Urban Wonderland! Baotu Spring sprays pearls and spits jade, cool off this summer

🌊 Jinan Baotu Spring 2025 In-Depth Travel Guide: The Soul of the Spring City Unlocked 🌟 Baotu Spring Highlights 1. The Millennium Wonder of the "Number One Spring Under Heaven" Three streams of spring water gush day and night, rising half a meter high at peak flow, sounding like distant thunder. The "Number One Spring" stone stele inscribed by Emperor Qianlong stands by the spring. In 2025, a new holographic live show will recreate Lao She’s "Appreciation of Baotu Spring," offering an immersive experience of the scenes from the textbook. 2. Cultural Landmark Check-ins - Li Qingzhao Memorial Hall: AI technology creates the "Sheng Sheng Man" theater, where you can interact with the "revived" Li Qingzhao in poetry exchanges, and buy the "Shu Yu Ci" notebook with special stamps by Shuyu Spring. - Wanzhuyuan Garden: A rare Jiangnan-style garden in northern China, featuring bamboo forest Hanfu experiences and photo shoots inspired by the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove." 3. New Night Tour Experience Open until 9:00 PM in summer (last entry at 8:00 PM), with lights illuminating the spring pools, allowing visitors to enjoy the "clouds steaming and mist moistening" fairyland at night. --- 🗺️ Recommended Itinerary ✅ Half-Day Highlights (3-4 hours) Enter from East Gate → Turtle Stone → Shuyu Spring (drinkable spring water) → Li Qingzhao Memorial Hall → Baotu Spring Eye (panoramic view from Guanlan Pavilion) → Wanzhuyuan Garden → Exit South Gate ⚠️ Tip: Enter before 6 AM to avoid crowds, grab a bottle of fresh drinkable spring water, and unlock the local way to enjoy. ✅ Full-Day In-Depth Tour (8-9 hours) Wulongtan (night tour of Qin Qiong’s former residence) → Baotu Spring → Spring City Square → Heihu Spring (free spring water pickup) → Qushuiting Street (sour dipping candied hawthorn) → Daming Lake (Chaoran Tower light show) 📸 Photo spots: Overlook the bustling city life from Heihu Spring’s Liberation Pavilion, and capture the "Foshan reflection" at Daming Lake’s Yuhoting. --- 🍃 Must-Do Experiences - Taste: Drink a bowl of spring water tea soup (5 RMB/bowl), paired with Youxuan Zhang’s shredded chicken wontons; lunch at Caobao Baozi Shop for soup-filled buns, dinner try Jiuzhuan Da Chang at Kuanhouli. - Touch: Watch locals queue for water at Heihu Spring, stroll along the moat to Liberation Pavilion, and experience the free attractions of the Spring City lifestyle. - Ritual: At Wanghe Pavilion Tea House, brew tea with Baotu Spring water, listen to the spring’s sound while savoring fragrant tea. --- 🍜 Jinan Food Highlights | Location | Must-Try | Average Price | | Furong Street | Youxuan Zhang’s Youxuan + shredded chicken wontons | 10 RMB | | Kuanhouli | Huixianlou’s Jiuzhuan Da Chang, Grandma’s delicious rice cakes | 40-60 RMB | | Qushuiting Street | Sour dipping red bean paste candied hawthorn | 8 RMB/skewer | | Lao Zhou’s Shaobing | Beef shaobing with mutton soup | 20 RMB | 📌 Practical Tips - Tickets: Adults 40 RMB, students 20 RMB; university students free with Travel Card + student ID (apply in advance via "369 Travel" app). - Best Season: Spring water is most abundant from September to November, with chrysanthemum exhibitions in October; summer visitors should choose early morning or night for cooling. - Transportation: - South Gate Bus: K52/K54/K96 (direct); - Self-driving parking at East/South Gate parking lots (bus recommended during peak season). - Accommodation: Daming Lake Inn (109 RMB/double room), with spring views from the window. --- > 💧 Friendly Reminder: Wear non-slip shoes! The stone steps around the spring pools are slippery; bring an empty bottle to collect drinkable spring water; during the Water Culture Festival in September and Lantern Festival in the first lunar month, crowds are dense, so stagger your visits. > "The spring of Baotu Spring is Li Qingzhao’s poetry, Qin Qiong’s sword, and the life of Jinan people." Come to the Spring City to listen to the water, savor the poetry, and bite into the crispy fragrance of Youxuan.