Among the 72 famous springs in Jinan, Baotu Spring, Pearl Spring, Black Tiger Spring and Wulongtan are the most famous. Daming Lake, a confluence of spring water and mountains in the north of the city, and Qianfo Mountain, a famous Buddhist resort in the south of the city, complement each other, forming a unique landscape of "one city, one mountain and half lake" in Jinan. The clear and sweet spring water is the blood of Jinan, which endows the city with exquisite temperament and vigorous vitality.
Ceng Gong (A.D. 10 19- 1083), a famous litterateur in Song Dynasty, praised qi zhou (now Jinan) as "the best spring in the world". Liu E (A.D. 1857- 1909), a famous novelist in the Qing Dynasty, described in detail the beautiful scenery of "Every spring, every family hangs small trees" in his Travels of Ji 'nan.
Jinan is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Many Xihe-type (8400-7300 years ago) cultural sites marked by reddish-brown pottery have been discovered in Jinan. Chengziya, in the eastern suburb of Jinan, is the discovery site of Longshan culture (4600-4000 years ago) marked by black pottery in China in the late Neolithic period. The oldest city site in China is about 200,000 square meters. It shows that Jinan has a history of more than 4000 years as a city. At that time, Shun, the leader of a primitive tribe in China, was born and lived in Jinan.
There are many cultural relics in Jinan, including Shungeng Mountain, Eying River, Shunmiao, the Great Wall of Qi before Qin Changcheng (3rd century BC), the oldest ground building in China-Guo Tombstone Temple in Xiaotangshan in Han Dynasty (/kloc-0th century BC), and the oldest stone pagoda in China-Liubu Temple Gate Tower in Sui Dynasty (7th century AD), which is known as "the best in the world". Simen Pagoda is the oldest single-story stone pagoda in China, with high artistic and aesthetic value. Li Qingzhao, Xin Jiaxuan, Li Kuchan and other celebrity memorial halls display their works and important documents. .
Baotu Spring
Baotu Spring Park is a natural landscape garden with spring as the main form, with beautiful scenery and rich connotation. Baotu Spring ranks among the 72 springs in Jinan and is known as the "No.1 Spring in the World". The spring water is divided into three streams, splashing several feet, as strong as three piles of snow, and it is called "sudden flying", which is a spectacle. The spring water is clear and sweet, and is used to make tea. Clear color, mellow taste, refreshing. Sitting in the "Wangheting Teahouse" at the eastern end of the spring, drinking spring tea has made many tourists feel relaxed and happy, and they are reluctant to leave.
Baotu Spring is also a place for singing operas and telling stories in past dynasties. On the weekend morning of spring, summer and autumn, there is a unique Peking Opera performance on the stage of Baixue Building, which is mainly composed of classic repertoires such as "Fishing Scarf" and "Wangjiangge". You can also watch Lu Opera, such as Lu Opera, Liu Zi Opera and Quyi. Visitors can also get together with actors and sing together to entertain themselves.
Daming Lake
The name of Daming Lake first appeared in Li Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics in the Northern Wei Dynasty: "There is water in the southwest of the city ... Daming Lake in the north." The total area is 86 hectares and the lake area is 46.5 hectares. There are willows and lotus leaves on the lake. Liu Liu Gao Feng of A Qing Dynasty wrote a couplet: "Lotus flowers on four sides and willows on three sides, a city with mountains and half a city with lakes." Daming Lake is also a gathering place for celebrities of past dynasties. /kloc-Kyle Poirot, a famous Italian traveler in the 3rd century, once lamented that "the beauty of gardens is pleasing to the eye, and the lakes of mountains and rivers are overwhelming". The pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake, on which the inscribed "Pavilion" plaque hangs. The couplet in front of the pavilion "This pavilion is ancient in Haiyang, and there are many celebrities in Jinan" is a poem by Du Fu. In addition, there are "Far Garden", "Jiaxuan Temple" and "Arctic Pavilion" dotted in the park, which makes tourists not forget to miss the past while enjoying the scenery, and is well received by tourists at home and abroad.
qianfo mountain
Qianfo Mountain, located in the south of the city, was called Mount Li in ancient times. According to legend, Yu Shun (Shun is one of the famous sages in the late primitive society in China) once cultivated crops here, so it is also called Shungeng Mountain. During the first year of Emperor Yangdi's reign (58 1-600), Buddhism prevailed, and thousands of buddhas were carved with the mountains, which was called Thousand Buddha Mountains. The main peak of Qianfo Mountain is more than 280 meters above sea level. There are many boulders on the mountain, and the temples and pavilions win each other. There are Tang Huai, an ancient temple built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and places of interest such as Jiuyan Square, Wenchang Pavilion, Shunmiao Temple and Giant Buddha. Climbing up here, you can have a panoramic view of the spring city below.
lingyan temple
Lingyan Temple, located in Changqing County, is an ancient temple in China. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was known as "the first of the four wonders".
There are some ancient buildings in the temple, such as the Heavenly King Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower, and the Ursa Major Hall. Among them, 40 colorful arhats in the Thousand-Buddha Hall are treasures of clay sculptures in the Song Dynasty, which have extremely high artistic and aesthetic value. They are similar in size to real people, with different shapes and postures, different expressions and lifelike muscles and veins. Liu Haisu, a master of calligraphy and painting, called them "Lingyan is famous for its carvings, ranking first in the world, with flesh and blood, lifelike."
Qi Changcheng
The Great Wall of Qi was built 404 BC and completed in Qi Xuanwang period (3 19 BC-30 1 year). The Great Wall of Wan Li predates Qin Shihuang by more than one hundred years.
The Great Wall of Qi starts from Changqing County, Jinan City in the west and ends in Zhu Xiao, Huangdao District, Qingdao City in the east, winding for more than 1,000 miles. It was a huge military defense project in ancient times.
Simonta
Simen Pagoda is located on the east side of the site of Shentong Temple at the foot of Qinglong Mountain in Liubu Town, Quancheng. It is the oldest single-story stone pagoda in China.
The Simen Pagoda is all made of large pieces of bluestone, and the top of the tower is made up of 23 rows of stone slabs, forming a quadrangular square conical roof. The whole shape is simple and generous, which is an early architectural example of a single-story tower.
wu feng shan
Wufeng Mountain is located more than 40 miles southeast of Changqing County, covering an area of 4.83 square kilometers. Wufeng Mountain, Taishan Mountain and Lingyan Mountain are also called the "three big mountains" in central Shandong. The peaks, palaces, scenery, pavilions and terraces in the mountains are hidden from each other, and the scenery is excellent. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism developed here, and hundreds of Buddha statues in Lotus Cave have a history of 1400 years. Taoism flourished here in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. In history, the Taoist temple of Wufeng Mountain was sealed by the emperor four times. Beautiful natural landscape and long history and culture are integrated into one, with beautiful scenery and endless affection.