Luoyang

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Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of 洛陽／洛阳 (Luòyáng, “sunny side of the Luo River”), referring to two separate Luo rivers.

1. A prefecture-level city of Henan, China, near the Luo's confluence with the Yellow River; a former capital of China.

   “In January 1979, the Aluminum Company of America agreed to undertake feasibility studies for the construction of two modern integrated aluminum plants in Luoyang, Henan Province, and in Pingguo county, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.”

   “The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan. Since the site is bordered on the north by the Mangshan 邙山 Mountains and overlooks the Luo River to the south, it has protective natural barriers and is also at an important junction for transportation and communication (fig. 37).”

2. A town in the district of Zengdu in the prefecture-level city of Suizhou, Hubei, China.
3. A river in prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
4. A river in prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.