Top things to do in Kaifeng

Top things to do in Kaifeng
Kaifeng is a famous historical and cultural city with a history of more than 4500 years. It has been successively established as the capital of the Xia Dynasty, the Wei state in the Warring States period, the Houliang, the later Jin Dynasty, the later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty in the Five Dynasties. It is known as the ancient capital of the eight dynasties. It has bred the "Song culture" that inherited the Han and Tang Dynasties, to the lower Ming and Qing Dynasties, and had a profound influence. Kaifeng, as one of the three major stone carvings centers in Henan Province, has more than 1000 stone carvings from the Han Dynasty to the Republic of China, and is a valuable cultural relic for the study of social economy, history and culture, science and technology, and calligraphy art.

What to see in Kaifeng
Grand Xiangguo Monastery
Located in the center of Kaifeng City, Grand Xiangguo Monastery is a famous Buddhist temple in China, it is also a landmarks in Kaifeng City. It was first built in the Northern Qi Dynasty. At present, there are Heavenly King's Hall, Mahavira Hall, Octagonal Glass Hall, Sutra Collection Building, Thousand Hands and eyes Buddha and other historic sites for tourists to visit.

Dragon Pavillion Park
Dragon Pavillion Park is a royal garden with the architectural style of Song Dynasty, covering an area of about 1300 mu. The whole area is built on the ruins of the imperial palace of Song, Jin and the palace of Zhou in Ming Dynasty. It is a complete palace. Here, you can enjoy the different garden styles from Suzhou, Hangzhou and Beijing, as well as a popular wax museum in Song Dynasty.

Millennium City Park
Millennium City Park is located in the northwest corner of Kaifeng ancient city. It is a large-scale folk custom amusement park in Song Dynasty, which is based on Zhang Zeduan's "Millennium City Park Map" in Song Dynasty, and focuses on reproducing the original scenery. The main buildings are Gate tower, Hongqiao Bridge, Street View, Shops, River Course, Wharf, Boat shop, etc. It shows the economic prosperity of Song Dynasty.

Memorial Temple of Lord Bao
Memorial Temple of Lord Bao was built to commemorate Bao Zheng, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, who was honest and upright in the history of the Chinese nation. Bao Zheng was a great politician of the Song Dynasty, his actions left the right guidance for the future generations.

Kaifeng Mansion
Many famous officials in the Song Dynasty, such as Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu and so on, all served here. It witnessed the political development of the Song Dynasty and is of great significance. In Kaifeng Mansion, you can see the typical layout of ancient Chinese government offices, and a large number of collectors have precious historical materials, anecdotes and exhibitions. In some special festivals, you can also see similar court performances such as "judge Bao".

Iron Pagoda Park
Kaifeng Iron Pagoda, a iron Buddhist Chinese pagoda built in 1049 during Song Dynasty. Located in the east half of the pagoda park, the pagoda is an important cultural relic and a major scenic spot in the park. It was built in 1049 A.D. and is known as the "First Pagoda in China". With a height of 55.88 meters, the tower has been built for more than 900 years. After wars, floods, earthquakes and other disasters, it still stands tall.

Yanqing Temple
Yanqing temple, formerly known as Chongyang temple, was built to commemorate the founder of Quanzhen religion, Wang Chongyang. In the early Yuan Dynasty, under the orders of the new leader Qiu Chuji, rebuilt the Chongyang temple, which lasted nearly 30 years, with a grand scale and magnificent palace. In the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed Yanqing temple.

Kaifeng Memorial Tower
Kaifeng Memorial Tower, formerly known as "Chengshen Memorial Tower", was later renamed as "Memorial Tower of National Revolutionary Army Soldiers and Soldiers Silled in Battle". Located in the south section of Zhongshan Road, Kaifeng City, 350 meters northwest of Kaifeng railway station. The height is 23.75m, and the base diameter is 3.5m.

Kaifeng Museum
Located in the New District of Kaifeng City. Kaifeng Museum was founded in 1962, its predecessor is Kaifeng exhibition hall. Kaifeng Museum, with a total building area of 54286 square meters, has four exhibition halls, the exhibition of fine stone carvings, the exhibition of woodblock paintings in Zhuxian Town, the exhibition of ancient civilization in Kaifeng, and the exhibition of history and culture in Tokyo City in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Fan Pagoda
Located in the southeast corner of Kaifeng ancient city. It was built in the seventh year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty. Fan Pagoda is a brick tower with six corners and nine floors of hollow pavilions and wood like structure. It was originally 80 meters high. In Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, it was demolished over three floors, and then a six story spire was built on the three floors, forming the present shape of tower with thick bottom and sharp top. Fan Pagoda is a valuable material for studying architecture, art and music in China.