▲ In Luoyang, you can visit the White Horse Temple, a renowned ancient Buddhist temple in China, where the red walls and black tiles showcase the profound history of Buddhism's eastward spread; explore the Longmen Grottoes, where the benevolent smile of the Vairocana Buddha embodies the grotto art from the Northern Wei to Tang dynasties; and step into the Luoyang Museum to trace the cultural threads of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties through its collection of artifacts. Every corner here tells the glorious past of this thousand-year-old capital.
▲ Stepping into Luoyang's White Horse Temple, you'll be greeted by the solemn vermilion mountain gate and the ancient, dignified plaque bearing its name. As China's first officially built Buddhist temple, it marks the beginning of Buddhism's eastward spread. Within its walls, halls stand in harmonious arrangement amid chanting sutras, with stone lions guarding the gate and red walls contrasting beautifully with ancient pines. Wandering through this sacred space, visitors can explore Buddhist cultural heritage dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, experiencing the tranquility and solemnity of this thousand-year-old temple - an ideal place to understand the development of Chinese Buddhism.
