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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