Scenic spot introduction:

Kaifeng Bookstore Street is one of the world's two largest ancient streets, as famous as Kanda Book Street in Tokyo, Japan. The street is 620 meters long and 19 meters wide. Walking into Bookstore Street is like walking into an academy that has been preserved for thousands of years, or walking into an antique gallery. There are mostly two-story attic-style buildings on both sides of the street, with a simple and elegant style. The shop flags are fluttering in the wind and complement each other, which is quite modern. A unique street view of the ancient city.

Attractions distribution:

The street architecture in Bookstore Street is unique, with a large number of shops. The decoration of the buildings, plaques and couplets are also very particular. There are old sites, Xinhua Wenhui Plaza, Heimo Hutong, Kaifeng Painting and Calligraphy Academy, etc., as well as many century-old shops such as Jinyang Yu, Lu Manuo Jian, National Old Store, etc.

Scenic spot features:

Leisure, culture, architecture, characteristic neighborhoods
Attraction Address
Travel Guide

Best time to visit:

All seasons

Shopping recommendations:

(Specialties) Peanuts, Jinshi cakes, Zhuangyuan cakes, Bian embroidery, official porcelain, etc.

(Food) Soup dumplings, bucket chicken, carp noodles, fried jelly, etc.

Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Henan Province>Kaifeng City>Longting District

How to get there:

Bus route: Take No. 4, No. 7, No. 13 or No. 22 and get off at Gulou Station.

Driving route: About 6 kilometers away from Kaifeng city, passing through Daliang Road, Ximen Street, etc.

Scenic area map:

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Attraction Tickets

Bookstore Street ticket prices:

No tickets

Scenic area opening hours:

All day

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