Kaifeng Dragon Pavilion Park
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Central China (华中) » Henan (河南) » Kaifeng (开封) » Kaifeng Dragon Pavilion Park (开封龙亭公园)Kaifeng Dragon Pavilion Park (开封龙亭公园) | |
| Address: | Northern part of Zhongshan Road, Kaifeng City, Henan Province, Kaifeng, Henan, 475001. |
| Phone: | 0378-5660142 5660316 |
| Price Range: | ￥25. ~ ￥25. |
| Hours: | 7:00-19:00 |
| Level: | AAAA |
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| Short Description: | Festival activityChrysanthemum Fair:Time: October 28th to November 28thFestival features: at this time every year, there will be colorful chrysanthemum, red, yellow, purple, white in color, to decorate Kaifeng to be a city of flowers. The major places to view chrysanthemum are the dragon pavilion, iron tower, Daxiangguo Temple, Baogong Temple, Yuwang Terrace, etc. The chrysanthemums on exhibit are of over 100 species. Various trade activities are also held to let people know more about Kaifeng.Kaifeng chrysanthemum has been popular since the north Song dynasty, hanging chrysanthemum, holding chrysanthemum fair, tasting chrysanthemum have a history of over 1000 years.Lantern Festival FairTime: around the Lantern Festival (January 15th in Chinese calendar)Festival Features: this activity has been held for over 1000 years. There are various kinds of lanterns in the fair with novel design, adding color and vitality to the night of Lantern Festival of the ancient city. Now many new materials have been and new technologies have been added to the lanterns.There are other activities such as cock fight, kite flying, Dongjing Yuwang Temple Affair, etc. |
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Strictly speaking, the Dragon Pavilion at Kaifeng is the former imperial palace in Song Dynasty (960-1279A.D.). In front of the palace, are 72 stairs and a huge stone on which caved with nine dragons, there are fences made of stone surrounding the hall.
The stair in the hall belongs to Emperor Zhao Quangyin (960-976A.D.), the founder and first emperor in Song Dynasty. The main palace hall is a wooden structure, built similar with Qing Dynasty palace style, which is splendid and magnificent. The back yard of Dragon Pavilion is now a public park. Walking along the park, you will see two lakes, Pan Lake and Yang Lake, a bridge across two lakes. A pair of stone lions stand on each side of the South Gate of the Dragon Pavilion. There is a long path from the pavilion to the street outside the South Gate, which was exclusively for Emperors, now known by the people of Kaifeng as "A Street in Song Dynasty"
This former imperial palace in Song Dynasty and all antiques in the palace were either missing, destroyed by wars, or damaged by the flood of Yellow River. Much architecture portion has been rebuilt in Qing Dynasty (1616-1911A.D.).
In order to present the life in Song Dynasty, there is a wax museum, where famous figures are displayed, and important events are written. You can get a great view from the Dragon Pavilion overlooking Kaifeng, one of the six ancient capitals in China.
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Traffic: take bus 1, 15, 20 and get off at Dragon Pavilion Park.
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- Complaint call of Kaifeng City：0378-3934810
- Complaint call of Henan Province：0371—65506775
- Complaint call of State Tourism Bureau：010-65275315
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September and October.
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