Asia ' s oldest continuously inhabited city, Luoyang was considered to be the geographical center and one of the four great പുരാതന തലസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ of China. It lies on the north or സണ്ണി (യാങ്) side of the Luo നദി where it converges with the യി നദി. അതിശയകരമായ പർവ്വതങ്ങൾ ചുറ്റും the city, where ചൈനീസ് ബുദ്ധ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ and monuments are carved into the sides of hills. As a capital of several dynasties, Luoyang has become a city renowned for its culture and recognized by UNESCO for its heritage sites.
