History of Luoyang

floods in China in July 2021

Han Zhao forces sack Luoyang, capital of Jin dynasty (311)

former province of ancient China

Zhenxun () was the last capital for the pre historical Chinese Xia dynasty. There is a consensus among many Chinese scholars that the Erlitou site about 20 km east of central Luoyang is identified as Zhenxun.

a history of the Buddhist temples and monasteries of Luoyang by Yang Xuanzhi

Erlitou (), also known as Yanshi Erlitou, is a Chinese archaeological site in the Yiluo Basin of Yanshi District, Luoyang, Henan. Discovered by survey teams led by archaeologist Xu Xusheng in 1959, it was initially identified as Bo, the first capital of the Shang dynasty, and some Chinese archaeologists later recognize it as the capital of the Xia—a dynasty whose existence is debated by scholars. A center of early Bronze Age China, it is the type site and largest settlement of the eponymous Erlitou culture, while more limited occupation has been found from the earlier Yangshao and Longshan cul

spouse of Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou

2000 fire in Luoyang, China

Chinese city (1021 BCE - 25 CE)