West Henan is the western part of Henan, China. It includes the prefecture-level cities of Sanmenxia, Luoyang and Pingdingshan.

Cities

• 1 Sanmenxia (三门峡) — The westernmost city of Henan. Famous for the Sanmenxia Reservoir and coal mines.
• 2 Luoyang (洛阳) — One of the Eight Ancient Capitals in China. The UNESCO world heritage Longmen Grottoes is here.
• 3 Pingdingshan (平顶山) — An industrial city famous for coal industry.

Other destinations

• 4 Lingbao (灵宝)
• 5 Lushi (卢氏)
• 6 Yanshi (偃师)
• 7 Luanchuan (栾川)
• 8 Lushan (鲁山)

Understand

This region is the main industrial area of Henan Province and rich in coal and non-ferrous metal. Though Luoyang has a rich history, the urban area of Sanmenxia and Pingdingshan were both developed after 1949.

Get in

By train

Luoyang and Sanmenxia are on the Longhai Railway and Xulan High-speed railway. The Jiaoliu Railway is across Pingdingshan.

By bus

All the three cities can be reached by bus from the other cities in Henan Province.

By plane

Luoyang has a small airport named Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA ^IATA). International vistors can fly to Zhengzhou Xizheng International Airport (CGO ^IATA) and transfer to buses or trains.