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Kaifeng (Chinese: 开封; pinyin: Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is most known for having been the Chinese capital during the Northern Song dynasty.
The famous painting Qingming Scroll is believed by some to portray life in Kaifeng on a Qingming Festival day. The painting, of which several versions are extant (the above is an 18th-century copy), is attributed to the Song dynasty (960–1279) artist Zhang Zeduan. Kaifeng became the capital of the Northern Song dynasty in 960. An imperial ...
Kaifeng was a cosmopolitan industrial metropolis with 600,000 [47] to a million inhabitants in Northern Song times, [48] which formed an intense hub for overland trade via the Silk Road and the commercial riverine networks connecting it to the eastern seaboard. [48] Through it vast amounts of grain tribute also passed.
Yuwangtai District (Chinese: 禹王台区; pinyin: Yǔwángtái Qū; lit. 'Platform of King Yu') is a district of the city of Kaifeng, Henan province, China.. It is named after a shrine dedicated to Yu the Great, a legendary ruler in ancient China famed for his introduction of flood control.
Soup pours out with the unusually concentrated texture of double stock — another hallmark of the Kaifeng variety. Its flavor is out-and-out poultry; ginger and scallion linger far in the background.
In the Siege of Kaifeng from 1232 to 1233, the Mongol Empire captured Kaifeng, the capital of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty. The Mongol Empire and the Jin dynasty had been at war for nearly two decades, beginning in 1211 after the Jin dynasty refused the Mongol offer to submit as a vassal .
Lankao County (simplified Chinese: 兰考县; traditional Chinese: 蘭考縣; pinyin: Lánkǎo Xiàn) is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, China. It has an area of 1,116 km 2 (431 sq mi) and a population of 760,000. [3] It was the site of the Battle of Lanfeng during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Pages in category "Kaifeng" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...