搜索
inanisendowedwithabundanttouristresources.Shepossessesaspecialgeographicalfeature,whichisamixtureofmountains,springs,lakes,andrivers.ShehasgainedthegoodnameSpringCity,becausethebubblingwatersof72famousspringsenhancethecity'satmosphere.DamingLake,whereallspringsflowtogether;MountQianfo,sacredtoBuddhists;LingyanTemple,famousthroughoutthecountry;SimenPagoda,theearliestunlinedstonetowerinChina;theWalloftheQiDynasty,evenolderthantheGreatWallitself;therelicsofLongshanculture,oneofthethreeancientculturesofChina;theHanDynastyKingMausoleumatLuozhuang,evaluatedasthemostimportantofChina’sTenNewArcheologicalDiscoveriesintheyear2000;aswellasRedLeavesAlley,WufengMountain,LiantaiMountain,thescenicspotofWolongIslet,andsoon,areallcharacteristicofthegreatnaturalbeautyandenduringcivilizationfoundinthevicinityofJinan,whichthereforeattractsagreatnumberoftouristseveryyear.In2001,Jinanwelcomedalmost8.5millioninternationaltourists,anincreaseof13.9percentoverthepreviousyear.Thetotalrevenuederivedfromtourismwas6.13billionyuan,anincreaseof22.2percent分别介绍DamingLakeThenameofDamingLakewasfirstrecordedintheAnnotatedBookofWaterswrittenbyLiDaoyuan,awriterintheNorthernWeiDynasty.Theparktakesanareaof86ha.,withthelakecovering46.5ha.Insidethepark,willowsqueuearoundthelakewithlotusoverlappingonthelake.Foritsbeauty,DamingLakehasbeentheconvergingplaceforcelebritiesthroughouthistory.In13century,theItaliantraveler,MarkPolomarveledhereaswhatabeautifullandscapeoflakeandrocks.InthecenterofthelakeperchestheLixiaPavilion,uponwhichhangsthehorizontalnamescrollwrittenbyanancientemperorandtheverticalscroll,OldisthepavilionincentralChinaandmanyarecelebritiesinJinan,writtenbyDuFu.Withsomeotherscenicspotsdottedinside,suchasRestGarden,JiaxuanTempleandBeijiTemple,theLakehasbecomeverypopularamongtouristsfromhomeandabroadBotuapringCenteringaroundsprings,BaotuSpringParkisanaturalrockandspringgardenuniqueinethnicstyle.BaotuSpring,thebestoneamongthefamous72springsinJinan,ishailedasthefirstspringundertheheaven,thespringwaterspurtsoutinthreeprongs,withwaterdropletsfallingaround,justlikethreepilesofsnow,whichisveryspectacular.Thespringwaterisverysweet,optimumformakingtea,whichislimpidincolor,richinaroma,goodintaste.SittingundertheWatchingCranePavilionintheeastsideofthespringwithacupofteainhand,one'smindwillflyfarawayandhatestoleave.Throughouthistory,BaotuSpringParkistheperformingplacefortalk-showandlocalopera.Duringtheweekend,someclassicalpiecesofPekingOpera,suchasseekingarichson-in-lawandwatch-YangziRiverpavilion,willbeperformedundertheWhiteSnowBuilding.Touristscanalsoenjoysomelocalspecialoperahere,likeLüJuandLiuziOpera.BambooWoodsGardentakesalandof18MuandthegardengotitsnameintheYuanDynasty,whenthegardenwasverylargeandfullofbamboo.Inthegardenliesomefamoussprings,includingWangshuiSpring,DonggaoSpringandBaiyunSpring,fourpavilions,fivebridgesandoneflowergarden.In1985,theMemorialHallofLiKuchanwasestablishedhereandnowtheBambooGroveGardenisattachedtotheBaotuSpringPark.QianfumountainQianfuMountainstandsinthesouthofthecityproperandwascalledMountLishanintheoldtimes.Accordingtolegend,YuShun(oneofthesagaciouskingsinthelateprimitivesocietyofChina)oncetilledatitsfoot,soitiscalledShunTillingMountaintoo.From581to600A.C.,BuddhismwasintrendandthousandsofstoneBuddhistsculptureswereengravedonthemountain.Fromthenon,ittookthenameofQianfoMountain(ThousandBuddhaMountain).Mainpeakofthemountainis280mabovesealevel,manybigstones,temples,pavilions,terracesaredottedonthemountain.Themainscenicspotsincludepagoda-treeoftheTangDynasty,XingguoTemple,NineSpotsTerrace,WenchangTemple,ShunTempleandStoneBuddhistHead.SpringcitySquareEmbracedbymountain,spring,riverandcity,SpringCitySquareisthecentralsquareofthecapitalcityofShandongProvince,Jinan.Lookingaround,youcanhavealookattheoldcityinthenorth,seeBaotuSpringspurtingorflowingslowlyinthewest,lookintodistanceattheverdantThousandBuddhaMountainstretchingalonginthesouth,lookaheadtheLiberationPavilionfreshandelegantasapictureintheeast.SpringCitySquarehasatotalareaof16.96hectares,with780mfromeasttowestand230mfromsouthtonorth.ItisplannedonamajoraxisbetweenBaotuSpringandLiberationPavilionandonaminoraxisbetweenBangpengAvenueandShuowenAvenue.Atthemainentrance,thenationalflagisflutteringinthewind,underwhichthefourChinesecharactersof“SpringCitySquare”aresculpturedonthesignalofentrance,with“SpringCitySquareRecord”onitsback.“CelebrityForest”isdividedintosouthandnorthparts,insidewhicharegrowingmanyexuberanttrees.Twogroupsofcelebritypavilionsarebuiltinthetwopartsoftheforest,servingasarestplaceforthetourist.Betweenthetwopartsthespaceiswideandplain,providingpleasantstageforentertainmentandcelebration.Large-scalesteelsculpture“Spring”is38metersinheightand170tonsinweight,toweringoverthecrossingpointbetweentheaxises,whichisveryrareinthecountry.ComingfromthecharmofChinesesealcharacter“spring”,thesculpturelookslikethreespring-likestreamstatuesgoingupwindingly,whichaccordswiththecreationofJinancitylogoappropriately.Thedecorationofthefloororiginatesfromthedescriptionofthecityinhisto