The Baimai Springs () are a group of
artesian karst spring
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Description
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Zhangqiu District
Zhangqiu () is one of 10 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, East China. The district has an area of 1721.29 square kilometers, 20 towns, 908 villages and the permanent resident population w ...
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Jinan
Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of ...
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Shandong Province
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, China, about 25 kilometres west from the city centre of Jinan. The site of the springs is renowned for its natural beauty and as the one-time residence of the female
Song dynasty
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poet
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Li Qingzhao
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The Baimai Spring proper is located in the courtyard of the Dragon Spring Temple (). Its spring pool covers a rectangular area of 25 by 14.5 metres and has a depth of 2 metres. The springs and the historical buildings that surround them are part of a public park (Baimai Spring Park, ). The park was established in 1985 and covers an area of 25 hectares.
Besides the springs, it also contains some small lakes, such as Wanquan Lake (, literally "10,000 Springs Lake") that are fed by the springs. Within the park, the ''Qingzhao Ci Poetry Garden'' is laid out according to the aesthetic principles of
ci poetry
''Cí'' (pronounced ; zh, t=詞), also known as ''chángduǎnjù'' ( zh, t=長短句, s=长短句, l=lines of irregular lengths, first=t, labels=no) and ''shīyú'' ( zh, t=詩餘, s=诗馀, l=the poetry besides Shi, first=t, labels=no), is a t ...
with the four romantic themes: wind, flowers, snow, and moon.
Springs in the group
* Baimai Spring ()
* Dongmawan Spring ()
* Mo Spring (, literally "Black Ink Spring")
* Plum Blossom Spring ()
Location
The street address of the park is Number 31 Huiquan Road, Mingshui, Zhangqiu, Shandong, China.
See also
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List of sites in Jinan
The following is a list of sites in Jinan. It contains sites of natural, cultural, economic, political, or historical significance in the City of Jinan, Shandong, China. The geographical area covered by this list includes all counties and district ...
References
External links
blog entry on Baimai Springs
Springs of China
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