JEWISH COMMUNITY 
It might be hard to believe. But there is indeed a large Jewish community in Kaifeng. The ancestors of these Jews were said to have arrived in China from Persia and India during the Tang Dynasty.  For centuries, the Jews of Kaifeng uttered the prescribed daily and Sabbath prayers, kept their religious holidays and observed strict diets. 

 

SONG CITY 
Kaifeng was the Song Dynasty capital for many years. Ask your guide to take you to the "Song City", a street flanked by small shops and taverns a thousand years ago.  

The street is now under reconstruction on the old Imperial Street between the ancient imperial palace and another street called Sihoujie.  The palace has already been restored, and is open to the public. And another major part of the street, Xuandemen, will soon be completed.