"A reasonably Chinese city" Kaifeng by bhemak

Kaifeng Travel Guide: 8 reviews and 50 photos

Kaifeng was an ancient capital similar to near by Luoyang. Although Kaifeng certainly hasn't been tainted by moderninity the way Luoyang has, it wasn't as impressive. It has one rather famous landmark that wasn't a let down (Iron Pagoda). It has a visable Muslim influence. The reported Christian and Jewish influence was less visable.

Pros and Cons

Pros:not over developed, good monuments,suprising lakes
Cons:perhaps dirtier than a usual Chinese city
In a nutshell:Neither ancient nor modern

Last visit to Kaifeng: Aug 2004
Intro Written Aug 31, 2004
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Left is a wall, Right is a guesthouse - Kaifeng

Hole in the wall Hotels (1)

This guest house is built in the side of the old city wall. The rooms are clean save for the dirty walls. It featured a... more travel advice

Culture Park Things to Do (2)

This is something like a Chinese Renaissance festival. There are some replica buildings and more interestingly shows at... more travel advice

Iron Pagoda Things to Do (2)

Or Tie Ta. This one of the top sites to the Chinese and I can see why. Sure it is an old and unique Pagoda in a park,... more travel advice

Line 3 Transportation (1)

Bus line 3 start or ends very near the Iron Pagoda Park (which isn't near much else in the city). The street in front of... more travel advice

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socrates_07 Sep 1, 2005 at 8:19 AM

Thanks for your Kaifeng Page. I planned to go there because it's history.. but it seems not much to see anymore of ancient Kaifeng.