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Xin Sheng Hotel Kaifeng

66 Gulou Street Kaifeng, Henan, 475000 , China

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I fell in love with a city

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... do look better than the same artificial, plastic colors seen everywhere else in this country, coated in gray. The signs may be a sore point for store owners (how will pedestrians notice their store without neon lights?) but the street looks better overall.

I love Kaifeng because I know it so well, and also, because even though it is a small city, knowing it more deeply than other places I have lived makes it more complex, more full of possibilities. I ...

Take THAT Rosetta Stone + Meeting a Unicorn

A travel blog entry by sjmigdol

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... to Japan, where everything happens smoothly and quietly. So I get to the train last night, and there's the usual mob of people at the door. But something is different. Police and soldiers are yelling at people inside & out of the train, and smacking the glass with batons. I couldn't figure out what was happening, but it appeared that the train was overbooked. There were people inside standing in the aisles, but no seats for them. ...

Kaifeng

A travel blog entry by galumphing

... deer prancing in greenery (in front) and gold phoenixes with painted cranes (in back). There were drum and bell towers on either side of the theater, which helped people to tell time, while also emphasizing the importance of the place by echoing the design of many temples.

Lining the big ...

From Zhengzhou to Kaifeng.

A travel blog entry by tomcee

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... way. As we walked further down the street there were many stalls selling different types of food that were just starting up for business. We then took one of those 3 wheeler taxi's o drop us off near our hotel area. It was still daylight so we decided to go on a small boat ride near the river. We rode our pedal boat until the sun was setting then took another 3 wheeler to find some dinner.

So we found another place that was ...

Like Chinese Disneyland

A travel blog entry by tempest164

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... stories/performances employed at least 500 extras and dozens of characters. The show opened with a giant lotus flower floating on water and illuminated by bright purple, yellow and red lights. Flood lights made it day again, and epic Chinese music blared all around the stadium. Later, I was told that the show consisted of six famous Chinese Operas, condensed and revamped to be performed like a rock concert with Gung Fu, a fire-breather, horses, ...