Baotu Spring is located in the center of Jinan, between Baotu Spring South Road and Luoyuan Street, with Qianfo Mountain in the south, quancheng square in the east and Daming Lake in the north, with an area of 158 mu. It is a characteristic garden dominated by springs.
Nowadays Baotu Spring is attracting more and more world attention, and it has become the reputation of "Jinan can't travel without Baotu Spring". This spring is the first of 72 springs in Jinan, and is known as "the first spring in the world". It is also the first spring in Jinan in ancient literature. Baotu Spring is the symbol and symbol of the spring city of Jinan, and it is also called the three major scenic spots in Jinan together with Qianfo Mountain and Daming Lake.
Baotu Spring ranks first among all springs in Jinan, and it is one of the three major scenic spots in Jinan. It is located in Baotu Spring Park in the center of Jinan. Baotuquan Park was founded in 1956, and its cultural connotation of scenic spots and historical sites is extremely rich. It is the most representative landscape garden, with the artistic characteristics of north and south gardens.
Baotu Spring is the main landscape of the park. The spring pool is 30 meters long from east to west and 20 meters wide from north to south. The spring water is divided into three streams and gushes out of the ground. The spring is crystal clear. There are large blocks of bricks and stones around the spring and railings around it, overlooking the wonders of the three springs in the pool.
There are more than 30 famous springs near Baotu Spring, such as Jinxianquan, Shuyuanquan, Xibo Spring, Liuxuquan, Huanghua Spring, Dukangquan and Bailongquan, which constitute Baotu Spring Group. Among them, Shu Yuquan is related to Li Qingzhao, a poetess in Song Dynasty. Her former residence is near Shuyuanquan, named after her collection. Now the memorial hall of Li Qingzhao in northern Quan Quan is built to commemorate this famous poetess.
It is worth mentioning that the south gate of Baotuquan Park is magnificent and elegant. The horizontal plaque "Baotu Spring" on the gate is written in gold on a blue background, which is the imperial pen of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. Some people call it the "first door" of China gardens, which is no exaggeration. There is a stone tablet on the edge of Baotu Spring with the title "First Spring", which is dark green and inscribed by Wang Zhonglin who lived in Licheng during Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty.