Kaihoji Temple

…After the Longhai Railway was opened, some modern industry was established, and the city became a distribution center for agricultural products from the north of Henan Province. However, after the People's Republic of China was established, the provincial capital was moved to Zhengzhou in the west, and the city is now strengthening its character as an academic and cultural city. Most of the remains from the Song Dynasty have been destroyed, but the 13-story octagonal brick tower (iron tower) of Kaibao Temple (now Youguo Temple) located in the northeast outside the city, Longtai, said to be the remains of the Song Dynasty's palace, and Xiangguo Temple remain. Zhang Zeduan's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" (Palace Museum, Beijing) is also famous as a painting depicting the town of Kaifeng during the Song Dynasty, focusing on the canal, the Bian River. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to Kaihoji Temple is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…隴海鉄道開通以後は，若干の近代工業も起こり，河南省北部の農産物の集散地となったが，中華人民共和国に入って省都が西の鄭州にうつされ，現在では，学術･文化都市としての性格を強めている。宋代の遺跡は大半は滅びたが，城外北東の高さ55mの13層八角の開宝寺(現，祐国寺)の磚塔(鉄塔)や，宋の宮城あとと伝える竜台，相国寺などが残っている。また宋代開封の運河，汴河を中心に町のありさまを描いた絵として張択端の《清明上河図》(北京故宮博物院)が名高い。…

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