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The activities of the ancestors in Kaifeng can be traced back to the Neolithic Age.

Several early Neolithic Peiligang cultural sites have been discovered in Wanlonggang Site in Wanlong Township, Xiangfu District, Kaifeng City and Duantougang Site in Weichuan Town, Weishi County. The excavations prove that human activities have existed in Kaifeng City as early as five or six thousand years ago.

Zhuan Xu, one of the Five Emperors, was awarded the title of "Levin's Family" in Gaoyang (now Levin Town, Qixian County) for his meritorious service in assisting Shao Hao in his early years.

in the Xia dynasty, the capital was established in Kaifeng for 217 years from the time of Emperor Yi to the time of Emperor Yi. It was called Laoqiu in history (now Guoduli Village in the northeast of Kaifeng City), which was the first time that Kaifeng established its capital with clear historical records.

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Kaifeng City in the Northern Song Dynasty was the most prosperous and prosperous period in ancient Kaifeng.

Kaifeng at that time was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty and was called Tokyo.

Kaifeng City in the Northern Song Dynasty was prosperous, rich, populous and highly developed in economy and culture, and it was the first prosperous big city in the world at that time.

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival by Zhang Zeduan is the best portrayal of the prosperity of Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo abolished the curfew system, which made Kaifeng prosper rapidly.

Moreover, Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty was also an important turning point in the transformation of ancient Chinese capital from closed to open.