Jinan - a North City with South Features

I always want to go to Jinan to see the clarity of Baotu Spring, the evening breeze of Daming Lake, and the cultural heritage of weeping willows and springs in every household on Qushuitang Street. The city is surrounded by lotus flowers and willows, filled with the character of mountains and lakes. This is Mr. Lao She's description of the spring city of Jinan. In recent years, the video copy of checking in on the spring city of Jinan has made this city, which is similar to Jiangnan hidden in the north, frequently popular. It has attracted tourists from all over the world to experience the unique Jiangnan style.

There is an endless stream of tourists coming to Jinan to enjoy the spring water [Photo via Jinan International Communication Center]

Jinan is not located in the southern region of the Yangtze River (hereinafter referred to as Jiangnan), but it is better than a city located there. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian once exclaimed that Jinan is as handsome as Jiangnan, which is an authoritative certification from a great literary figure, cleverly linking Jinan with the beauty of Jiangnan.

As the saying goes, water thrives people, people create culture, culture gives birth to everything, and springs breed Jinan. The closest thing between Jinan, the spring city, and the water town in Jiangnan is water. Jinan, as the only city in China that is immersed in springs, is renowned worldwide for its seventy-two famous springs.

Three "Tiger Heads" Spilling from Jinan Black Tiger Spring [Photo via Jinan International Communication Center]

Baotu Spring, Black Tiger Spring, Mo Spring, and Yueya Spring all have their own characteristics. Numerous famous springs are scattered in various corners of urban and rural areas, like pearls.

Jinan, as a national historical and cultural city, is also full of cultural landscapes comparable to those in Suzhou and Hangzhou. For thousands of years, literati and scholars who have traveled in Jinan have praised the scenic beauty and outstanding people here.

The beauty of Jinan brings a touch of elegance to the rugged north, like the tenderness and delicacy of a Tang and Song poem with refreshing and sweet spring water.

The highest goodness is like water, which benefits all things and does not compete. For thousands of years, the people of Jinan, who have been nourished by spring water, have been born with a kind of essence and spirit.

The gentle Jinan is like the city of Jiangnan in northern China, with its charm emanating from every corner of the city and integrating into the lives of Jinan people. Perhaps it is precisely because of this simple kindness and purity that Jinan has gained the reputation of being the Spring City of the World.

(Source:Jinan International Communication Center)