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Kaifeng has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) that borders on a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons. Winters are cool and mostly dry while summers are hot and humid; spring is warm and sees some, but not much rainfall, while autumn weather is crisp and drier. Precipitation mainly occurs from June to September. [hide]Climate data for Kaifeng (1971−2000) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high °C (°F) 5.1 (41.2) 8.4 (47.1) 13.7 (56.7) 21.5 (70.7) 26.9 (80.4) 31.3 (88.3) 31.7 (89.1) 30.5 (86.9) 26.7 (80.1) 21.3 (70.3) 13.7 (56.7) 7.3 (45.1) 19.8 (67.7) Average low °C (°F) −4.1 (24.6) −1.7 (28.9) 2.9 (37.2) 9.6 (49.3) 14.8 (58.6) 19.8 (67.6) 22.9 (73.2) 22.0 (71.6) 16.5 (61.7) 10.1 (50.2) 3.1 (37.6) −2.3 (27.9) 9.5 (49.0) Precipitation mm (inches) 8.1 (0.319) 11.2 (0.441) 28.2 (1.11) 35.4 (1.394) 55.0 (2.165) 73.4 (2.89) 174.9 (6.886) 109.7 (4.319) 69.5 (2.736) 41.5 (1.634) 20.4 (0.803) 9.9 (0.39) 637.2 (25.087) Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.9 3.9 5.9 6.2 6.8 7.8 11.3 9.0 7.6 6.6 4.5 3.0 75.5 Source: Weather China The best time of the year to visit Kaifeng is Spring (March to May) and Autumn (September to November), when the weather is warm and the chance of precipitation is low. Transportation Air Downtown Kaifeng is about 55 km (34 mi) away from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport – which has domestic connections to more than 20 cities, including Beijing Capital, Chengdu, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Harbin etc. China Eastern and China Southern Airlines also provide some international connections directly from Zhengzhou. Rail Kaifeng Railway Station is on the East-West Longhai Railway mainline and provides convenient access to many cities around China, including Beijing West, Shanghai, Shanghai Hongqiao, Tianjin, Xi'an, Jinan, Hangzhou. Services to Zhengzhou, Luoyang and Qingdao are also frequent and convenient. Direct long distance services to Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing North, Harbin, Ürümqi, Fuzhou, Dalian and Wuhan are also available. Coach There are 4 main coach stations in Kaifeng. Kaifeng West Coach Station (开封客运西站) Kaifeng Long Distance Coach Station (开封长途汽车站) Kaifeng Jinming Coach Station (开封金明汽车站) Kaifeng Xiangguosi Coach Station (开封相国寺汽车站) There are frequent services to many neighbouring counties, other provincial cities and longer distance services to other provinces. Light rail The Zhengkai Intercity Railway (郑开城际铁路), also popularly known as the Zhengzhou Kaifeng Light Rail (郑开轻轨) project is well into its construction phase and due to start operation by 2013. The total length of the railway is 50.3 km (31.3 mi), connecting the provincial capital Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, with a projected future extension to a total of 57.4 km (35.7 mi). The initial phase of the project will have 5 stations in total constructed along the track, of which, 3 within the city boundary of Zhengzhou and 2 within the city boundary of Kaifeng. It is double tracked with a designed top speed capability of 200 km/h (120 mph). When the project finishes and operation starts, it is currently scheduled to provide an initial service frequency of about 4tph with projected increase according to actual demand. Total journey time is of not more than 30 minutes. Road transport China National Highway 220 Culture Religion Kaifeng is known for having the oldest extant Jewish community in China, the Kaifeng Jews. It also has a significant Muslim enclave and the oldest surviving mosque in China. Cuisine Kaifeng cuisine plays a dominant part in forming Henan cuisine.[7] Kaifeng offers a wide range of food specialities such as steaming pie and dumplings. In the evening, Kaifeng's streets turn into restaurants while hundreds open their stands and begin selling their food in the famous night market. Often people from the nearby Zhengzhou come to Kaifeng to spend an evening with their family as the atmosphere is very appealing. Particularly famous is Kaifeng's five-spice bread (wǔxiāng shāobǐng), which, like pita, can be opened and filled. Chrysanthemums The chrysanthemum is the city flower of Kaifeng. The tradition of cultivating different varieties of chrysanthemums stretches all the way back 1600 years, and the scale reached a phenomenal level during the North Song Dynasty. The city has held the Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Cultural Festival since 1983 (renamed China Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Cultural Festival from 1994). The festival has been a yearly feature since, taking place between 18 October and 18 November every year. The festival reached another milestone in 2012, when it celebrated the 30th birthday.[8] The opening ceremony was broadcast live on Henan Satellite TV Channel (HNTV) at the evening prime slot on 18 October 2012, which has a coverage of all Chinese cities of or above the prefecture-level classification in the Chinese administrative division. During the festival, chrysanthemums of hundred different types will not only be on show in all festival venues, but they become common features all around the city itself - Kaifeng truly becomes the "city of chrysanthemums". Sporting Events China Zheng-Kai International Marathon China Zheng-Kai International Marathon is a sporting event hosted jointly by Chinese athletics association, the general sport administration of Henan province, Zhengzhou municipal government and Kaifeng municipal government. It’s the only major international sports competition in Henan province as well as one of the biggest major sports competition in the Central-West of China. ZK International Marathon is scheduled to be held at the end of March each year (8 April for 2012), the main part of the event is carried out along the famous Zhengkai Express Way (郑开大道). Starting from 2007, 5600 athletes entered the first edition, and until last year, almost 25000 athletes from 28 countries and regions have participated ZK international marathon and it has became more famous and matured in the world. Military Kaifeng is headquarters of the 20th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the three group armies that comprise the Jinan Military Region responsible for defence of the Yellow River Plain. Kaifeng Airport is a military airfield in Southern suburb of Kaifeng City. It does not provide civilian aviation service. |
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