City Introduction

City history

It is located in the west of Henan Province, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, is located in the name of Luoyang River named after the State Council is the first of its kind in the west of Henan Province. Batch of published national historical and cultural city, one of China's four ancient capitals, the world's cultural city.

Luoyang has a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization, more than 4000 years of history and more than 1500 years of history, the Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, After the Tang Dynasty, after the Jin Dynasty and other thirteen dynasties in Luoyang capital, there are thirteen dynasties known for the ancient capital, there are 43 key cultural relics protection units, collection of cultural relics more than 40 million pieces.

Luoyang is one of the birthplace of the Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation. It is the eastern starting point of the Silk Road in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, the Western Jin Dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the central hub of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Peony is famous for Luoyang, "Luoyang Peony A world," said, known as the "Millennium Royal Park, Peony City", China Luoyang Peony Cultural Festival renowned Chinese and foreign.

As of 2015, Luoyang has four world cultural heritage, along the Luo River both sides of the summer are Erlitou site, Yanshi mall site, the Western Zhou Dynasty Zhoucheng ruins, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Wangcheng ruins, Han Wei Luoyang City ruins, Sui and Tang Dynasties Luoyang City ruins Six capital city ruins. There are five 5A class scenic spots, 4A level 16 scenic spots.

December 29, 2016, the National Development and Reform Commission announced the "National Development and Reform Commission on the issuance of the Central Plains urban agglomeration development plan", the "planning" Luoyang will be positioned as the Central Plains city group deputy center city. Luoyang free trade area is also China (Henan) free trade pilot area one of the three major areas.

Location

Luoyang City is located in the west of Henan Province, located east longitude 111 ° 8 '~ 112.59', latitude 33 ° 35 '~ 35 ° 05' between, located in the eastern part of the Eurasian Continental Bridge, across The middle reaches of the Yellow River north and south, "among the world", known as "Kyushu hinterland," said.

Regional population

As of the end of 2016, Luoyang City under the jurisdiction of six municipal districts, a county-level city, eight counties, a main hall-level specifications of Luoyang urban and rural integration demonstration area, a national high-tech industrial development zone, a country Level economic and technological development zone, two provincial-level development zones, 18 provincial-level industrial agglomeration area. The total area of 15,200 square kilometers, of which the urban area of 803 square kilometers, urban built area of 209 square kilometers. At the end of 2016, Luoyang city resident population of 680.10 million people, of which the urban population of 198.96 million; urban resident population of 369.63 million, urbanization rate of 54.35%. Annual birth population of 9.17 million, the birth rate of 12.40 ‰; death population of 41,800 people, the mortality rate of 5.84 ‰; natural change net increase of 4.99 million people, the natural growth rate of 6.56 ‰.

Natural conditions

Luoyang is in excellent geographical condition. It is located in the warm temperate zone south of the tropical transition zone, is warm temperate continental monsoon climate and subtropical monsoon climate, four distinct seasons, the climate is pleasant. The annual average temperature of about 15 ℃, extreme maximum temperature of 40.4 ℃, extreme minimum temperature -20.2 ℃. Rainfall of about 630 mm, of which the southern mountain can reach more than 1200 mm. East of Zhengzhou, west of Sanmenxia, north across the Yellow River and Jiaozuo border, south and Pingdingshan, Nanyang connected.

The mountains and rivers in the territory of the staggered, terrain complex, of which 45.51% mountain, hills 40.73%, plains accounted for 13.8%, surrounded by Yu Shan, Mangshan, Green Mountain, Jing Zishan, Zhou Shan, Sakura, Longmen Shan, Xiangshan, , The Yellow River, Luo River, Yi River, Qinghe, magnetic river, iron Luanhe River, Jian River, the river, the river, River and so on more than 10 rivers meandering during the "surrounded by mountains and rivers six streams, eight customs city, ten provinces thoroughfare," said.

As Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, mountains and rivers, according to the Qinling Mountains, out of the valley is Guanzhong Qinchuan; east Song Yue; northbound Taihang and the risk of the Yellow River; South looking Fu Ni, Wan Ye of the Rao, so " Wear, the situation in the world. "