Luohe is a time-honored city, derived from a small town since the Shang (16th - 11th century BC) and Zhou (11th century BC - 221 BC) dynasties. It is also a cultural city. Excavations unearthed in the city push the history of characters eight thousand years farther, music and the wine making history three thousand years farther. Situated in the interface of Huaibei Plain and plain area at the east foot of the Funiu Mountains, the terrain of the city is flat. Rivers in its territory mainly belong to the water system of Huaihe River. Enjoying a warm temperate monsoon climate, the city has clear four seasons. It is chilly and dry in winter, rainy and torrid in summer. Its annual average temperature falls around 14.7C (58.5F). When to Go: spring, summer and autumn