Jinan, the 'City of Springs' is popular among tourists for its many springs.
Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, is located in the mid west of Shandong.
What kind of city is Jinan? We can see from its various unique characteristics.
Jinan is a historical city with a history of some 2000 years and is famed for its numerous relics. It is the cradle of the Longshan Relics Culture, the reputed prehistoric culture of China and is found in Longshan Town of Jinan, hence the name. In the area of Jinan, you will find far more than you would expect, the ancient Great Wall of the Qi State (a state of the Zhou Dynasty (770B.C. – 221B.C.)), the colored sculptures of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) in the Lingyan Temple and so on.
Jinan is the home of Lu Cai (Shandong cuisine), a popular cuisine of China.
The unique tourist souvenirs available in Jinan include Ejiao, Black Pottery, Lu Embroidery and Wooden-Fish wares.
Jinan is the right place to see some very typical festivals including The Lantern Festival in the Baotu Spring Park, the Lotus Festival in the Daming Lake Park and the Double-Nine Festival on the Thousand-Buddha Mountain.
Jinan is a hospitable city and receives tourists from all over the world. Marco Polo once visited Jinan and left words of praise to this city. The Baotu Spring, Daming Lake and the Thousand Buddha Mountain decorate Jinan as a Garden City.
Compared with those capital cities, or other large and medium-size cities in China, Jinan has few advantages and lacks a metropolitan atmosphere, the highlight being its numerous springs. Some people say Jinan's glamour is not merely its enticing natural beauty, but more the warmth of the Jinan people. The beauty of nature is thin and weak, but the beauty that comes from people will last forever.
Recommended Jinan Package Tour:
Jinan, Qufu, Mt. Tai: 4 days from Jinan to the hometown of Confucius and Mt. TaiRecommended tour with the visit to Jinan:
Discovery and Confucius Tour: 17 days to visit Beijing, Jinan, Qufu, Shanghai, Guilin, Yangshuo, etcMore Jinan Tour Information:
Golf Tour: 3 Days Golf Tour of Jinan
Hiking Tours: Information about hiking in Jinan for your reference
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Travelers' Voices on Jinan City
1.
May. 30,2009 09:27 Reply
Mr.wail(Oman) said:
Ni hao....
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Apr. 25,2009 00:19 Reply
Mr.McNicol(New Zealand) said:
Approximately how long does it take to drive from Jinan to Tianjin Centre?
Apr. 25,2009 03:40
Mr.LL(cn) replied:
about 4hours
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Apr. 6,2009 08:39 Reply
Mr.azhghar (u a e) said:
hi
hope to inform me distans btwee jinan to nanjing by train
Apr. 21,2009 08:50
Ms.j(China) replied:
about 7 hours
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Mar. 24,2009 19:03 Reply
Mr.abou firas(oman) said:
hello hope to inform me about the distance by kilometers and how many hours if i go by train from beijing capital of china to taian city in shandong province thanks again for answer
Apr. 5,2009 03:57
Mr.wood(china) replied:
It will take 4.5 hours from beijing to taian if you choose CRH.
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Feb. 28,2009 04:20 Reply
Mr.Prabir(India) said:
what is the distance of Jinan city from Weifang city?
Mar. 24,2009 02:32
Mr.Wu(China) replied:
about 220 KM from weifang to Jinan
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Feb. 20,2009 08:41 Reply
Mr.Jean(UK) said:
What Hotels are can one stay in in Jinan ? ( Medium priced)
Feb. 22,2009 21:34
Mrs.yang(china) replied:
I recommend Nan jiao hotel to you,it's near thousand buddha mountain. the standard room price after discount is about 400.
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Jan. 10,2009 09:30 Reply
Mr.Frank(Italy) said:
what about distance and how reaching SuZhou in Jiangsu?
Feb. 16,2009 04:27
Mr.Neil(Qingdao) replied:
about 880 kilometers by train.
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Dec. 17,2008 09:38 Reply
Mr.Henok(Togo ) said:
jinan is the capital of shandong province.it is not a great city like beijing shanghai guanzhou or all this big towns in china.the air in jinan is not very clean and few people know about it...But there is something in this city that will keep you in.many springs,Daming lake, Thousand Buddha Mountain are some of the things you can see if you are in jinan like a tourist.people in jinan are very kind.if you are a foreigner and you feel lonely there are places where you can meet many other foreigners specially fridays or saturdays night.but these places can change .it used to be the english corner near the Sofiltel then the Pyramid and these days the languifan on wen hua dong lu.it is said that there are few foreigners in jinan but in fact there more than you ever think.there is only one place where you can use your international visa card in jinan it is in the Sofitel hotel so you better take cash or do money transfert. you can get western union in chinese postal offices but moneygram is hard to find except the Citic bank near the great spring place quancheng.