Kaifeng, which was called Bianliang in ancient times, is located in the east of Henan Province and in the center of the eastern Henan Plain on the map of China. Kaifeng is the first batch of 24 famous historical and cultural cities in the State Council and one of the seven ancient capitals in China. It is an excellent tourist city in China, a national model city with double support, and an advanced city in building a civilized city in China. It is also one of the three central cities of the Central Plains urban agglomeration in Henan Province and the "three-point-one-line" golden tourist route along the Yellow River. Novices play Qingyuan Garden, Forest of Steles, Kaifeng House, Tianbo yangfu, and regular customers go to Long Ting, Iron Tower, Guild Hall, Sokokuji, and those who eat Xisi and Huangjia Steamed Buns are rewarded with Fanta, Heda, Gupiaotai and Yanqing View. Forest of Steles: Kaifeng Hanyuan Forest of Steles;

first floor: steamed buns on the first floor of Kaifeng;

drum tower: Kaifeng drum tower night market;

Huangjia steamed buns: Kaifeng Huangjia steamed buns;

Xisi: Xisi Night Market in Baogong Lake, Kaifeng

Club: Shaanxi-Gansu Club in Kaifeng;

Ancient Chuitai: a famous historical and cultural monument in Yuwangtai Park, Kaifeng;

Heda University: the old campus of Heda University, whose buildings during the Republic of China have been selected for the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection list;

Old shops: those real century-old food numbers hidden in the old city of Kaifeng; Another brand-new: The first store of Henan cuisine in the past 1 years on Gulou Street, where celebrities such as Chiang Kai-shek, Mei Lanfang, Kang Youwei and Zhou Enlai tasted Henan cuisine.

In Kaifeng, ashes-level donkey friends usually: walk the city wall, visit the church, walk through the old street, walk around the temple gate in the morning, and wander around at night

1. Walk the city wall: The center of the old city of Kaifeng is surrounded by that layer of Ming and Qing walls, and the taste of walking on the ancient city wall of Kaifeng in Ming and Qing dynasties, which has not been developed by large-scale man-made tourism, is far from being comparable to the "fake city wall" in Xi 'an with too strong modern flavor. Walk around the city wall (you have to cross some cliffs and obstacles on the way): 7 hours-1 hours. Tip: Kaifeng ancient city wall, a national key cultural relics protection unit, is over 14 kilometers long and the second largest city wall in China, second only to Nanjing city wall and longer than Xi 'an city wall. It is hidden in the boudoir and has not been officially commercialized, so it is free to crawl without tickets (but we should still pay attention to protecting national treasures, remember). The terrain above the city wall is slightly complicated, or you need a local friend to accompany you.

2. Visiting the church: Due to the provincial capital of Henan in Ming, Qing and Republic of China, there were many modern western religious buildings in Kaifeng. Some buildings are still undergoing religious ceremonies, while others have been used for other purposes. Simply cite a few "rarities": within the old city, Kaifeng has the most beautiful and magnificent western church in Henan Province in modern times-the Catholic Church in Kaifeng Council Hall Street. The church was built by the Italians in the late Qing Dynasty. The inside and outside of the church hall are grand and solemn. The Torre dell'Orologio of the church also stands tall in the old city of Kaifeng, echoing the Kaifeng Tower in the south of the city. In the east of Kaifeng, there is a Catholic Henan convent, which was built in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It was one of the main shooting places of the film Peacock, which won the International Silver Bear Award. Although it is in decline now, it still retains its former charm. Several ancient buildings in the courtyard of Kaifeng Hotel originally belonged to the American Catholic Henan General Monastery in the early Republic of China, although today those buildings have directly become the most distinctive guest rooms in this three-star hotel. There are many large and small modern western religious buildings like this in the old city of Kaifeng. Which street is the Confucian Temple of the Qing Dynasty in the old city of Kaifeng? Do you know which street Kaifeng Wuliang Temple is on? Do you know where Shuanglong Lane in Kaifeng, where two emperors lived? What about the White House in Kaifeng (Henan Buddhist Association)? Kaifeng Baozhu Temple? Do you know where the hutong, a traditional Jewish community in Kaifeng, is? There are many antiques and stories in Kaifeng's old streets and alleys, waiting to be excavated. The old streets in Kaifeng are decreasing every month because of the transformation of the old city.

4. Zaosimen: The mutton soup in Kaifeng is definitely a must in Zhongzhou. Among them, the mutton soup that Kaifeng locals like best belongs to the four-flavor mutton soup of Simen (Dongda Temple, the largest mosque in Kaifeng) generation, and it is the unique mutton soup in Kaifeng. At the same time, because the area north of Simen is the old street in Kaifeng, the absolute value is seen from street to street.

Wandering around at night: Objectively speaking, the most fashionable phrase of many Zhengzhou people, even some Kaifeng young people, is "Don't go to the Drum Tower for snacks, but go to Xisi (the night market next to Baogong Lake)". In fact, this understanding of Kaifeng night market is quite different from the actual situation. Drum Tower, in fact, has always been the central night market of Kaifeng people, but in recent years, the price has been raised by outsiders, and some Kaifeng people can't afford it. That's why many local people moved to Xisi Night Market in Baogong Lake. To be honest, Xisi actually lived only ordinary casserole, snacks and snacks, which were not many, but generally moved, although the weight was full and the price was reasonable. The diners who really know Kaifeng will not be fixed in a night market, but will try their mood. If they like to eat by the lake, they will go to Xisi, and if they like to eat by the old block, they will go to Drum Tower. Like many Kaifeng locals, you must go to the White House in Gulou Square to eat spicy mutton trotters. Braised fish is of course the Chen family in Gulou, and you can eat fried sweet potato paste. As for Kaifeng almond tea, Kaifeng fried bean jelly and Kaifeng mutton kang film, it doesn't matter. Xisi can, Heda front door can, and Kaifeng is all over the street. In fact, more and better snacks in Kaifeng are usually not in any night market. They will be cat-eaten in a small street in Kaifeng. For example, the best baked wheat cake in Kaifeng may be in Xufu Street, and the best mutton sausage soup in Kaifeng is likely to be near the west gate. The best Huimian Noodles in Kaifeng may be in the south of the city. If you really know the old Kaifeng, people who can "wander around" will be exposed. They know where to find really valuable Kaifeng Bianxiu products instead of imitations of Suzhou embroidery and Hunan embroidery, and they can also find Kaifeng specialties. These specialties are usually found in some small streets and alleys, such as the best spiced peanuts in Kaifeng, peanut cakes, hemp chips, peanut dips, mung bean cakes and cakes with Kaifeng Hui characteristics.

about the remains of western religious and cultural communities in Kaifeng and their buildings:

1. Kaifeng traditional Jewish community: Nanjingjiao Hutong in the inner city The old well in Kaifeng ancient Jewish community is in the boiler room of Kaifeng First People's Hospital. American Jews like to see the well in Kaifeng very much.

2. Catholic Cathedral in Council Hall Street, Kaifeng: This Gothic architecture and Iberian-style Italian cathedral built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China is located in Council Hall Street, Kaifeng. Known as the most beautiful western religious building in modern Henan.

3. Kaifeng Catholic Abbey: Yangweipu, located in the east of Kaifeng, is the main location of Gu Changwei's film Peacock. In 1929, the Foreign Missionary Society in Milan, Italy, established a Catholic training school in Henan, China, with the task of training Catholic clergy. This courtyard is a combination of Chinese and western, modeled after Fu Jen Catholic University founded in Beijing. The exterior is classical in China and the interior is decorated with western style, which was completed in 1932.

4. Kaifeng Catholic American Sisters of Benedict: The main building is located in the courtyard of Kaifeng Hotel on Freedom Road in Kaifeng, east of Sokokuji.

Here are some of my favorite Kaifeng foods

1. Kaifeng foods: almond tea (around 5 yuan);

2. Water-fried buns. When I was a child, the price of these six was 1 yuan, but now it has risen to 2 yuan, but it is still very cheap.

3. The signature food in Kaifeng-steamed buns (the brand on the first floor is the most beautiful, but because there are too many people and many foreigners, the price will be more expensive. Kaifeng people usually go to the old Huangjia shop, which is also a famous steamed bun shop. It is said that the boss studied with the same teacher on the first floor, so the buns of the two families actually taste similar. When eating steamed buns in Kaifeng, they pay attention to the plate like chrysanthemums, lifting them like lanterns and gently lifting them. Pay attention to a lot);

4. Another special flavor of Kaifeng: Bucket chicken skin is crisp, fleshy and smooth, unlike roast chicken, which is chewy in some places and rotten in others, so it is suitable for the whole family.

5. Kaifeng mutton soup, a large pot of mutton and sheep bones is boiled for one morning, and it is best to eat when it is nearly milky white. Fill a bowl of steaming mutton soup, take a pot helmet (the dry food on the left in the picture), put more coriander (that is, coriander) and pepper, put more sheep meat, and eat a bowl of broth, sweating all over and refreshing from head to toe. Moreover, I usually save my lunch in the morning, and the salty flavor of mutton can be remembered for a long time, and mutton steamed buns have endless aftertaste

6. Compared with the small sesame cakes in Tianjin, Kaifeng's sesame cakes are really enjoyable. When I was a child, a box of sesame cakes with bean jelly was a fine food. At that time, there were four sesame cakes for 1 yuan, but now the price has gone up wildly, and they are a little small.

7. When it comes to sesame cakes, you can't help but talk about the fried bean jelly in Kaifeng. When you look at the salivary glands, you will have secretions. Experience it for yourself, about 5 yuan per serving;