Luoyang is not the most exciting of places for those after a bit of light relief, but this is not such a problem since most travelers are only here for the sights and historical ambience. Nightlife is limited and, apart from spending your time drinking in pleasant restaurants about town, most of the clubs and pubs are situated in the hotels. Some of the outdoor restaurants near the railway station, on Jinguyuan Lu, serve a nice and cheap draught beer.

Chinese tourists manage to enjoy themselves, satisfied by their versions of ultra-modern entertainment (some of which are blasphemously housed in a few of the ancient constructions). The Eight Immortals Palace on Luolong Lu is another replica of Disneyland (making use of the famous Chinese mythology featuring eight immortals), which applies modern laser and sound facilities to make patrons feel as if they were contemporaries of the immortals. The Laser shooting city on Shachang Xilu is another exciting place; tourists can live out their wildest wartime fantasies with laser guns rather than live ammunition.