Luoyang

Luo·yang

L0293800 (lwō′yäng′) also Lo·yang (lō′-) A city of north-central China east-northeast of Xi'an. It was an important dynastic capital.

Luoyang

(ˈləʊˈjæŋ) or

Loyang

n (Placename) a city in E China, in N Henan province on the Luo River near its confluence with the Yellow River; an important Buddhist centre in the 5th and 6th centuries; a commercial and industrial centre. Pop: 1 594 000 (2005 est)

Luo•yang

(ˈlwɔˈyɑŋ)

also Loyang

n. a city in N Henan province, in E China. 1,190,000.

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(both: lô-yäng), city (1994 est. pop. 863,300), NW Henan prov., China, on the Luo River. The city is the hub of several highways and is located on the Longhai RR. A new industrial center with a variety of heavy and light industries, it has grown about fourfold since 1949. Luoyang, a major Chinese cultural center, was the capital of several ancient dynasties, particularly that of the Eastern Chou kingdom (770–256 B.C.) and the T'ang dynasty (A.D. 618–906). Under the Chou it was the seat of several schools of philosophy. The nearby Longmen grottoes, embellished in the 6th cent. A.D., contain colossal carvings of Buddha. Luoyang was formerly called Henanfu or Honanfu.

Luoyang

, Loyang a city in E China, in N Henan province on the Luo River near its confluence with the Yellow River; an important Buddhist centre in the 5th and 6th centuries; a commercial and industrial centre. Pop.: 1 594 000 (2005 est.)

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also Loyang

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noun a city in east central China

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