I have seen the Internet or in Kaifeng heard friends who traveled: Kaifeng has no ancient buildings except for the tower, all of which are newly built antique buildings by modern people, which are not interesting and not fun. Whenever I see or hear something like this, I want to come forward and explain it.
First of all, Kaifeng is an ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, the cultural heritage is beyond doubt, the only city in the world, the ruins of the city stack, there is no one, the only city (the old city) that has not moved the central axis for thousands of years. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the most prosperous and largest city in the world was Tokyo Bieliang (Kaifeng's ancient name, Kaifeng's other names are Laoqiu, Daliang, Bieliang, Tokyo, Biejing, Kaifeng, etc.). In ancient Times, Kaifeng also had mountains, and kaifeng's famous iron tower was built on Yishan Mountain. The Iron Pagoda, Yanqing Temple, Fan Pagoda, Shanshan-Gansu Guild Hall, Ancient Blowing Platform, Daxiangguo Temple, etc. are all ancient relics. Some friends said that what you said is not right, the Great Xiangguo Temple was rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty, right. I want to say that when I come to Kaifeng to travel, I want to understand the history and culture of Kaifeng. But some friends said that I just didn't know kaifeng before I came to travel. That's all true.
Kaifeng is located in the central and eastern part of Henan, with the Yellow River to the north. Due to the geographical location, the Yellow River flooded Kaifeng six times, some of which were flooded by man-made wars, and the Yellow River flooded Kaifeng, and some natural floods flooded Kaifeng. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the prosperous city of Kaifeng was buried underground. The iron towers, pagodas, and ancient chuitai we see now are all built on the high ground on the mountain to avoid being buried in the ground without the sediment brought by the cup of flood. It is not that there are no ancient buildings in Kaifeng, but that they are all antique buildings newly built by modern people. This is the reason for the itinerary of the ruins of the city stack. There is also no way to do it, modern people restore antique buildings. Because it is not easy for us to see underground. If you want to see the underground ruins, please go to the Daliang Gate on Ximen Avenue, there is a Ming Dynasty City Wall Museum, you can visit, all underground. Now that the ruins of the State Bridge are also being excavated, I believe we will be able to see him in the near future.
Speaking of Qingyuan, he takes the Qingming River Map as a model, combines the antique building complex built in modern times such as historical culture, takes the historical and cultural story of the Song Dynasty as the background and wears the Song Dynasty costume, plus modern elements to reproduce the scene. After entering the park, people have the feeling of dreaming back to the Great Song Dynasty, and let people experience the prosperous scene of the Great Song Emperor's capital a thousand years ago. Still worth a visit.
Kaifeng Province, Bao Gong Ancestral Hall, DaXiangguo Temple, Dragon Pavilion, Tianbo Yang Mansion, Hanyuan Forest of Steles, Great Song Wuxia City, etc. are all must-visit places to come to Kaifeng. The details are only for you to experience, and I will not introduce them too much here.
Let's talk about the food in Kaifeng, there are countless food in Kaifeng! I saw a friend on the Internet that there are several night markets in Kaifeng, Kaifeng has no good dishes except for snacks, after listening to him I replied to him: Kaifeng cuisine is a big feature, maybe you have not heard of or have not eaten. Set of four treasures, white grilled belly, carp baked noodles, eight large pieces, sauce beef, yellow braised fish, Zhuxian town tofu shreds, soup buns, etc., too many of you come to taste it yourself. Snacks are more, leave it to you to come and taste on your own. The most lively night market is the Gulou Night Market, followed by Dingjiao Street Night Market, Laohe Daximen Night Market, Night Market at the Entrance of the Second Courtyard, and Dawangtun East Street Night Market. Kaifeng lamb soup four-flavored dish, sheep double intestines, Qixian casserole, Tongxu buckle bowl, Wei's spicy rabbit, Wei's braised noodles, Lankao big knife noodles, etc.
Is the kaifeng in your and my eyes different? Welcome to Kaifeng!