Kaifeng - Names

Names

The Chinese Postal Map Romanization for the city is "Kaifeng". Its official one-character abbreviation in Chinese is 汴 (Biàn). Historically it has also been known as:

  • Dàliáng (Chinese: 大梁)
  • Biànliáng (Chinese: 汴梁)
  • Biànzhōu (Chinese: 汴州)
  • Nánjīng (Chinese: 南京)
  • Dōngjīng (Chinese: 東京)
  • Biànjīng (Chinese: 汴京)

The name "Kaifeng" first appeared as the area's name after the Qin Dynasty's conquest of China in the 2nd century BC and literally means "expand the borders".

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