Kaifeng
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Kaifeng 开封市 |
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Top: Xuande Palace at Millennium City Park,
Bottom upper left: Gate Tower and Kaifeng Government Hall, Bottom lower left: Iron Pagoda and Tieta Lake, Bottom right: Statue of Zhang Zeduan in Millennium City Park |
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 Location of Kaifeng City jurisdiction in Henan |
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 Kaifeng
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| Coordinates: 34°48′N 114°18′E / 34.800°N 114.300°ECoordinates: 34°48′N 114°18′E / 34.800°N 114.300°E | |||
| Country | China | ||
| Province | Henan | ||
| Area | |||
| • Prefecture-level city | 6,247 km2 (2,412 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 546.4 km2 (211.0 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 546.4 km2 (211.0 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 75 m (245 ft) | ||
| Population (2010 census) | |||
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,676,159 | ||
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 826,961 | ||
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 826,961 | ||
| • Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) | ||
| Area code(s) | 371 | ||
| GDP | ¥7,250 per capita (2004) | ||
| Major Nationalities | Han, Hui | ||
| County-level divisions | 5 | ||
| Township-level divisions | 5 | ||
| License plate prefixes | 豫B | ||
| Website | kaifeng |
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"Kaifeng" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
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| Traditional Chinese | 開封 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 开封 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Open Seal" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Kāifēng |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Kaifeng |
| Wade–Giles | K'ai1-feng1 |
| IPA | [kʰái̯fə́ŋ] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hōi-fūng |
| Jyutping | Hoi1-fung1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Khui-pang |
Kaifeng (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ), known previously by several names (see below), is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan, China. It was once the capital of the Song dynasty, and is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China.
There are currently nearly 5 million people living in its metropolitan area. Located along the southern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the west, Xinxiang to the northwest, Shangqiu to the east, Zhoukou to the southeast, Xuchang to the southwest, and Shandong to the northeast.
The postal romanization for the city is "Kaifeng". Its official one-character abbreviation in Chinese is 汴 (Biàn). Historically it has also been known as
The name "Kaifeng" first appeared as the area's name after the Qin's conquest of China in the second century BC and literally means "expand the borders". Its name was originally Qifeng (啟封), but the syllable qi was changed to the essentially synonymous kai to avoid the naming taboo of Liu Qi (Emperor Jing of Han).
The prefecture-level city of Kaifeng administers five districts and four counties:
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