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>>Day wave office of Yang
Lie in Tokyo (today Kaifeng ) northwest corner in the city in the capital of Northern Song Dynasty by the gold water and river in the wave door, thus come the name of " day wave office of Yang ". Because Yangye precise to dedicate to the service of country while being loyal, the generation faithful and upright person, second emperor since founding of a country Song mere justice Zhao love their clear and upright and outspoken and upright, good at cunning words saliva charming personality, remit a punishment wave build office first by bank of the river by gold water of door in day, grant 5 million money, build " fresh breeze have absurd wave drip floor day ". book by himself " day wave office Yang " horizontal inscribed board. The building of office, from the east, the west, in group at the courtyard of three pieces. The intermediate court is Yang's part of official residence of the office, there are gate, screen wall facing the gate of a house, bell tower, drawing room, the wave building, the side hall in a palace or temple, back hall on day pass, at hall have extol have group large-scale that dedicate to the service of country loyal carved and offered sacrifices to Yang Yang shrine tight at the filial piety; The west institute is the Yang's garden, there are pavilion, platform, building, pavilion, corridor, mountains and rivers, song bridge inside, the garden scene of a group of the South, the east institute is the school field, the place of shooting an arrow, holding a soldier and doing weapon practice on horse. Wave office of Yang global building simple and unsophisticated and refined, majestic and luxurious day, and the overall arrangement is exquisite, have a garden style in the South very much , has already become to the place where teenagers carry on the education in patriotism, become the important view of making Chinese and foreign visitors admire.

>>Bao Zheng shrine
Kaifeng Bao Zheng shrine is for commemorating Bao Zhen, ancient famous honest and upright official, political reformer of our country, resumes rebuilding. It is located the picturesque side of Bao Zheng Huxi with rippling surface Kaifeng of ancient capital of seven dynasties, it is one of the important beauty spots in the tourist zone of Central Plains which National Tourism Administration develops and constructs. Since Jin, yuan, there is Bao Zheng shrine in Kaifeng, in order to commemorate this sage of the past. Shrine of BaoZheng occupation of land l hectare in Kaifeng, is classical buildings of a group of typical imitative Song's styles. Its imposing manner is grand, the style is deep and refined. The main building and scene in the shrine are: Gate, inner gate, screen wall facing the gate of a house, stone-tablet pavilion, two hall, railway carriage or compartment corridor audience hall, exhibition hall of east and west, rockery waterfall, stone carving one hundred dragon pavilion, fountain and little strange stone, flowing water of bridge and Xun of phosphorus High more than 3 meters in the audience hall among them, Bao Zhengs bronze statue which is weigh up to 2 and 5 ton is noticeable, BaoZheng embroidered robe preceded, lead, the straight front of a garment sits up straight, support all alone, clench fist all alone, seem, want, pound the table and stand up, all over stern to can't give the noble spirit taken, it is portrayal of Bao Zheng incorporating history, thought , art into an organic whole. Display Bao Zheng's history relic and ancient books and records of true life and honest and upright morality of reflecting like both sides.
The second hall exhibition have the poem of show one's high ideals of Baozheng, Kaifeng office inscribe one's name, write tablet, make the public train, Bao Zheng calligraphy original handwriting, epitaph ,etc. 148 year 183 let Kaifeng office name of Yin and take up an official post time (may be said Beijing register of officer) since Kaifeng office inscribe one's name, write tablet carved with, found state Northern Song Dynasty, only Bao Zheng's name has a deep concave mark, this is that people always give directions in their names while viewing and admiring the stone inscription, waste coming out year in and year out, it is exactly the witness that the past dynasties people love Bao Gong. The exhibition hall of east and west shows Bao Gong's legend anecdote with excellent pictures and texts, historical story, especially " American case of the hand hay cutter " of waxen image of one group of groups of the east hall is like true man's magnitude , in bright gay color, shape god have, hair all now, vivid, Chinese and foreign visitors praise extremely.

>>The park of iron tower
Located in Northeastern corner of urban area of Kaifeng of China Henan province, with extant iron tower park as the name of scenic spots and historical sites, cover an area of 51.24, one of 100 famous gardens of China. The iron tower lies in eastern half of the company of iron tower, is the important historical relic in the garden, is the main beauty spot too, builds it in A.D. 1049, it is one of the national key historical relics under prodection which our country announced in the first batch in 1961, there is laudatory title of " peerless tower ". The iron tower is 55.88 meters high, eight mao for 13 storeys, because here was once in order to open the treasure temple, have and claim of "iron tower".
The iron tower has won fame both at home and abroad with unsurpassed building art and grand and beautiful body money, it is exquisite in design, totally adopt China's traditional wood type structural form, the tower brick is decorated with the flying Apsaras, the Chinese unicorn, waits for several dozen kinds of pattern, brick and brick like attend, dig, have ditch have trough, build, build tight to sew jointly. Have built up it for over 900 years, has gone through the flames of war, flood, calamities such as the earthquake, etc., stand towering like a mountain so far, sigh really for it of the temple for building expert and visitor. Build 1989, imitate white marble to be built of, it is three number floor type that imitate building Song, 70 meters wide, 12 meters high, on the left and right wall of the gate, inlaying the seated statue of supernatural Buddha of 8 solemn, solemn, holy and pure blue and green stones symmetrically. Built for the historical relic " meets and guides Buddha " to enshrine and worship Northern Song Dynastying in 1986. This hall is the building of layers of eaves in the mountain type, in front of the hall, iron lion crouched grandly, the pot curls up fragrantly; around the hall, embrace the hall and stand tall and upright in 24 huge pillars; Audience hall base, blue and green stone railing stop, protect, around arranging turning on very witty 96 little lion.

>>Dragon's scenic spot of the pavilion
Lie in the northwest corner in Kaifeng, connected to Song's royal street in the south, area is 83.13 hectares, it is the largest tour scenic spot scenic spot of Kaifeng. Whole scenic spot build in Song, Jin imperial palace and week of Ming Dynasty at the palace site. Dragon's audience hall of the pavilion is 26.7 meters high, the base is highly 3 meters, face south at the north side. There are eight waiting rooms for officials in the east side and the west side respectively, make up the intact palace courtyard with the audience hall, having first large-scale Song Dynasty of China in waxen image halls in it, 63 personages shape and concurrently affair, vivid. For resist dish, 480 meter long, jade belt bridge,Songhu, Chaomen run through among them towards the door from Meridian Gate to audience hall. It is famous Yang's lake and the Pan's lake to resist both sides. The whole garden is with rippling surface, the weeping willow is in accordance with depending on, the grass looks like a carpet. There is a simple and honest daring of northern palace, also hold the beautiful beauty of spoiling in the garden of the southern part of the country concurrently.

>>The site of Dongjing of Northern Song Dynasty
Lie in urban area and western suburb of Kaifeng, in 1988, are being classified as the national-level Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection by the State Council. A large amount of reference and exploration are explored to indicate: Dongjing city particularly city inner city and imperial city treble city wall altogether Northern Song Dynasty, form layer upon layer of international mighty imposing manner of big city. The external city, also called new city, Luo city, it is the first protective screen in the defence of capital of a country. The external city is expanded and repaired to be in in behind week shake there aren't foundation outside, it is " 25 kilometers and 165 steps " around it. Survey by archaeological studies, whole external city present one square of long north and south slightly, short of east and west rectangle, four wall are about 29,000 of total length, about 25 kilometers in the Song. Nowadays, external city all silt dark on 1- 8 of underground, explore city wall some location that go out of incomplete wall nearly 9 meters high, the bottom is 34.2 meters wide, the top is incomplete and 4 meters wide, in 10 city gates that are already found, the largest city gate - -A site of Xinzheng, area is nearly 20,000 square meters, it is really rare in the ancient city gate of China that its scale is big Inner city, also calling inner city, Que Cheng city, build on the foundation of Bian Zhoucheng in Tang, unseal the old urban area up to the present in the location. Through surveying, the whole inner city is slightly square in shape, four walls and about 11,000 meters of total length, residue its silt bury on 10- 20 of underground, east and west walls of inner city stack under today east and west walls of the city wall of Kaifeng, its area is slightly small in the city than today.
Imperial city, is also called Palace Cheng, big cheng, lie in the slightly lean towards dragon's park area of the pavilion of northwest today in place in the middle of the old city of Kaifeng. Imperial city extend foundate on the Bianzhou officer of Tang dynasty, it indicates, Song imperial city stacks it under the office Forbidden City of Ming to explore and explore, silt bury until 5- 8 of underground dark, verify imperial city Song present things to be slightly short tentatively, north and south long rectangle slightly, four walls are about 2,500 meters of total length. To the north of the door, to the south of dragon's audience hall of the pavilion, the area including things lake of the pavilion of dragon this noon, it is Song imperial city's range.

>>Yanqing temple
Lies in Northeast of Bao Zheng lake, it was once one of the Taoist temples of the largest scale of Kaifeng, it is famous Taoism building of our country. Build on 5 years (1233 ) such as second emperor since founding of a countries. Originally known as the temple of the Double Ninth Festival, it is for commemorating true man's king builds the founder of Taoism Chhuan Chen School preaching and " ascending to heaven and becoming immortal " here on the Double Ninth Festival. Reign of Ming Emperor Hongwu is reconstructed in six years (1373 ), renames as Yanqing temple. Hereafter, this temple was repeatedly damaged. Nowadays, the building only stores the jade emperor's pavilion while watching. The jade emperor's pavilion amounts to three storeys, about 16 meters high, build of color brick. Top floor in the octagonal pavilion, enshrine and worship Emperor of Heaven Jade Emperor seated statue and waiter's picture. The jade emperor's pavilion has ingenious plot, the building is peculiar, keep the strong architectural style of Yuan Dynasty, it is rare in domestic.

>>The city wall of Kaifeng
It is remains of an important history and culture of Kaifeng, keep one of the better walls of ancient city at home at present.
The city wall initially of Kaifeng is the Daliang city built in the Warring States Period. The Daliang city is the national capital of Wei state, managed by six generations of king's renovation of more than 130 years, large-scale, magnificent and extraordinary, one of famous capital at that time. There are 12 city gates, Yi gate of east gate, the gao gate of west gate, other 10 doors, because is old, not quite clear in the name of the door and concrete position. 225 B.C., this city adorned water logging destroy king Qin.
Period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, become the seat of local government of the state in Kaifeng. The officer of Xuanwu army Limian make large scale extend build in the second year of Jianzhong period of Tang dynasty (781), have established the foundation of Kaifeng of today. Five generation periods, the position of Kaifeng is increasingly important, Laing, the Jin Dynasty , Han dynaty, Zhou four dynasty founded a capital in Kaifeng. ShiZong of Zhou for need of politics and military affairs, collect civilian worker 100,000 build one more other city also outside the the original city wall. The design of external city is famous architect WangPu at that time, consider it was saline and alkaline and relatively heavy that the soil property of Kaifeng included softly while building the city, fetch tiger firm soil that imprison fill out and build , make the city wall very firm. Build external city, should build how large city, this is a big problem which concerns the national strength and prestige. According the legend, ShiZong of Zhou let minister Zhaokuangying run in a lap on horse in Kaifeng, the horse does the best to reach terminal point, as the range of the other city. In this way, 24 kilometers and 233 steps of girth of other city built in later Zhou. Other city outline is very interesting, stand under city southwest height looking down capitalling from a height, bend knee and lie supine like a loud god ox, so commonly called as poaching ox's city. Song Dynasty foreign city renovation many times, with Zhenzong, Shenzong, Huizong, rebuilding again when the case and building of the largest scale. Shenzong xining period, city expanding to at the girth 165 step of 25 kilometers, the 13.33 meter high, the city base is 19.67 meters wide. There are 12 city gates in the other city. Every 3 doors on the west both sides in the south, 2 doors in the east , 4 doors in the north. After Northern Song Dynasty, three cities in Kaifeng are destroyed, there was only a base of a city after the other city reached Ming Dynasty, protect the city dyke similarly today. In city gate of city for preventing peasant from being attacked cities insurrectionary army in last years at Yuan Dynasty, have stopped up 5. Ming Dynasty, to in whether city build carrying on by extensive transformation, make age-old soil property unable to make by brick inside and outside city wall, firmer, 5 city gates and 4 cities build a tall and big gate tower and watchtower at the horn respectively, very grand. At end of Ming Dynasty, the ruler digs the insurrectionary army turning on the Yellow River water logging and besieging Bian city in the city, the yellow water with merciless result has swallowed up Bian city, The reconstructed palace of Zhou palace has been flooded also together. Around the city wall of Kaifeng of today is more than 5 city gates, but the gate of 10 cities, open up 1929 except young south gate, other all for open up newly after the foundation of the state. As years passed, the development of the society, the old city wall has already lost function of city defence in the past. As the scenic spots and historical sites, the city wall of Kaifeng is classified as the national historic reservation unit in its brilliant history. In 1998, the municipal government organized renovation Simon gate tower and western city wall, made old Kaifeng city wall become citizens, nonlocal visitor's recreation and good destination visited.

>>The forest of Steles of Chinese writing brush garden
In the west of ancient city dragon pavilion park of Kaifeng, have one take up an area of 100 Mu, can elect a monument yuan of garden forest of Steles, writing brush of Chinese make the stone inscription of the forest of Steles of Chinese writing brush garden takes calligraphy art as the core, collect the poem, book, strong points drawn, print, it is an artistic treasure-house combining building art of artistic and classical garden of the stone inscription together. It is in accordance with different behavior contents and displaying the target to set up the tablet corridor of the centre separately, corridor of modern tablet, tablet corridor in Song Dynasty, past dynasties emperor famous official famous. The forest of Steles has already had more than 2600 stone inscriptions now, has enjoyed equal fame with forest of Steles of Xi'an , Qufu.

>>The tower in great numbers
It is Kaifeng that stores oldest building on the ground now. Build in Northern Song Dynasty for seven years (974 ) of Kaibao period, is the national-level historic reservation unit. In great numbers tower that people see nowadays, on large tower of three floors, have first 6 little Tamerlan, the whole tower is only 36.7 meters high. Will present the unique model conbined together in the small tower and large tower, because Zhou king ZhuDi hatch a sinister plot bright the beginning, this tower " involve in a criminal case ", until " whether shovel king angry " shovel go the top, it is tertiary to only offer as a gift, and then rebuilted and become extant appearances. The tower in great numbers is built with different adding the gray side brick of glaze. Every brick is 0.33 meter square, one brick one look like, have Sakyamuni, Wenzhu, Puxian, 12 arm Goddess of Mercy, 16 arhats ,etc., every image is distinct, appearances are different. Layer of wall and step on lines, inlay the question of the stone engraving write a feast for the eyes Song Dynasty in tower. The most noticeable one is the calligraphist Zhao AnRen's consummate regular script of Song Dynasty. Though in great numbers tower check 3 only now , can be regarded as a famous tower. Its with long history, legendary experience, peculiar model and peculiar carving art with that are well-known everywhere, attract the Chinese and foreign visitors in an endless stream.

>>The garden park of Yujinyuan
Since building up in 1994, with its unique human cultural sight and abundant amusement project, become people's ideal visit and place of entertainment of recreation. According to the records of historical document, the Yujinyuan is one of four major famous sites of Dongjing in Northern Song Dynasty, it is the large-scale royal garden operated by official bodies in Northern Song Dynasty. For garden the south having another name called Yujinyuan,it build in later Zhou dtnasty, for of garden initially at famous site four major. Yujinyuan is large-scale, attract the Huimin river enter garden, and then turn on the water and enter favouring the Huimin river's low reaches, the water conservancy condition is good. The looks of earthen mound in the south is easy to landscape, in addition, Emperor Song make use of field here, form garden with plough characteristic that mulberry combine. Plant 100 hectares of Jiao grass in the garden, mainly support dozens of elepant for eating, except raising elephant, also raises other rare birds and animals, it is the largest zoo in Dongjing at that time. The garden of Yujhinyuan is one of the royal gardens, seldom open, although there are fine landscapes, ordinary citizen enter, view and admire while being difficult.
Except the flower and trees in Yujinyuan, Also according to the geological characteristic of Kaifeng, plants a large number of Chinese toons, elms, willows besides sweet-smelling tree of flowers and plants in the garden of Yujinyuan, register in the notr book, meet the diminish or roll over or move, reseed at any time, one that is with this assurance garden is prosperous forever. According to the municipal Party committee, the municipal government beautifies the indicative spirit of the looks of city of appearance of the city intercalary and intercalary about managing 5 kilometers of long streets, city garden in it is output value that invest 600,000 more than 1994 , build upYujinyuan park. Yujinyuan park take up an area of about 0.533, its building adopt our country traditional classical garden style, garden have two six like limiting the pavilion, there are arched bridges, the little swimming pool even, fountain ,etc., wait for more than 20 kinds of flowers and trees after planting the cedar, silk tree, Chinese juniper, Chinese flowering crabapple, Chinese rose. The garden park of Yujinyuan is a pocket park of Kaifeng, the recreation launched throughout the year is rich and colorful, a lot of visitors come here to play every day.

>>Temple of ancient Goddess of Mercy
The name of Yige street, accompany by white clothing accomplishment of pavilion and produce, white clothing pavilion the rise and decline several times, the pavilion street of white clothing renames for several times too. When to build the white clothing pavilion, there is not a precise record at present. It is said, five generations period in the later Liang Dynasty, protect little dragon's common money of the west and give up, set up the temple for the tight beautiful honorific Buddhist monk. It claim Dawa temple in Song dynasty, the street called the corner of Dawa, lie in the Huihe fang of the second of left army of Dongjing city. The end of Yuan Dynasty, the temple was destroyed in the soldier Xian. Reign of Ming Emperor Hongwu 20 years (1387 ), are raised the money to rebuild by the Buddhist monks of yiguo and nums. At end of Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River water floods Kaifeng, the temple is destroyed again. At the beginning of Qing dynasty, Liuchang who lived in the corne of Liu office west of the temple, provide funds to rebuild the temple, because piously worship Goddess of Mercy of white clothing, rename as the white clothing pavilion. In the period Guangxu period of Qing dynasty, Buddhist monks and nums store up the good fortune and raise the money and repair the audience hall again. The extant white clothing pavilion hall, should repair in the period of the Guangxu period. During the period of the Republic of China, the pavilion street of white clothing is taken up. 1935, white clothing pavilion street rename as Mingzhi street, but people like called it as white clothing pavillion.. After the foundation of the state , resumed the name of pavilion street of white clothing. In 1965, the pavilion street of white clothing renamed as Baiyi street. Renamed as and killed a street during " the Cultural Revolution ". In 1995, resumed the name of pavilion street of white clothing. Because this street the the south end belong to range of pulling down the past two years, widen just when east department door to Cao way Luis, change the new number, so many people still think this street but also calls Baiyi streets.

>>Yu WangTai
Lie in the southeast corner of Kaifeng, takes up an area of more than 400 mu. An original soil platform in the garden, the scenery is quiet and tastefully laid out, green tree makes a pleasant shade. In spring and autumn period, state congress musician Kaungzeng play melodies hereby of the Jin Dynasty, so the descendant called this one " blow platform ". At the beginning of Ming dynasty, for think of contribution that Da Yu harness the river, build Yuwang temple at platform, it is renamed one as Yuwang platform. Hereafter, had renovated the building on the platform many times in the Ming and Qing times. Yu Wang temple main hall east institute is three virtuous shrine, original have the statue of the Tang Dynasty famous poet Li Bai, Du Fu, Gaoshi, offer sacrifices to again Limengyang, HeJingMing when the Jiajing period in the Ming Dynasty. The west institute of main hall is shrine of Shuide, build for offering sacrifices to the person that China's history harnesses the river and gains merit. in front of Yuwang temple is for lasting book floor,on hang there aren't Qianlong emperor's hand writing "contribution is in Luohe". Nowadays, here has already been laid out the yuwang platform garden. Besides cultural relics and historic sites, park have revolutionary martyr commemorate garden, peony garden, China and Japan friendly oriental cherry garden, garden, etc. browse through scenic spot sweet-smelling spring hard the last of the twelve Earthly Branches. The green pines and verdant cypresses, ancient wood reach to the sky, the pavilions, terraces and open halls , scene are charming in the garden, make people visit eye it gives free rein to thoughts and feelings to be but completely relaxed and happy.

>>Big prime minister's temple
It is famous Buddhism temple of China, lay in the center of Kaifeng, was established in Tianbao six years of north Qi dynasty(555 ). Originally name as Jianguo temple, First year of Yanhe period of Tang dynasty (712 ), Tang RuiZong is in order to commemorate oneself was mounted the throne by the Xing king, bestow the name called the big prime minister's temple. Northern Song Dynasty, prime minister's temple firm lies get the imperial family to worship, numerous enlargement, occupation of land reach over 500 mu, have jurisdiction over 64 deep meditation institute, law institute, raise a monk over thousands of people, the largest temple of capital and national Buddhism activity centre.
And then damage because of flood of chaos caused by war, the clear health is rebuilt in bright ten years (1671 ). Keep have king hall, Mahavira Temple, octagonal coloured glaze hall, Tibetan Scripture floor, a thousand hand at present. Resumed the Buddhist ceremony activity in August of 1992, rebuilt buildings such as the bell tower , drum-tower ,etc.. The overall arrangement of the whole temple is rigorous , towering and grand.

>>Go to the river garden on Pure Brightness
Jumbo picture scroll " Riverside Scene at the Pure Moon Festival " which painter Zhang ZeDuan drew in Northern Song Dynasty, has described the flourishing scene in capital Kaifeng in Northern Song Dynasty vividly, among them there are tower over city gate, Hongqiao, scene of the street, shop, river, quay, ship workshop,etc. in the main building . Have represent commercial facilities of Song Dynasty such as the restaurant, tea house, pawnshop, etc, has described folk literature and art such as Bian embroidering, officer's porcelain, New Year picture making, variety show, a drum performance, imitate supernatural lesson tell one's fortune, color rich, cockfighting,etc. conditions and customs of Kyoto. Nowadays, Kaifeng regard " Riverside Scene at the Pure Moon Festival " as original version, city northwest corner build one reproduce, pursue apoplexy thing large-scale Song Dynasty cultural theme park of view in Kaifeng. Garden this take up an area of 510 mu, visitor can change wear Song clothing, hold coin of Song, experience life custom of people Song heartily , have a taste of flourishing age prosperity for Northern Song Dynasty, probe into millennium heavy culture of Song dynasty.

>>The sweet association of Shnxi, Shanxi, Gansu
It is raise funds to build by businessman of Shanxi, Shanxi, Gansu three province of Kaifeng. In the period of establishing in Qianlong, have already had a history of more than 200 years from today. The building arrangement of the association is rigorous, build exquisitly, ornamental and magnificent; The wood carving, stone carving, tile carving, exquisitely carved, vivid; Painting colored drawing or pattern, seven color appear, gold ancient piece of jade pay the brightness. The association collects building , carving , paint , paint-coated strong points of our country, is a rare artistic treasure-house of ancient building .

>>The site of Jinming pool
This site lies in the west area of economic and technological development zone of Kaifeng, is the famous royal garden of Northern Song Dynasty, establish in the first year of Yaiping Xingguo (976 year ) of yuan Northern Song Dynasty, because pool water from the gold water river, so weigh " the Jinming pool ". After Jinming pool build up, emperor of Northern Song Dynasty reach here for spring outing often, and calls dinner officials together in the Baojin floor among the pool, still drill the navy in the pool at ordinary times. The bank of Jinming pool willow of year of history makes a pleasant shade, water of the pool is limpid. The hall is rich at bank, water, the luxurious boat ship shuttles back and forth and walks in the pool. Jinming pool turn on pool will it be on March 1 every year, to April 8 to close. According to the records of history records, " 4.5 kilometers and 13 steps, about 3.5 kilometers of diameter the pool " around the Jinming pool. Explored by the archaeological studies, this pool is slightly square in shape, 1240 meters of things, south and north is 1230 meters, girth is 4940 meters, it is roughly identical to record with the literature. Song people Mengyuanlao " Tokyo dream China record " " whether gold bright pool form mark on a map " with Song Dynasty famous painter ZeDuan Zhang ", have vivid record and description to it.

>>Song's royal street
The Zhongshan road north segment of Kaifeng, is for reproducing the style and features of royal street of Song Dynasty, a imitative Song's business street built up in 1988. According to the records of history: Tokyo royal street start from imperial palace in the north Xuande door of Northern Song Dynasty, cross thestate bridge and door of rosefinch reach the Xun door of the external city. As long as more than ten li, 200 steps wide, for the emperor to resist and drive coming in and going out, reveal the arterial street with magnificent dignity.
The newly-built royal street is built on the original site of royal street. Start from in the south of mouth of new street reach Wuchao door, more than 400 of total length. Although is not long as ancient head of royal street, but its scale and imposing manner in domestic the genus is rare yet. Erecting a tall and big memorial archway in the south of royal street, the front sets up the elephant of a stone carving respectively, on warrior will be ridden,hold spear,the solemn majestic. Both sides watchtower symmetrical to stand, pavilion shop deal in Kaifeng local product, traditional properties, the antique, calligraphy and painting differs from one another. Stroll royal street seem one history of stepping into, make people full of to flourishing limitless reverie of scene Song in the past.


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