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View Plans & PricingArea: 6,247 km²
Population: ~4.8 million (2020)
Kaifeng means "opening the frontier" in Chinese. It was the capital of the Northern Song dynasty and one of the world's largest cities around 1000 CE.
7.0/10 — Residents enjoy a balanced lifestyle with modern amenities and cultural richness.
Kaifeng has no commercial airport; Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport is used. Kaifeng Railway Station connects to Zhengzhou and other cities on the Longhai railway. Buses and taxis serve the city.
Henan University and Kaifeng University are the main institutions.
Kaifeng lies on the North China Plain with the Yellow River to the north. It has a temperate continental climate and is known for the Kaifeng section of the Yellow River.
Visit Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden, Kaifeng City Wall, Daxiangguo Temple, Iron Pagoda, and the Song Dynasty Imperial Street.
Day 1: Qingming Riverside Garden and Daxiangguo Temple.
Day 2: Iron Pagoda and Kaifeng City Wall.
Kaifeng is famous for Kaifeng-style steamed buns, five-spice mutton soup, almond tea, and Song dynasty banquet dishes.
Buy Song dynasty replicas, Kaifeng snacks, calligraphy supplies, and local crafts. Main shopping is on Gulou Street.
Local Vibe: Kaifeng is a Song dynasty time capsule. Locals are proud of their ancient city walls, night markets, and the fact that their city was once the largest in the world. The feeling is historic, slightly sleepy, and full of dumpling shops.
Fun Facts:
• Kaifeng was the capital of the Northern Song dynasty and may have been the world's largest city around the year 1000.
• The city is famous for its night market and traditional snacks like soup dumplings and almond tea.
• Kaifeng has one of China's oldest Jewish communities, with a small synagogue site still remembered.
Kaifeng locals speak their own flavor of Mandarin. Try these phrases to earn a smile:
中 (zhōng) — Good / okay.
弄啥 (nòng shá) — What are you doing?
可得劲 (kě dé jìn) — Very satisfying.
• Bao Zheng (Lord Bao) — The legendary honest judge served as an official in Kaifeng, and his court is a major tourist attraction.
• Zhang Zeduan — The painter of 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' captured the bustle of Kaifeng-era life.
• Li Shizhen — The famous Ming dynasty pharmacologist had connections to the broader Henan region.
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