Luohe漯河

River parks, food-industry museums and an easy overnight between Zhengzhou and Xinyang.

Suggested stay

1 days

Editorial guides

Arrive at

Luohe West railway

Best season

Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Why stop here

Three reasons to get off the train

History & people

c. 7000 BCECulturePrehistoric

Flutes cut from crane bones, still playable, were buried with the dead at Jiahu near Wuyang — some of the oldest tuned instruments anywhere.

c. 100 CEPeopleQin & Han

His dictionary, finished around 100 CE, sorted 9,353 characters by radical — the system still used today.

584 CESitesSui & Tang

An open-spandrel stone arch bridge on the old north–south road, older than the better-known bridge at Zhaozhou.

Local food

Food notes for this county are still being gathered. The provincial food index covers the wider region.

Getting here

Rail times below are planning estimates, not timetable data. Confirm departures before booking.

Nearby by rail