gate of the Yi River). From north to south, the distance covered by grottoes is about 1 km. Along with Mogao and Yungang, the Longmen Grottoes are one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites in China.
The Longmen area is open to the public, and although the grottoes cannot be entered most of the artwork can be seen from the exterior. Standard tickets are 80 RMB. Half price tickets (40 RMB) are available to students.
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