Kaifeng Tourism | Be sure to finish photographing this ancient building before leaving

From Zhengzhou, it takes one hour to get to Kaifeng for a half-day tour, with a strategy for visiting four ancient buildings~ 🚗Transportation: Self-driving ✅Route: Fan (po Tower) ➡️ Iron Pagoda ➡️ Shanxi-Shaanxi-Gansu Guild Hall ➡️ Da Xiangguo Temple First, Fan Tower (🅿️Free parking) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎫Ticket: 15💰 Fan (pronounced 'po' with the second tone) Tower, established in the seventh year of the Kaibao era of the Northern Song Dynasty (974 AD), originally named Xingci Tower, also known as Tianqing Temple Pagoda, and commonly called Fan Tower because it was built on the Fan Platform. It is the oldest existing building in Kaifeng, with a history of over a thousand years, and is a typical representative of the hexagonal Buddhist pagodas of the early Northern Song Dynasty. The tower's body is inlaid with more than 7,000 Buddha bricks, one brick one Buddha, with diverse forms, very spectacular! 🌳The locust tree outside the Fan Tower is said to be even older than the Fan Tower itself Second, Iron Pagoda (🅿️Parking 5💰) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎫Ticket: Free The Iron Pagoda, located in the Iron Pagoda Park, also known as the Kaibao Temple Pagoda, is hailed as the 'Number One Pagoda in the World'. It is one of the earliest large-scale glazed brick pagodas in China, with a history of over nine hundred years, and is commonly called the Iron Pagoda because its exterior color is similar to that of iron. Having withstood violent storms, earthquakes, and floods, it still stands tall, which shows the strength of its design and structure! Upon closer inspection, the glazed components are bright and beautiful, very exquisite! Third, Shanxi-Shaanxi-Gansu Guild Hall (🅿️Parking 10💰/time) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎫Ticket: 25💰 🈶️Free guided tour Built in the forty-first year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (1776), it was constructed by wealthy merchants from Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces who lived in Kaifeng, with a history of over two hundred years. The main attractions include the screen wall, opera tower, archway, east and west wing rooms, bell and drum towers, and the main hall. The exquisite carving art is breathtaking! Brick carving, stone carving, and wood carving, all demonstrate exquisite craftsmanship. Fourth, Da Xiangguo Temple (🅿️Parking 10💰/time) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎫Ticket: 40💰 Founded in the sixth year of the Tianbao era of the Northern Song Dynasty (555 AD), it was later damaged by wars and floods, and was rebuilt in the tenth year of the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty (1671). One of the top ten ancient temples in China, the main attractions include the Heavenly King Hall, the Mahavira Hall (the largest hall in the Central Plains), the Octagonal Glazed Hall, and the Sutra Tower. The Octagonal Glazed Hall, also known as the Arhat Hall. With octagonal flying eaves, the architecture is ingeniously constructed, consisting of three parts: the corridor hall, the courtyard, and the central pavilion. Inside the hall, there is a statue of the four-faced thousand-hand thousand-eye Guanyin Bodhisattva and five hundred arhats, each with a different form, very spectacular Zhengzhou Surroundings | Kaifeng | Ancient Buildings | Fan Tower | Iron Pagoda | Shanxi-Shaanxi-Gansu Guild Hall | Da Xiangguo Temple