Baotu
Spring (Spurting Spring
or Jet Spring), is known
not only as the first of
the 72 springs in Jinan
but as the "First Spring
Under Heaven". Together
with its environs, it
has been turned into a
park of the same name
that is now one of the
three major places of
interest in Jinan.
Baotu Spring is in the
southwestern corner of
the Old City district.
It used to occupy only 4
mu of land (two thirds
of an acre), but since
liberation the People’s
Government has expanded
the grounds to over 50
mu, or about 9 acres.
All the old buildings
and relics here have
been restored, the
springs and ponds have
been thoroughly dredged,
and the banks lined with
stone. Lawns and
rockeries have been
built and numerous trees
and flower planted. |