Visit Kaifeng Fu: Explore the Song Dynasty Imperial City Tourism Resort

Shows prosperity in the bright lights.

Contains charm in the inheritance of history.

Full of a sense of relaxation.

In autumn, Kaifeng is extremely suitable for night tours.

These “treasure” night tour places in Kaifeng allow you to get rid of the “taste of work” with one click and feel the most authentic worldly atmosphere.

When it comes to nightlife, how can we lack night markets? And Kaifeng is the originator of night markets in China. Thousands of years ago, “Dreams of Splendor in the Eastern Capital” recorded: “The night market lasts until the third watch is over, and then it opens again at the fifth watch. In places for entertainment, it is constantly bustling.” To this day, Kaifeng night markets are still extremely lively.

The Drum Tower Characteristic Cultural Block is a characteristic business district with “culture + commerce + tourism” as the leisure experience. Here are fragrant delicacies and a dazzling array of small commodities. Strolling in the antique streets and alleys, feeling the market atmosphere of the ancient city, eating and taking pictures all the way… Once you start strolling, you just can’t stop.

Recommended check-in places: Drum Tower Night Market, Shudian Street Night Market.

The Songdu Imperial City Tourism Resort Area is located in the area where the imperial palace was located in the Eastern Capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is the core area of Song imperial culture and also the core area of Kaifeng’s cultural tourism. At night, the scenic spots in various areas are lit up, as if traveling through the Great Song Dynasty, magical and dreamy.

The Songdu Imperial Street, which has just been upgraded and renovated, shows a new look with night lighting and has become a popular check-in place for citizens and tourists.

Photo by Yuan Yang.

Recommended check-in places: Longting Scenic Area (4A), Chinese Han Garden Stele Forest (4A), Tianbo Yangfu (4A), Shuanglongxiang Historical and Cultural Block, Zhuji Alley, 960 Cultural and Creative Park, Qishengjiao.

As night falls, thousands of lights are lit up, the voices are buzzing, and the crowds are bustling… If there were aerial photography in the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo City at that time should also be as resplendent and shocking as this.

The performances at night are even more wonderful. Watching a breathtaking acrobatic show of “Yue Fei – The Great Victory at Yancheng,” listening to a soul-stirring ancient music played on chime bells, and taking away the lingering ancient charm. The style of the Song Dynasty is all in it!

The series of real-life performances in Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden are must-see for night tours!

Performance plays:

As a unique martial arts-themed scenic area in China, Wansuishan Martial Arts City presents the heroic spirit of martial arts and the various states of the Jianghu in the Great Song Dynasty in a panoramic way, creating a martial arts dream-seeking journey for tourists.

The beautiful night view and the magnificent intangible cultural heritage “iron flower show” are intertwined, making Wansuishan as dreamy as a fairyland.

The Kaifeng City Wall is the second largest ancient city wall architecture in China. At night, the Kaifeng City Wall has an additional air of mystery. With the moonlight pouring down and the lights flowing, the night view of the city wall is full of unique charm.

Currently, at the ancient horse path entrance to the Daliang Gate of the Kaifeng City Wall, a new flower-themed zebra crossing has been added, adding a touch of liveliness and romance to the ancient city of Kaifeng and quickly becoming a new landmark that citizens and tourists rush to check in.

The Grand Canal in the Great Song Dynasty connects scenic spots such as Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden, Kaifeng Prefecture, Longting, Tianbo Yangfu, and Chinese Han Garden Stele Forest, fully showing the charm of a water city in the north. At night, the lights on both banks reflect on the water, pavilions and terraces, and entertainment venues are magnificent and beautiful. Strolling along both banks of the canal is like walking through a painting, dreamy and illusory.

The worldly atmosphere soothes people’s hearts the most. The Xisi Night Market gathers all kinds of characteristic snacks in Kaifeng with unique flavors. When the lights are on at night, gathering with friends here, while chatting and laughing, also let the taste buds have a “carnival” at night.

A city with eternal prosperity, tasting all flavors and dreaming of Tokyo. Bianliang Xiaosong City in Kaifeng is the reception hall for Kaifeng people. The large indoor catering cultural scenic area in Bianliang Xiaosong City shows the scene of Kaifeng during the prosperous period of the Northern Song Dynasty when the population exceeded one million and goods gathered from all directions. Bianliang Xiaosong City gathers thousands of kinds of snacks and famous delicacies, as well as characteristic bath hot springs, modern cinemas, and various handicrafts. Let you fully feel the charm brought by Song culture.

Starlight World in Kaifeng City is a new cultural tourism business industry integrating eating, drinking, playing, traveling, and shopping. It is a highly influential cultural tourism, leisure and entertainment, and commercial shopping center in Kaifeng.

Dahong City Plaza relies on Kaifeng’s traditional cultural resources and the existing IP advantages of the plaza to create a comprehensive night market themed on “night shopping, night eating, night playing, night shows, night tours, and night stays.” While meeting the material needs of citizens and tourists, it greatly enriches the spiritual life of citizens and tourists, forming a night cultural and tourism consumption cluster area that integrates with the development of regional business districts and has a strong radiation-driven function.

At night, Kaifeng is really delicious, fun, and a great place to stroll! Come to Kaifeng and add a little bit of happiness to your life!