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KaifengTravel Budget Guide
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When to visit
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
- extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
- highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
- extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
- highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
- highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
- extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥7starting fare
Attractions
Hotels
Budget
$14.63 (CN¥99)
/night
Standard
$17.29 (CN¥117)
/night
Comfort
$34.14 (CN¥231)
/night
Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.
Food
Budget meal
$2.76 (CN¥19)
/meal
Mid-range
$8.92 (CN¥60)
/meal
High-end
$34.05 (CN¥230)
/meal
Culture & Heritage
Time-Honored Brands (4)
MOFCOM-certified · cultural background, not a business endorsementDiyilou (First Pavilion)Batch 1
Est. 1922
Kaifeng's most celebrated soup-dumpling house, a state-recognized China Time-Honored Brand famed for its xiaolong soup buns.
Ma YuxingBatch 1
Est. 1853
A Hui Muslim Time-Honored Brand of Kaifeng, registered as a China Time-Honored Brand and famed for barrel chicken simmered in century-old master stock.
DaoxiangjuBatch 1
Est. 1882
A Kaifeng guotie (pan-fried dumpling) house dating to the late Qing, whose dumplings were honored as a 'Famous Chinese Snack.'
YouyixinBatch 1
Est. 1908
A Kaifeng Yu-cuisine institution whose predecessor 'Youyicun' dates to the late Qing, known for carrying on authentic Henan cooking.
Famous Snacks (7)
Soup Dumplings (Guantangbao)Famous Snacks
Kaifeng's signature delicacy: steamed xiaolong buns with thin skins, generous filling and a burst of hot broth.
Barrel Chicken (Tongziji)Famous Snacks
A Kaifeng specialty: a whole chicken shaped like a barrel and simmered in century-old stock, savory and crisp-tender, eaten cold.
Braised Yellow Fish (Huangmenyu)Famous Snacks
A classic Kaifeng street snack of grass carp or small crucian carp fried then braised in five-spice broth, tender fish in a rich sauce.
Peanut Brittle Cake (Huashenggao)Famous Snacks
A traditional Kaifeng confection of peanuts and sugar layered into a flaky cake that is sweet, crisp and melts in the mouth.
Mutton Griddle Flatbread (Yangrou Kangmo)Famous Snacks
A Kaifeng Hui snack: a thin flatbread filled with minced mutton and griddled in mutton fat, chewy and fragrant with tender meat.
Stir-Fried Jelly Noodles (Chao Liangfen)Famous Snacks
A traditional Kaifeng snack of mung-bean jelly cut and stir-fried until crisp outside and soft within, savory with a touch of heat.
Almond Tea (Xingren Cha)Famous Snacks
A traditional Kaifeng sweet drink of almond powder whisked with boiling water and topped with dried fruits and nuts—silky and gently sweet.
Intangible Cultural Heritage (6)
Zhuxianzhen Woodblock New Year PrintsNational ICH · Batch 1
Woodblock New Year prints rooted in Northern Song Dongjing, inscribed in 2006 in the first national ICH list and seen as a forerunner of Chinese New Year prints.
Bian EmbroideryNational ICH · Batch 2
Traditional embroidery of Northern Song Bianjing, also called Song embroidery, inscribed in 2008 in the second national ICH list.
Daxiangguo Temple Buddhist MusicNational ICH · Batch 2
Han Buddhist ritual music preserved at the millennium-old Daxiangguo Temple, inscribed in 2008 in the second national ICH list.
Kaifeng Pan Drum (Panggu)National ICH · Batch 2
Kaifeng's distinctive folk square drumming, part of the national 'gong-and-drum art' inscribed in 2008 in the second national ICH list.
Qilin (Kylin) DanceNational ICH · Batch 2
An ancient totemic beast dance carried on around Lankao in the Kaifeng area, inscribed in 2008 in the second national ICH list.
Erjiaxian OperaNational ICH · Batch 2
A regional opera of eastern Henan, southwestern Shandong and northern Anhui, inscribed in 2008 in the second national ICH list.
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