* Kaifeng city is in Henan province
  * Bao Zheng was an honest and upright official in the Song Dynasty. His residence was in Kaifeng.
  * 4100 year history
  * "Song" culture
    * Song Ci: poetry
      * [[https://bangalorereview.com/2019/04/classical-chinese-poems-from-song-dynasty/|examples]]
  * Famous poets in the Song Dynasty include Su Shi, Jiang Kui, Qin Guan, Li Yu, Liu Yong, Yan Shu, Xin Qiji, Li Qingzhao, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi
  * Calligraphy is a big deal
  * official flower is Chrysanthemums and they've been raising them for a long time
  * Henan University is there
  * During the Han Dynasty, Kaifeng became a center of music, art, a refuge for artists, and of splendid gardens despite the trivial political importance of the city at this period.
  * technology: astronomical clock tower
  * Kaefeng jews...
    * also has a Muslim community
  * Chrysanthemums
    * Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Cultural Festival between 18 October and 18 November every year

==== "Topics" ====
  * embracing diversity
  * collaboration
  * "tree sculptures"
    * reading tree, giving tree