Kaifeng

China
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Also known as: Bian, Bianjing, Bianzhou, Daliang, K’ai-feng
Wade-Giles romanization:
K’ai-feng

Kaifeng, city, northern Henan sheng (province), north-central China. It was the provincial capital until 1954, when the capital was transferred to Zhengzhou, about 45 miles (75 km) to the west. Kaifeng is situated in the southern section of the North China Plain, to the south of the Huang He (Yellow River), in an area where a number of streams flow southeastward into the Huai River. Pop. (2010) 894,142; (2020) 1,193,802. In the 4th century bce, when it was known as Daliang, it became the capital of the Wei state; the Wei built the first of many canals there, the Langtang ...(100 of 841 words)