The municipal government of Kaifeng, the capital of seven Chinese dynasties in Henan Province, central China, is stepping up efforts to construct five Song dynasty (960-1279) tourism projects.
The first stage of the project involve a total investment of 318 million yuan and is expected to be completed by April next year.
Kaifeng was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). It was then called Bianliang. The dynasty is well known for Bao Zhen (Bao Gong), a honest and upright official, as well as other well-known historical figures such as Ou Yangxiu, Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan and other historical characters.
The five projects include reconstruction of a Kaifeng official residence, a museum featuring ancient city walls and the Guzhou Bridge, built in Tang Dynasty (618-907) and buried by Yellow River's mud and sand during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
The local government plans to turn the old city into a modern tourist center in three years.
(People’s Daily)
