Kaifeng in 3 Days: Museum, Monuments and One Song-Themed Park

A layered first route: use the museum to understand the buried capital, protect a real-monument day, then give one complete day to Qingming Riverside's live programme.

Real view of the glazed-brick Iron Pagoda in Kaifeng

Photo: Windmemories · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

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DAY 1

Kaifeng North Railway Station → Kaifeng Museum · 4.9km

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About 13 min by car in the 27 August 2026 model; the mapped bus chain took 59 min and included 1.45km of walking

    Kaifeng Museum Buried-Capital Route

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Kaifeng Museum → Dragon Pavilion · 10.4km

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About 38 min by car in the dated AMap baseline; the mapped bus result took 1 hr 13 min and included 2.2km of walking

    Dragon Pavilion Layered-City View

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    Dragon Pavilion Laye...

DAY 2

    Iron Pagoda Exterior Architecture Visit

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    Iron Pagoda Exterior...

Iron Pagoda → Shanxi–Shaanxi–Gansu Guild Hall · 4.6km

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About 17 min by car in the 27 August 2026 model; walking was 2.6km / 35 min and the bus result still included 1.3km on foot

    Guild Hall Carving Study

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    Guild Hall Carving S...

Guild Hall → Daxiangguo Temple · 1.4km

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About 19 planning min on foot in the dated AMap baseline

    Daxiangguo Temple Working-Site Finish

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    Daxiangguo Temple Wo...

DAY 3

    One Complete Qingming Riverside Product Day

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    One Complete Qingmin...