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Latest Kaifeng hotel reviews
Pro
not over developed, good monuments,suprising lakes
Con
perhaps dirtier than a usual Chinese city
In a nutshell
Neither ancient nor modern
ellyse Says: The night market! I ate there for almost every meal. I loved the sugarcane juice. Fresh sugarcane juice (which I love in Singapore) is so hard to find in China! I liked that particular old uncle who sold it so much, I bought at least 1 cup everytime I went to the market. Bet...
bhemak Says: This is something like a Chinese Renaissance festival. There are some replica buildings and more interestingly shows at different times during the day. Some were traditional events like a prospective bride on a balcony dropping flowers to a groom below. Others were...
bhemak Says: 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, but it is also a bizarre experience to walk up. The hike up is not for clostrophobic types.The 'Iron' name comes fom the glazed tiles which looks like...
No really, a hole in the wall: Hole in the wall
bhemak Says: 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 TV and AC. Bathrooms were shared and not great. I few complaints for the 25 RMB spent. Across the street is a night market similar to the famous one in...
ellyse Says: I don't think it really has a sign at all. I wasn't actually planning on eating but the smell wafting out was too good to resist! That was my first and also my last meal in Kaifeng (no, I meant that I visited it more than 1 time!) Locally this is known as "shang4 dang4", the...
Wonderful food market (mainly by night)
ellyse Says: I ate there for almost every meal. I loved the sugarcane juice. Fresh sugarcane juice (which I love in Singapore) is so hard to find in China! I liked that particular old uncle who sold it so much, I bought at least 1 cup everytime I went to the market. Bet you anything he...
ellyse Says: Taxi drivers charged me 50% extra on the fare when it snowed. Does anyone know if this is official/legal?
ellyse Says: The bus to Zhuxianzhen costs 4.5 RMB, take it from the bus station near the Chief Minister's Temple. This town is famous for it's New Year woodblock prints.
bhemak Says: 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 the park runs south to the main part of the city and the bus can be caught along this length. Cheeper than a taxi (1 vs. 7 RMB) and less stress than...
ellyse Says: Taxi drivers charged me 50% extra on the fare when it snowed. Does anyone know if this is official/legal?
ellyse Says: The Kaifeng Museum was closed on the days that I was there (the week before the Spring Festival). So be prepared... It's open on the 1st day of Spring Festival though!
ellyse Says: Possibly because I went there at the wrong time. It was full of artificial stuff (incidentally, almost devoid of people too) when I went. Ugh. Not worth the 35 RMB admission (20 RMB for students).
Confucius Says: This is becoming a popular trend in China's ancient capitals and other cities of historical interest; the street with the nostalgic theme where traditional architecture, handicrafts, snacks and gift shops attract tourists who seek to relive the particular era being...
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Possibly because I went there at the wrong time. It was full of artificial stuff (incidentally, almost devoid of people too) when I went. Ugh. Not worth the 35...
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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...
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Good Old Kaifeng, An Ancient Capital
Actually, it's made of bricks. Who cares! If pagodas are your passion then you have to stop in Kaifeng while in Henan province and climb this baby. It's always an extra fee to climb pagodas in China...
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Kaifeng has been the city of an Emeperor's Palce, but of that almost nothing is left. Nevertheless is Kaifeng a very nice city with old buildings and the houses of a former strong Jewish...
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