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Dragon Pavilion (Long Ting)
Dragon Pavilion had been the imperial Palace for many dynasties in ancient China. Actually because of its excellent Fengshui, there had been altogether 22 emperors being enthroned here. From Dragon Pavilion, you can get a very good idea of the ancient Kaifeng city layout. For example, this used to be the axis of ancient Kaifeng city; of course, the original palaces of the Northern song Dynasty were already buried under the two lakes.
A bird's eye-view of KaiFeng.
Climb to the top of Iron Tower if you want a bird‘s eyeview of KaiFeng。
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Xiangguo Temple
• The temple was rebuilt in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and was bestowed the name Xiangguo Temple by Emperor Ruizong. The temple reached its heyday in the Song Dynasty (9601279). It became an international Buddhism center, attracting many foreign envoys and great monks. It contributed a lot to the cultural exchanges between China and other countries.
The two lakes have been given some historical significance like most places in the city. It goes that in the old days, the lake of family Yang was always clear and the lake of family Pan was always murky since family yang was known for their loyalty and family Pan was notorious for their treachery in Song Periods. Legend apart, what we know for sure is that the severe flooding of Yellow River over the past millennium has brought thick layers of silt on top of the ancient palaces. As a matter of fact, the current Dragon Pavilion is sitting on top of at least two ancient palaces from different periods.
Kaifeng offers a wide range of food specialities such as steaming pie and Chinese dumplings. In the evening, Kaifeng's streets turn into restaurants while hundreds open their stands and begin selling their food in the famous night market. Often people from the nearby Zhengzhou come to Kaifeng to spend an evening with their family as the atmosphere is very appealing. Less adventurous Western tourists may prefer to eat inside the restaurants and just have their drinks outside because they might not want to try chicken feet, pork feet or bucks. Particularly famous is Kaifeng's fivespice bread (wǔxiāng shāobǐng), which, like pita, can be opened and filled.