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Situated in the northeast of Jinan’s city proper and the north of the old town, Daming Lake is converged by numerous springs. The lake surface stretches for 58 hectares and the scenic spot has a land area of 103.4 hectares. With an average water depth of 2 m and a maximal water depth of 4.5 m, it’s a rare natural lake in bustling cities. It’s one of the three places of interest in Jinan (where Yuhe XIA and Emperor Qianlong met in the drama of Huanzhugege), an important scenic spot and signature landmark of the City of Springs and a tourist destination known at home and abroad. Reputed as the Spring of the City of Springs, Daming Lake embraces breathtaking views and azure lake water. In Daming Lake you can find famous attractions like Lixia Pavilion, Beiji Pavilion, Tiegong Temple, Chaorao Building and Nanfeng Temple. Receiving about 2 million domestic and international visitors a year, it’s a key part of AAAAA Tianxia Diyiquan Scenic Spot.

Located in Lixia District, Jinan, Spouting Spring is adjacent to Mount Qianfo in the south, Quancheng Square in the east, Daming Lake and Wulong Pond in the north. Covering a land area of 158mu, Spouting Spring is a spring-centered national AAAAA scenic spot and one of China’s first key parks. Ranking first among Jinan’s Seventy Two Famous Springs, Spouting Spring is reputed as the Number One Spring in the World. It’s also the famous Jinan spring first recorded in ancient documents.

Mount Qianfo, Spouting Spring and Daming Lake are the three places of interest in Jinan. Mount Qianfo was known as Mount Li in ancient times. As Dashun was said to have farmed in Mount Li, it’s also called Mount Shun and Mount Shungeng. As part of Mount Tai, Mount Qianfo is 285 meters above sea level and has a land area of 166.1 hectares. Located in the south of the city proper, it’s 2.5 km away from the downtown area.

Jinan Forest Park is the only comprehensive urban park in the west of the City of Springs offering woodland, wetland, streams, sculptures and other sights, and integrating functions like recreation, science popularization, bodybuilding and disaster sheltering.