Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast. As of December 31, 2018, Luoyang had a population …

Luoyang (chinesisch 洛陽市 / 洛阳市, Pinyin Luòyáng Shì) ist eine bezirksfreie Stadt in der chinesischen Provinz Henan.Sie ist eine der vier großen alten Hauptstädte Chinas, die unter mehreren Dynastien die Hauptstadtfunktion ausübte. Heute hat sie sich zu einer wichtigen Industriestadt entwickelt. Sie liegt etwa 110 Kilometer westlich der Provinzhauptstadt …

Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Buddhism to China, and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch.According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the monks of Shaolin Monastery that led to the creation of Shaolin kungfu.He is known as Dámó in China …