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Kaifeng City Wall

Kaifeng City Wall

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Kaifeng City Wall
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#8 of 44 things to do in Kaifeng
Ancient Ruins
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Restaurants
16 within 3 miles
Di Yi Lou (Sihou Street)
12
0.4 mi$$ - $$$
ZhenLu KaoRou
2
0.6 miGrill
SuShi Beef Noddle
1
0.7 mi
FeiLengCui Theme Restaurant
2
0.7 miChinese
Yipinlou
3
0.7 mi
MaoPai Hotpot Cai
2
0.7 miGreek
Ban Tang GangShi TianPin
1
0.7 mi
HuTian Wu
2
0.9 miJapanese
HuAn Coffee
4
1.3 miCafe
QingLian Restaurant
2
1.6 miFusion
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Attractions
36 within 6 miles
Yanqing Taoist Temple
12
278 ftReligious Sites
Kaifeng House Scenic Resort
72
0.2 miHistoric Walking Areas
Dragon Pavilion Park (Long Ting)
85
0.4 miCastles • Parks
Bao Zheng's Ancestral Hall of Kaifeng
40
0.4 miMountains • Monuments & Statues
Xiangguo Temple
62
0.5 miReligious Sites
Ancient Street of North Song Dynasty
18
0.5 miHistoric Walking Areas
Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu Province Hall
20
0.6 miHistoric Sites
Gulou Square
27
0.7 miHistoric Walking Areas • Flea & Street Markets
Millennium City Park
260
1.4 miAmusement & Theme Parks
Fanlou Building
3
0.7 miHistoric Sites
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4.0
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Jarko2015
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1,731 contributions
Well worth seeing
Oct 2017 • Solo
The city wall (albeit a complete rebuild) is still standing and well worth seeing from one of the ornate gates. You can climb and walk the wall, but once you're on it, it's just a wall. Probably best simply to admire from ground level. The central (albeit very new) Drum Tower is very spectacular at night.
Written October 5, 2017
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Ana L
Navan, Ireland2,701 contributions
Not worth a detour
Sep 2017 • Couples
After seing so many walls, Kaifeng city walls are not special, at all. It is just a landmark, but definitely not worth a detour there, on my humble opinion.
Written September 28, 2017
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David B
14 contributions
Drive thru
Mar 2017 • Solo
There's a pretty good chance that you'll drive through the city wall while touring through Kaifeng on a taxi, but there's no need to really stop and get off.
Written March 28, 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
79linda2015
Auckland Central, New Zealand64 contributions
Worth the visit at night
Nov 2016 • Friends
This is a lovely gate/wall and is particularly beautiful at night when it is lighted. The gate has a drive through where cars drive. The best photos are those taken from the middle of the road but I wouldn't advise doing this as it can be really dangerous. The architecture is very similar to the Xian City Wall but not as spectacular.
Written November 29, 2016
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MEMworldwide
Hamburg, Germany91 contributions
Don't go looking for the original
Sep 2016
The sections of the city wall that you see in Kaifeng are reconstructions. If you want to see original sections of the wall, there are artifacts of the various eras of the wall in a very small archaeological cross section of the wall. This looks more like a pit in the ground with some bricks thrown in. Even for a history buff like me, it was not remotely interesting. This definitely is not a must do tourist stop.
Written November 21, 2016
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Daniel G
Saint-Malo, France160 contributions
Ruins and open sewer
May 2016 • Business
One of the most disappointing cities you can visit in China, Kaifeng is surrounded by a wall that offers direct views onto badly reconstructed sections of town, abandoned buildings, or building that are far beyond repair though people still live in them, and, about 100 meters from the west gate, next to a food market, a river/canal that is so filthy that you would not dare put one finger in it. The wall isn't bad in itself but, unless you close your eyes, you will have to see all those eyesores. So why climb on the wall?
Written June 1, 2016
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Jinnie2013
Seoul, South Korea5 contributions
Kaifeng City Wall
Nov 2015
Its more beautiful at night. Plenty of place to snack around both at day and night. Also near a market with many interesting stalls.
Written November 14, 2015
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Gary M
Shanghai, China225 contributions
Surprising Find
Oct 2014 • Solo
A really nicely restored wall, similar in many respects to what there is at Xi'an but not so commercialized. It is lovely to walk around it or walk on it, and quite easy to find.
Written October 3, 2014
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nishiyadav480
Noida, India4 contributions
2nd best small city in china
Aug 2012 • Friends
This little city is very different. It has on the surface a combination of different religions more so than other cities in china. It has Buddhism, Taoism, kong zi also. Its only 1 level high as all the dynasties before it have been flooded and its hasn't been rebuilt on like other cities. I think this element makes it amazing to go and see. You can take a rickshaw around town for 50-100rmb for a few hours and get the driver to take you to some nice local restaurants. Great for a few days.
Written March 26, 2013
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tombillinge
Trumbull, CT1,196 contributions
Heavily restored
Nov 2012 • Solo
The city wall is OK and you can climb up on it in certain places. West Gate for example has a small food museum (all in Chinese) housed in the gate house at the top and an open excavation of the previous gates that have stood there.

The actual gate and wall section are heavily reconstructed and, even though it is quite nice, it is far too sanitized and new feeling. For 10 RMB, it's worth a look, but don't get too excited before you visit.
Written November 6, 2012
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