# Lord Bao Memorial Temple (包公祠)

Kaifeng, Henan Province · Central China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥30
- **Opening hours:** Summer hours 07:00-18:30 (last entry 18:00); winter hours 07:30-17:30 (last entry 17:30)
- **Time needed:** 30–60 minutes
- **Address:** No. 1 Xiangyang Road, Gulou District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province
- **Getting there:** Near Gongci (公祠) bus stop
- **Good for:** History & Culture

## About Lord Bao Memorial Temple

Though the seven dynasties' turmoil and the clash of armies are long gone, the spirit of Lord Bao (Bao Zheng) still lives on under a bright and just sky. Here you'll meet the real Lord Bao: fine-featured, with a white face and a long beard, not the oily-black, copper-hammer painted-face figure of the opera stage. There is also a moving spot here: a bluestone tablet inscribed with the characters “包拯”, where visitors' constant touching and pointing has worn a shallow hollow into the stone.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2125. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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