Located in the city center of Jinan, the Spouting Spring Garden faces Qianfo Mountain in the south and closes to Daming Lake in the north. The west of the Spouting Spring is connected with Quancheng Square, making it a famous cultural garden famous for spring water, cultural landscapes. Some of the overseas students who come to study in Mandarin language courses in China might be told that the Spouting Spring Garden in the symbol of the city of springs Jinan, ranking the first among the three top tourist attractions in the city of springs.
Since there are many springs spreading everywhere with the decoration of the weeping willow, Jinan is regarded as the city of springs, forming the unique natural landscapes and historical cultural features. In addition, it is important for the foreigners to know the Spouting Spring is the most fantastic one among the 72 famous springs in Jinan. As a result, the Spouting Spring group is naturally the first of the four main spring groups. There are numerous springs in the Spouting Spring Garden such as Jinxian Spring, Shuyu Spring, Mapao Spring, Woniu Spring, Huanghua Spring and Liuxu Spring and so on, altogether 27 springs.
In the past, the area of the Spouting Spring was no more than four Mu but it was not only the famous scenic spot but also the place of making a living as a performer and practicing divination as well as selling things in the stalls. When you go to Chinese school to study in China, you can hear some students say the garden was officially built in 1956. After several times expansion, it has become a city garden with the area of 10.5 hectares and has obvious spring characteristics.
With numerous places of historical interest and scenic beauty, it contains profound cultural deposits. The springs and stone tablets carry the historical culture and the famous spring culture of hundreds of years in Jinan. The activities such as the lantern show, operas and lantern riddles all have unique features and long history, developing and enriching the cultural connotation of the Spouting Spring. The overall arrangement of all kinds of service facilities is also reasonable.
The whole garden centers on the Spouting Spring and characterized by the enjoying the springs, appreciating various activities and tasting the famous tea. In addition, the whole garden is divided into 18 scenic spots, becoming a famous tourist attracting at home and abroad.