Kaifeng was the capital of China for several dynasties, and was visited by Marco Polo. Around 1,000 years ago, when it was the capital of the Song dynasty, Kaifeng was the most prosperous and busy city in China and the world. Countless expats immigrated right here and lived their whole lives, especially Arabians and Persians, who afterwards formed a new ethnic group in China, named Hui. Also jews settled in Kaifeng in the Bible Hutong, still visited by tourists from israel. Kaifeng was proclaimed as one of the 24 famous historic and cultural cities by the State Council. This historic city has some attractions worth exploring.