Jinan aka: 济南

Jinan has not beautiful look,and it is always dirty.But I like the place because its deep culture and long history.I can feel the smell of book in air of Jinan.The first king of China was borned in Jinan,Jinan was the culture center of China many many years ago.Jinan is also caiied Spring City,I visited the spring last time.In North China,it is like a mircale.

I think Ji’an is known as the Spring City.

Jinan, the ‘Spring City’ named for its numerous, gorgeous natural springs, is incredible, especially if you don’t mind walking and have a native resident who doesn’t mind walking around with you.

Within its limits, there are so many jewels to find: Baotu Springs where you can float money on water for good luck, Daming Lake where you can take a pedal boat to an island to buy ice cream/popsicles or ride on one of the only rollercoasters in China (which is actually kind of scary as it packs everything into a tiny space—definitely not like the sprawling American coasters!), Qianfoshan the Thousand Buddha Mountain with an amazing cave with thousands of Buddha and Bodhisattva images, and a gorgeous, modern park type area where a lotus fountain bubbles, Confucius and Li Qingzhao stand in all their glory and you can fly kites next to a huge modern statue. Beautiful

Jinan is in the process of being cleaned up for the Olympics, and it’s a really good example of a city that doesn’t fit in East or West identities.