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Kaifeng
Kaifeng, Henan/China Daliang, Bianzhou, Bianjing, Nanjing, Beijing Founded at least as early as the 4th century bc as Daliang. At the end of the 5th century ad the name was changed to Bianzhou when it became a prefecture. The Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) made it their capital. In 1127 it was captured by the Juchen (Jin) (1115–1234), who came from Manchuria in the north; they renamed it Bianjing and then Nanjing ‘Southern Capital’. When the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) came to power in 1368 they called the city Beijing ‘Northern Capital’. However, in 1378 they abandoned the idea of developing the city as an imperial capital. Its name is a contraction of a four character phrase, kāi ‘to open’, tuo fēng ‘to close’ or ‘seal’, and jing, together a reference to a policy of territorial expansion to seal off the borders to ‘barbarians’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kaifeng." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kaifeng." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kaifeng.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kaifeng." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kaifeng.html |
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Kaifeng
Kaifeng , city (1994 est. pop. 535,300), NE Henan prov., China, on the Longhai RR. It is a commercial, agricultural, and industrial center. Manufactures include agricultural machinery, zinc, textiles, fertilizer, chemicals, and processed foods. The Huang He (Yellow River), just to the north, has frequently flooded the city. Kaifeng has often been a major center of Chinese political and cultural life. Founded in the 3d cent. BC, it was, as Bianliang, capital of the Five Dynasties (906-59) and then capital of the northern Sung dynasty (960-1127). Zoroastrians worshiped there, and in the 12th cent. a Jewish colony was established. The city fell to the Mongols in the 13th cent. Kaifeng was the provincial capital until superseded (1954) by Zhengzhou. |
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"Kaifeng." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kaifeng." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kaifeng.html "Kaifeng." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kaifeng.html |
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Kaifeng
Kaifeng City in Henan province, e central China. First settled in the 4th century bc, it served as capital of China during the Five Dynasty period (907–60) and the Northern Sung dynasty (960–1126). It is the site of a Jewish settlement that flourished from 1163 until the 15th century. Industries: electrical goods, agricultural machinery, chemicals, silk. Pop. (1998) 693,148.
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"Kaifeng." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kaifeng." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Kaifeng.html "Kaifeng." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Kaifeng.html |
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Kaifeng
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"Kaifeng." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kaifeng." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kaifeng.html "Kaifeng." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kaifeng.html |
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