You have asked the right person this question. Some time ago, I just made a detailed strategy when traveling to Jinan. Going to Jinan alone, I have a treasure location that should not be missed. Let me share my experience below, hoping to help you. Baotu Spring Scenic Area

Address: No.1 Baotu Spring South Road, Lixia District, Jinan City

"Don't drink Baotu Spring water, just take a trip to Jinan." How can you come to Jinan without seeing Baotu Spring, which ranks first among the 72 springs in Jinan and is known as the "first spring in the world", and seeing the magnificent scene of the eruption of three springs in Baotu Spring?

Baotu Spring, together with Qianfo Mountain and Daming Lake, is called the three famous places of interest in Jinan. Spring water is constant at around 18℃ all year round, and there is a thin layer of smoke on the water surface in severe winter, which Jinan people call "cloud steaming and fog moistening".

1. Basic information

(1) Ticket price: adult ticket: 4 yuan/person. Student Ticket: 2 yuan/person.

(2) Opening hours: 7:-19: (19: at the latest)

(3) Recommended playing time: 2-3 hours

(4) Transportation route:

Bus:

① Take bus k51 and k85 to Kuai.

② Take the k11 bus and get off at Baotuquan Beimen Station, and walk there.

③ get on the bus at Jinan West Railway Station and get off at Sankongqiao Station by BRT1 line; Turn to K66 Road and get off at Baotuquan Dongmen Station, and walk there.

(5) Cruise lines (operating hours: 9: -18: )

Black Tiger Spring Boat Station-quancheng square Boat Station-Baotuquan Boat Station-Wulongtan Boat Station-Southwest Gate Boat Station of Daming Lake-Jiaxuan Temple Boat Station of Daming Lake (West Lake Wharf Boat Station)- Recommended tour route

(1) Visit the East Gate

East Gate-rockery-Qingzhao Bridge (Qingyuxi)-Guishi-Shuyuanquan-Liqingzhao Memorial Hall-Mingquan District-Shangzhitang Scenic Area-Sanda Hall Scenic Area-Baotuquan Scenic Area-Baixuelou Scenic Area-Wanzhu Park Scenic Area-Nandamen Scenic Area-Cangyuan Scenic Area-Fengxi Scenic Area.

(2) Visit the South Gate

South Gate-Cangyuan Scenic Area-Fengxi Scenic Area-Dongmen Rockery-Qingzhao Bridge (Qingyuxi)-Guishi-Shuyuanquan-Liqingzhao Memorial Hall-Mingquan District-Shangzhitang Scenic Area-Sanda Hall Scenic Area-Baotu Spring Scenic Area-Baixuelou Scenic Area-Wanzhu Park Scenic Area-South Gate.

(3) Visit the North Gate

North Gate-Luoyuan-Sanda Hall Scenic Area-Baotuquan Scenic Area-Baixuelou Scenic Area-Wanzhu Park Scenic Area-Nandamen Scenic Area-Cangyuan Scenic Area-Fengxi Scenic Area-Dongmen Rockery-Qingzhao Bridge (Qingyuxi)-Guishi-Shuyuanquan-Mingquan District-Shangzhitang Scenic Area. There are also 27 famous springs, such as Jinxian Spring, Shuyuanquan Spring, Ma Paoquan Spring and Woniu Spring, and there are countless places of interest and historic interest such as Luoyuan Hall, Eying Temple, Wanghe Pavilion, Guanlan Pavilion, Shangzhi Hall, Li Qingzhao Memorial Hall, Cangyuan, Baixue Building, Wanzhu Park, Li Kuchan Memorial Hall and Wang Xuetao Memorial Hall around it, with profound cultural heritage.

(1) Baotu Spring

Baotu Spring is the main scene in the park. The spring is divided into three streams, which are clear and clear, spewing day and night, and the water reaches several feet when it is full. There are large blocks of masonry around the spring, surrounded by railings, which can overlook the wonders of the three springs spewing in the pool. There is a stone tablet on the edge of the spring, which is titled "The First Spring". If you come here to play in winter, a white and light heat will rise from the pool surface, like a thin layer of smoke, forming a wonderful fairyland on earth.

There are no railings around some springs, but there are stone roads in the pool, and the springs flow on the stone roads. Walking on the stone roads makes you feel the coolness of the springs, which is especially comfortable! There is also a free spring for tourists to drink directly by the Baotu Spring Pool!

(2) South Gate

This is a scenic spot worth watching in the garden. It is richly decorated and elegant. It is said that the horizontal plaque "Baotu Spring" on the gate with a blue background and gold characters is the imperial pen of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and is known as the "first gate" of China gardens.

(3) Special activities

Baotuquan Park will often hold various cultural activities, especially recommended to watch!

Every year from the first day to the twentieth day of the first month, Baotuquan Park will hold a "Spring Festival Lantern Festival".

Every year at the end of March and the beginning of April, Wulongtan Park will have a garden activity of "Cherry Rain Seeking Dreams, Watching Flowers and Watching Springs".

Every year in late September, there is Baotu Spring Water Culture Festival, which lasts for about 1 days. At that time, there are various folk activities, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, opera performances and other performances in the park for tourists to enjoy.

Every year from the end of October to the end of November, Baotuquan Park will hold the "Autumn Chrysanthemum Exhibition". In the autumn season, many springs come together, chrysanthemums and springs complement each other, which is very worth seeing!

(4) Turtle Stone

Under the shade of trees in the south of the rockery, there is a tall and straight Taihu Stone with obvious tendons, which is nearly 4 meters high. It is shaped like a turtle and is the treasure of Zhang Yanghao, a famous Sanqu composer in the Yuan Dynasty. Known as the first stone in Jinan.

(5) There are 3 courtyards, 13 courtyards and 186 houses in Wanzhu Park

Park, which are surrounded by winding corridors, and the courtyards are layered, and the spaces are locked one by one. The courtyards are deep one by one, with a view of "how deep the courtyards are"; 5 bridges, 4 pavilions and 1 garden, uneven level, with a flowing landscape; Exquisite stone carving, wood carving and brick carving are called the "three wonders" of Wanzhu Park architecture.

4. Food recommendation

You must try some special snacks when you come here. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a pity? Recommend these snacks: sweet and sour carp, nine-turn large intestine, kung pao chicken, milk soup Pu Cai, three beautiful vegetables in Minghu, Luohan cake, sorghum molasses, candy, silk cake ...