Kaifeng

American

[kahy-fuhng] / ˈkaɪˈfʌŋ /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

a city in NE Henan province, in E China: a former provincial capital.

Kaifeng British

/ ˈkaɪˈfɛŋ /

noun

a city in E China, in N Henan on the Yellow River: one of the oldest cities in China and its capital (as Pien-liang) from 907 to 1126. Pop: 810 000 (2005 est)

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Recognizing Ibn al-Wardi's work as a fictional composition allows historians to shift focus toward earlier, lesser-known epidemics, such as those that struck Damascus in 1258 and Kaifeng in 1232-33.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Before Friday night's gridlock Kaifeng officials even announced special discounts and events for college students.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

Born in Kaifeng, China, a city on the shore of the Yellow River, Yu Su grew up on classical music and karaoke.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

Kaifeng city, also clear of cases, closed all tourist sites from Thursday.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2022

We splashed across the Yellow River at ten o'clock, somewhere east of Kaifeng, and for a time were greatly slowed by what appeared to be thick gumbo.

From The Image and the Likeness by Campbell, John Scott

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