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Site of Dongjing, the Northern Song Capital 北宋东京城遗址Běi Sòng Dōngjīng Chéng Yízhǐ
National heritage site · Kaifeng, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Kaifeng
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Site of Dongjing, the Northern Song Capital
The remains of Dongjing, capital of the Northern Song from 960 to 1127, lie buried under modern Kaifeng beneath the silt of later Yellow River floods. In the city centre the excavated Zhouqiao bridge and Bian River site, with a Ming arch bridge on Song foundations and Northern Song stone river walls carved with sea horses, cranes and clouds, is open as a public archaeology site. The pits reach the Song river banks about 10 m below today's streets, showing how deep the old capital lies.
How to get to Site of Dongjing, the Northern Song Capital
On Zhongshan Road in central Kaifeng, a few minutes' walk from Daxiangguo Temple.
Nearby
- Iron Pagoda 开封铁塔 under 10 km
A 56-metre glazed-brick pagoda of 1049 that has outlasted floods and earthquakes
Also within 20 km: Daxiangguo Temple 大相国寺 (under 10 km), Kaifeng Prefecture Office (Kaifeng Fu) 开封府 (under 10 km), Yanqing Temple (Jade Emperor Pavilion) 延庆观 (under 10 km), Shanshangan Guild Hall 山陕甘会馆 (under 10 km), Lord Bao Memorial Temple, Kaifeng 开封包公祠 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Liu Qingxia 刘青霞故居 (under 10 km).
On the map
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