Jinan dialect belongs to the northern language, Jilu Mandarin-Century Film. With the expansion of urban areas, the popularization of Putonghua and the influx of migrants, Jinan's mother tongue is disappearing in the noisy urban language. As a result, many people born and raised in Jinan joked that all they said was "Jipu" (Jinan Putonghua). Authentic Jinan dialect is becoming the object of nostalgia.

The symbol of Jinan:

Birds in Jinan: Egrets

The Tree of Jinan: Willow

Jinan City Flower: Lotus

Birds in Jinan: Egrets

Jinan mascot: Taurus

Jinan is the birthplace of Shandong cuisine, which has been inherited in an orderly way.

Quancheng Dabao: Fine selection of materials, exquisite craftsmanship, rich and distinctive ingredients, mellow taste and various colors. Quancheng Dabao won the "Chinese Famous Snack" award from 1997.

Celebrity roast whole sheep: one of the "top ten famous foods" in Quancheng, which became famous in the late Qing Dynasty. Liangshan 1 year-old goat is selected and roasted with the secret recipe handed down from ancestors, which keeps its original flavor and good color, fragrance and taste.

Huangjia Barbecue: Jinan's famous Huangjia Barbecue originated from Zhangqiu, with pork as the main ingredient, secret ingredient, smoked with fruit branches and slightly salty taste. Huang Jia has two kinds of barbecues, lean meat and pork belly (with pigskin). Pork belly is fat but not greasy, and pigskin is crispy and delicious.

Fried chicken every day: one of the top ten famous foods in Quancheng. Exquisite craftsmanship and unique flavor.

Milk soup ordinary dish: a fresh and tender ordinary dish produced in Daming Lake, Jinan. It is made of milk soup and has always been known as the first soup in Jinan.

Jinan traditional snacks. During the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, there was an oil spinning factory in Jinan. The oil-whirled onion is rich in flavor, crisp outside and tender inside.

Barbecue: Huimin Community, Carton Factory Barbecue, Ali Bar Barbecue, Yijiu Barbecue, Shisan Barbecue, Cape of Good Hope Barbecue, Tian Liang Barbecue, Xinjiang Restaurant, Caochuntang, Violet Barbecue, Wangsheren and Xinpeng Shepherd.

Sweet and sour Yellow River Carp: Sweet and sour Yellow River Carp has always been considered as the first famous dish in Shandong.

Jinan sweet foam: Sweet foam, also called spiced sweet foam, is actually salty. It is made by soaking fresh and good millet and grinding it into millet paste. When cooking, add peanuts, cowpeas, red beans, vermicelli, bean curd skin, spinach and other auxiliary materials, "pour the pot" with minced ginger and onion, add pepper or "spiced noodles" to enhance the flavor, and add a little sesame oil to overflow its fragrance.

Special snacks include sweet pancakes, snails, steamed buns, pot stickers, mutton soup, baked sweet potatoes, barbecues, buying and selling tea and so on.