Kaifeng
Proper noun
Meaning
Kaifeng
A prefecture-level city on the Yellow River in Henan, China, a former national capital.
Examples
During the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) the capital of China was moved to Beijing, eliminating the need for the canal arm flowing west to Kaifeng or Luoyang.
The Jurchen conquest of North China and shift of capitals from Kaifeng to Lin'an was the dividing line between the Northern and Southern Song dynasties.
The last time Shavei Israel managed to bring Chinese Jews back from Kaifeng on Ailyah came in October 2009, when seven young men returned home.
The course changed again in 1391 when the river flooded from Kaifeng to Fengyang in Anhui.
Architectural design Aerial view of the synagogue of the Kaifeng Jewish community in China.
In mid-200, after months of preparations, the armies of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao clashed at the Battle of Guandu (near present-day Kaifeng).