Things to Do in Kaifeng

Qingming Shanghe Yuan

Just west of the Long Ting Gongyuan, this manufactured theme park is modeled after painter and poet Zhang...

• Attractions

Tie Ta (Iron Pagoda)

Kaifeng's most famous landmark is located in the northeast corner of town. This beautiful 11th-century...

• Landmarks

Po Ta (Po Pagoda)

Tucked away in a maze of alleys in the southeastern corner of town, this hexagonal pagoda, the oldest...

• Landmarks

Shanshangan Huiguan

This magnificent guild hall was built during the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-96) by businessmen...

• Landmarks

Long Ting Gongyuan (Dragon Pavilion Park)

This park sits on the site of the former imperial palaces of six dynasties from the time of the Later...

• Picnics, Parks & Gardens

Kaifeng Bowuguan (Kaifeng Museum)

Located just south of Lord Bao Lake (Bao Gong Hu), this rather dilapidated and neglected museum is ordinarily...

• Museums

Da Xiangguo Si

Originally built in A.D. 555, this temple, one of China's more famous Buddhist shrines, had its heyday...