Why didn't the emperor come to Luoyang?
In order to stay away from some war-torn places, ancient emperors often chose a safer and more secure place, so China has a vast territory, so emperors in different dynasties and periods have different views on its capital. It can be said that different people have different opinions. After all, the emperor has the greatest power and can go wherever he wants. It can be seen that big countries are willful.
However, there is a place in China that has always been the first choice for the emperor to build the capital, and that is Luoyang. If China has the most dynasties with its capital, Luoyang is the first place to take responsibility. In fact, why Luoyang is the most capital place for the emperor is mainly because Luoyang is located in the center of our country, far away from the border areas, because wars will occur from time to time in the border areas, and the situation is relatively complicated.
Moreover, the geographical location of Luoyang is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you want to attack, you must first pass through the surrounding cities, but the emperors of the surrounding cities are often heavily guarded and defended at all levels. Therefore, Luoyang was the first choice for emperors to build their capitals, so it became one of the famous ancient capitals in China.
topography
Luoyang is high in the west and low in the east, with criss-crossing mountains and hills, with complex terrain, including 45.5 1% in mountainous areas, 40.73% in hilly areas and 65.438+03.8% in plain areas, surrounded by Yushan, Mangshan, Qingyaoshan, Jingzishan, Zhoushan, Sakura Mountain, Longmen Mountain, Xiangshan, Wanan Mountain and Sakura Mountain.
Luoyang city is located in the fold system of western Henan and eastern Qinling, with high terrain in the west and low terrain in the east. There are four mountains: Funiu Mountain, Waifang Mountain, Xiong 'er Mountain and Lushan Mountain. Funiu Mountain runs through the south from the southwest, the outer mountain is the southeast barrier, Xiong 'er Mountain extends obliquely from the southwest to the northeast, and the hill is located in the west.
Funiu Mountain elevation1500-2000m; Waifangshan is a branch of Funiu Mountain, with an altitude of 600-1000 m; The elevation of Xiong 'er Mountain is1500-2000m, which is the watershed between Yihe River and Luohe River. Altitude 1200- 1800 meters, the highest point in China is Laojun Mountain, the main peak of Funiu Mountain, with an altitude of 22 12.5 meters.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Luoyang