Self-driving tour from Sanmenxia to Kaifeng, recommended routes and attractions

Two-day tour in Kaifeng

Route design:

The first day: Iron Tower→Long Pavilion→Qingming Shanghe Garden

The second day : Kaifeng Mansion→Daxiangguo Temple→Bao Gong Temple→Songdu Imperial Street

Route guidance:

Day 1:

Go to Kaifeng North in the morning Touring the Iron Tower,

This Iron Tower is the symbol of Kaifeng,

It’s not like you have been to Kaifeng without the Iron Tower

Then visit Longting, which is not far away.

In the afternoon, you can visit Qingming River Shanghe Garden.

Qinghe Shangming Garden has many performances. After the tour, you can go to the Gulou Night Market to taste famous local snacks.

The next day:

We visited Kaifeng Mansion in the morning. Although Kaifeng Mansion had been destroyed long ago, the new Kaifeng Mansion is still full of attractions. Afterwards, you can

visit the Daxiangguo Temple in the city center and walk to the nearby Bao Gong Temple in the afternoon. You can go to Songdu Royal Street to buy some travel souvenirs

to take back and end your trip to Kaifeng with shopping.

Accommodation in Kaifeng

You can choose to stay in two areas when traveling in Kaifeng:

1. Development zone: far away from the old area and major scenic spots. The development zone is located in the west of Kaifeng, and you can reach the old city in about 20 minutes by car.

2. Old Town: It has convenient transportation and gathers the main scenic spots in Kaifeng. It is convenient for sightseeing, eating and shopping. And there are many hotels here

The prices are cheap, three-star hotels are between 150-300 yuan, and others are even lower.

There are 12 scenic spots in Kaifeng, but generally 6 are worth visiting: Qingming Shanghe Garden 80, Longting 35, Kaifeng Mansion 50, Tianbo Yang 30, Daxiangguo Temple 30, Iron Tower 30, Bao Gong 20, half price for students with student ID.

Kaifeng’s dishes are all over the country. I believe there will be several that suit your taste. For example, girls like sweets: pine nuts and corn,

yoghurt with aloe, etc.

Kaifeng has the habit of drinking soup for breakfast, such as mutton soup at Simen, donkey meat soup at Zhongshan Road, and Baijia beef soup at Beitu Street.

There are also Daliang Steamed Buns on Bookstore Street.

Kaifeng Shopping

Kaifeng Specialties: Peanut Cake, Baogong Beans, Bucket Chicken, Spicy Peanuts, Shajia Sauce Beef, Qixian Mojia Pickles, Zhuxian Town Beans

Fugan, Bian embroidery, and Zhuxian Town’s wooden New Year pictures are all good specialties.