Our park was founded in 1956, and it was named after Baotu Spring. Now living in the city center, located at the west end of Luoyuan Street. There are many spring pools around Baotu Spring, forming Baotu Spring Group. Famous Jinxian Springs, Shuyuan Springs, Ma Baoquan, Woniu Springs, Huanghua Springs, Liu Xuquan, Laojinxian Springs, Xibo Springs, Shangzhi Springs, Luosi Springs, Man Jing Springs, Wuyou Springs, Baiyun Springs, Wangshui Springs, Donggao Springs, Dengzhou Springs, Dukang Springs, Hunsha Springs, Longchi Springs, Bailong Bay, etc. , forming the first of four spring groups. Baotu Spring, as the crown of many springs, has become a unique symbol of Quancheng.
Our Baotu Spring Park is characterized by watching springs, enjoying fish, tea, stones and culture, and is famous for its small scale, unique scenery, cleanliness, tranquility, simplicity and elegance. The whole park is planned as ten scenic spots, namely Baotu Spring Scenic Spot, Sanda Hall Scenic Spot, Shangzhitang Scenic Spot, Shuyuanquan Scenic Spot, Dongmen Entrance Zone, Fengxi Scenic Spot, Cangyuan Scenic Spot, Baixuelou District, Nanmen Entrance Zone and Wanzhu Park Scenic Spot, with a total area of nearly 100 mu.
Baotu Spring Scenic Area is located on the west side of our garden and is the composition center of the whole garden. It consists of pavilions, halls, pavilions and a closed space. Like the stars holding the moon, the scattered buildings are surrounded by Baotu Spring, and people can enjoy the spring scenery from different angles. It is called the source of water, and it first appeared in the history books & gt the record of Lu Huangong and Qi Xianggong negotiating the border between the two countries. In the seventeenth year of Lu Huangong (695 BC). Qi and Lu fought over a border dispute. The following spring, I went to Qi to negotiate the border issue, and met with Qi Hou (Qi Xianggong) in Long. The water source is Baotu Spring. So Baotu Spring has a history of 25,600 years. Of course, at that time, the source of Longshui was not Baotu Spring. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was an Ejiang (English) Temple on the spring, and the valley was named Ejiang (English) Water. It was not until Ceng Gong, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, that it was called Baotu Spring, which has been passed down to this day. However, in the Song and Jin Dynasties, some people called it "hot spring", "sill spring", "explosive spring" and "waterfall spring", but it was not as vivid as the name Baotu Spring.
Baotu spring, with three holes in parallel, sounds like hidden thunder, "the spring surges up" and "the water surges up", which is called "sudden rise". "Cloud steaming" is a scene of Baotu Spring. The spring water is kept at around 18 degrees Celsius all the year round. In winter morning, water vapor rises like a thin layer of smoke. On the one hand, the spring pool is deep and sparkling, and on the other hand, there are pavilions and carved beams and painted buildings. All these, coupled with the faint mist, constitute a wonderful fairyland on earth. The unique landscape is one of the eight scenic spots in Jinan, which is praised by famous writers, philosophers and poets in past dynasties. Such as Su Shi and Yuan Haowen in Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu and Zhang in Yuan Dynasty, Wang Shizhen, Pu Songling and He in Qing Dynasty. Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong once wrote poems and carved stones by Baotu Spring, praising the famous spring, and Guo Moruo, a contemporary writer, also praised it in beautiful words.
Baotu Spring and the North-South Bridge in the west are called River Bridge. It was originally a wooden bridge. Built in the early years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt in the last years of the apocalypse. When Jinan expanded the park after liberation, it was converted into a stone bridge. The painted wooden archway at the southern end of the bridge is the original appearance, and the plaque on the archway facing south is engraved with "a hole all over the sky"; On the north side is the former site of Pengshan, which refers to Penglai, the abbot, Yingzhou and the legendary mountain in the East China Sea. Why is Baotu Spring called Pengshan former site? It means that the mountains in the East China Sea are just legends, and no one has ever seen them. The three streams in Baotu Spring look like mountains, but they are unattainable, just like the mythical Penglai Fairy Mountain, so they are called "Pengshan Old Traces". The pavilion on the west side of the spring pool is called Guanlan Pavilion, which was built in the fifth year of Tianshun in Ming Dynasty (146 1) and has a history of more than 500 years. Two stone tablets are embedded in the west wall of the exhibition hall, and a Chinese character "Guanlan" is taken from Mencius. Dedicated >> "If you can see the water, you must look at its waves", which is the ink of Zhang Qin, a calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty. Another stone carving of "The First Spring" was made by Wang Zhonglin during Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. On this semi-sunken stone tablet in Tingdong Spring Pool, three heroic characters are engraved: Baotu Spring, written by Hu Yongzong, governor of Shandong Province in the Ming Dynasty. Some careful tourists may find that it suddenly becomes "sudden" and two points are missing. It is said that the "cover" was knocked off by three powerful currents, so the word "tu" became like this. Of course, this is just a description. The window-penetrating pavilion on the south bank of Quanchi was built after liberation and has become a stage for famous Peking Opera performers in recent years. Baotu Spring stands on the north bank of Dongchi, facing the water. The building with bright windows is the famous Penglai Teahouse, also known as Wangheting Teahouse. Shi, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem: "Looking up, you can see the green of the mountain, while looking down, you can see the purity of the spring and the turbulent flow. Which is the source? If you dive out, you will be stung, and the flying rainbow will be around. " It shows that this place was a wonderful place at that time, staring down and enjoying the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers far and near. It is said that Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong once sat by the water's edge here, enjoying tea and enjoying the spring, and enjoying the charm of Baotu Spring. I tasted the water from Baotu Spring, so I changed all the water from Yuquan in Beijing to Baotu Spring. Therefore, there is a saying that Runchun tea tastes more authentic. If you don't drink the water from Baotu Spring, your trip to Jinan will be empty. The hall on the north bank of Baotu Spring Pool is called Luoyuan Hall, and the two halls next to Luoyuan Hall are collectively called Lvzu Hall, also called Lv Xian Hall, Lvgong Hall and Lvzu Pavilion.