Kaifeng

Kaifeng: Iron Pagoda

Kaifeng, Wade-Giles romanization K’ai-feng, city, northern Henan sheng (province), north-central China. It was the provincial capital until 1954, when the capital was transferred to Zhengzhou, about 45 miles (75 km) to the west. Kaifeng is situated in the southern section of the North China Plain, to the south of the Huang He (Yellow River), in an area where a number of streams flow southeastward into the Huai River. Pop. (2002 est.) city, 594,887; (2007 est.) urban agglom., 872,000.