A Brief View of Jinan

Jinan, the capital of Shandong, is located in the western part of the province. It is the center of politics, economy, technology culture and transportation.



Jinan is adjacent to Tai Mountain in the south and Yellow River in the north. The city was founded 2600 years ago, and is a renowned historical cultural city and one of the cities being initially awarded "China Top Tourist Cities".
Jinan is know to the world by its plentiful springs, thus gaineda beautiful name of "Spring City". All springs converged and formed "Daming Lake", who echoes with the famous Buddhism Mountain "Qianfo Mountain" at a distance. They Jointly present to the world a magnificent scene. "The city is enclosed by lotus and full of willows in three directions; enclosed by mountains and half of the city is occupied by lakes," as a famous poet of Qing Dynasty once wrote.
Jinan has a long history, and owns tremendous cultural relies and historic sites. Longshan Culture, one of the three great ancient cultures, was originated from here. The Great Wall of Qi Dynasty located in the south of Jinan, has a history 400 years longer than the Great Wall people usually know and visit in Beijing. LiuBufour-door pagoda is the single storey stone tower with the longest in China. The forty painted sculptures of arhat of Song Dynasty in Lingyan Temple, has gained a reputation of "the First Renowned Sculpture within China".

In Recent years, with the construction of lots of sight spots such as Wild Animal Park, Red Leaf Valley, Wohu Mountain Ski Resort, wufeng Mountain International Golf Yard etc., the city is attracting tourists coming in a continuous stream from the country and also overseas.