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Kaifeng.

A prefecture-level city on the Yellow River in Henan, China, a former national capital.

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name/kaɪˈfʌŋ/
  1. A prefecture-level city on the Yellow River in Henan, China, a former national capital.

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A romanization of the Standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 開封 /开封 (Kāifēng, “Opening Up the Borders”), reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin, named in the late 8th century BC by the Zhuang Duke of Zheng as he settled new territory.

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