Kaifeng Travel Guide
Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden · Long Pavilion · Daxiangguo Temple · Night Market
Kaifeng is an ancient capital of eight dynasties, the Bianjing of the Northern Song: Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden restores the scene of 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival', Longting is built on the site of the Song and Jin imperial palaces, and the Drum Tower Night Market offers soup dumplings and peanut cake. One to two days.
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Destination Details
most moving aspect of Kaifeng is its "layering": today's city is built over Northern Song Dynasty Bianjing, the Yellow River's breach has buried several layers, and the iron tower and Fan Pagoda are among the few Song Dynasty artifacts still standing in place. Although Qingming Riverside Garden is a restoration, it recreates the Rainbow Bridge, Bian River boats, and street vendors from "Along the River During the Qingming Festival," making it more intuitive for Chinese people wanting to understand Song Dynasty life than any museum.
Key Highlights
Along the River During Qingming Garden
is a Song Dynasty-themed park recreated one-to-one by Zhang Zeduan's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival," featuring the Bian River, Rainbow Bridge, and street performances.
The Dragon Pavilion
is a Qing Dynasty architectural complex built on the site of the Song and Jin imperial palaces, with Panyang Lake flanked on both sides and serving as Kaifeng's central axis.
Daxiangguo Temple
, a royal temple of the Northern Song dynasty, is a building rebuilt during the Qing dynasty. The Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed Guanyin in the octagonal glazed hall is the temple's treasure.
Iron Pagoda
The Northern Song Kaibao Temple pagoda is named for its brown glazed bricks resembling iron, and it has stood in place for nine hundred years despite flooding.
Gulou Night Market
is the nightlife hub of Kaifeng, offering soup dumplings, fried jelly, peanut cakes, and lamb kangbo all within one block.
Recommended Stay and Route
:- 1–2 days. Connecting
- routes with other destinations in the same area is more efficient; you can refer to the "Extendable Routes" and "Provinces" below.
Local reminder:
The- live performance of 'Dreams of the Song Dynasty: Tokyo Dream' at Qingming Riverside Garden is held at night and requires separate tickets. The
- Chrysanthemum Festival in October is the biggest event in Kaifeng all year, with Longting and Qingming Riverside Garden set up simultaneously. The
- Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity route takes 20 minutes and connects with Zhengzhou and Luoyang to form the Central Plains Line.
Province
This entry belongs to Henan (2 existing routes). You can compare all routes for each province on the province page
