Kaifeng (开封; Pinyin: Kāifēng) is a City-prefecture is province Henan in China. It was capital imperial under the Dynastie Song of North (960 - 1127).

History

Kaifeng was capital imperial under the Dynastie Song of North (960 - 1127), before their displacement towards the south and the transfer of the capital to Hangzhou following the projections of the Second dynasty Jin (1115 - 1234). The " Pagoda of fer" , built in 1049, is the largest monument of the city characterizing this period still intact.

Demography

The population of its jurisdiction is approximately 4,8 million inhabitants. One speaks the dialect there about Kaifeng of the Mandarin Zhongyuan.

Culture and religion

Kaifeng is known to shelter one of the last Jewish communities of Chine : the famous Jewish of Kaifeng. A rather great percentage of the population is of Moslem confession.

Economy

In 2005, total GDP was of 40,8 billion Yuan S, and the GDP per capita of: 8570 yuans.

Administrative divisions

The city-prefecture of Kaifeng exerts its jurisdiction on ten subdivisions - five districts and five counties  :

• the district of District of Gulou - 鼓楼区 Gǔlóu Qū   ;
• the district of District of Longting - 龙亭区 Lóngtíng Qū   ;
• the district of District today of Shunhe - 顺河回族区 Shùnhé Huízú Qū   ;
• the district of District of Yuwangtai - 禹王台区 Yǔwángtái Qū   ;
• the district of District of Jinming - 金明区 Jīnmíng Qū   ;
• the county of County of IQ - 杞县 Qǐ Xiàn   ;
• the county of County of Tongxu - 通许县 Tōngxǔ Xiàn   ;
• the county of County of Weishi - 尉氏县 Wèishì Xiàn   ;
• the county of County of Kaifeng - 开封县 Kāifēng Xiàn   ;
• the county of County of Lankao - 兰考县 Lánkǎo Xiàn)

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