Kaifeng is a famous cultural city with a long history. Kaifeng, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and on the bank of the Yellow River, is one of the main birthplaces of the Chinese nation with a history of more than 2,700 years.
Song Wenhua "-Kaifeng, the birthplace, is a city with profound cultural background and good scientific and educational foundation. Kaifeng is the birthplace of "Song Wenhua", and various folk arts handed down from Goulanwa Temple in the Song Dynasty had a wide and far-reaching influence on the culture of the Central Plains.
Kaifeng, the hometown of opera, is the birthplace of "Xiangfu tune" in Henan opera.
Hometown of calligraphy and painting-As the hometown of calligraphy and painting, there are four schools of calligraphy in Song Dynasty: Su, Huang, Mi and Cai. Kaifeng modern calligraphy and painting constantly brings forth the old and brings forth the new, with nearly 100 members of the National Calligraphy Association and the Artists Association. The forest of steles in Hanyuan, Kaifeng has become an artistic treasure house integrating poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing.
Woodblock New Year Pictures of Zhuxian Town —— As the hometown of woodcut New Year Pictures, the woodcut New Year Pictures of Zhuxian Town in Kaifeng is one of the four largest woodcut New Year Pictures in China, and is praised as a national treasure by experts and scholars at home and abroad.
As the hometown of Pangu art, Kaifeng Pangu participated in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the return of Hongkong and Macao and the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Hometown of Chrysanthemum-As the "Hometown of Chrysanthemum", the world's first chrysanthemum art monograph was born here, with a history of planting and viewing chrysanthemums for more than 65,438+0,600 years and a reputation of "Chrysanthemum is the best in the world". Whenever chrysanthemums are in full bloom, Kaifeng attracts a large number of Chinese and foreign guests. At the' 99 China Kunming World Horticultural Exposition, Kaifeng Chrysanthemum won four firsts in one fell swoop, establishing the position of "Kaifeng Chrysanthemum is the best in the world". At present, Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Festival has become an important annual festival in Henan Province.
Bianxiu-As one of the five famous embroideries in China, Bianxiu has become a masterpiece of arts and crafts in China with its unique stitches, which caused a sensation in the Bianxiu exhibition held in Paris in August 2004, showing the profoundness of China's traditional crafts.
Henan cuisine-the birthplace Kaifeng is the birthplace of Henan cuisine, which combines the essence of the north and the south. Food culture has the characteristics of "famous shops, famous foods and famous products". Yi Yin, known as the ancestor of China cuisine, was born in Kaifeng.
Henan University-founded in 19 12, Henan University has trained a large number of experts, scholars, social activists and various talents for the country. Kaifeng High School, with a history of one hundred years, graduated from 13 Academician. The Hong Kong emblem, the regional flag of the macao special administrative region and the emblem of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games "China Seal" were all designed by Kaifeng people. Kaifeng, the ancient city, with its profound historical and cultural background and rich modern cultural atmosphere, has increasingly become a strong cultural city with traditions and characteristics on the new Eurasian continental bridge.
Kaifeng is a completely open city. Kaifeng in the Northern Song Dynasty was a highly open international metropolis. Today, Kaifeng has established sister city relationships with Toda, Wichita, China, Yongchuan, Lianyungang and Putuo, and with Hengluo, Israel and Ferrara. The annual Chrysanthemum Festival has been successfully held for 30 consecutive sessions since 1983, which has become an important festival in Henan Province and a platform for inheriting friendship and expanding exchanges.
Salary: the overall level is not high and the consumption level is not high. This is a livable city.