Jinan is famous for its numerous springs and beautiful scenery. According to statistics, there are four spring areas, ten spring groups and 733 natural springs, which are rare in cities at home and abroad. This is a unique natural karst spring museum. In addition to the "Spring City", Jinan is often called the "Spring Capital", which is named after the famous 72 springs and the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.
The springs in Jinan are not only numerous, but also varied in shape and colorful, some spewing out, some waterfall-shaped, and some lake-bay-shaped. Many cool and sweet springs gush from the underground of the city and flow into rivers and lakes. In the peak season, in areas with dense spring, the beautiful scenery of "every spring brings tears to everyone" and "crystal stone in the stream" is presented.
As early as the Song Dynasty, Ceng Gong, a writer, commented: "Qiduo Ganquan is the best in the world", and Yu Qin, a geographer in the Yuan Dynasty, also praised: "Jinan's mountains and rivers are the first, and springs are the first in the world." The cool and sweet spring water is the blood of Jinan, which endows the city with exquisite temperament and vigorous vitality.
Grandpa Lao She also wrote many articles about Jinan, including Spring in Jinan, Autumn in Jinan, Winter in Jinan, Jinan in Three Months, Baotu Spring and the novel Daming Lake. Grandpa Lao She's "second hometown" is Jinan. He vividly described a beautiful Jinan in his prose.
There are also many snacks in Jinan. For example, the famous ones are Quancheng Dabao, Caobao, Meng's roast hoof, famous roast whole sheep, oil swirl and so on. If you come to Jinan, you must try some Jinan snacks.
Jinan, an antique city and a beautiful spring city, is my hometown. Its name is Jinan.