Qushuiting Street is a famous old street with historical and cultural characteristics in Jinan, the city of springs.
On one side are old houses with blue bricks and red tiles, and on the other side is a clear spring flowing leisurely. People living along the street wash rice and clothes here, making the old street look lively despite its antiquity.
The city still retains the style of the Spring City described in The Travels of Lao Can, where "every household has a spring and every house has weeping willows".
Attractions Location: Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province
Tickets: free
Time reference: 1-3 hours
Qushuiting Street is a charming historical street in Jinan, renowned for its classical architecture and tranquil waterside views. This itinerary focuses on immersing yourself in the local culture and enjoying nearby famous springs and parks.
Transportation: Walking is convenient for most stops; short bus rides (No. 26, 106) and taxis available.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near Qushuiting Street or Quancheng Square for easy access. Try Jinan specialties like sweet and sour carp and local noodles.
Souvenirs: Baotu Spring bottled water, local handicrafts, traditional snacks such as osmanthus cakes.
Extend your visit to include Jinan’s cultural and historical sites near Qushuiting Street.
Accommodation/Food: Choose hotels near Quancheng Square or Daming Lake. Experience local dishes and street food.
Souvenirs: Cultural crafts, local teas, historical books and prints.
This itinerary combines natural beauty, historical sites, and vibrant local life around Qushuiting Street.
Accommodation/Food: Stay centrally to enjoy both nature and city life. Sample local snacks like mung bean jelly and sweet soups.
Souvenirs: Buddhist-themed crafts, local artworks, traditional snacks.
Explore Jinan’s natural springs, historical sites, and vibrant urban spaces centered around Qushuiting Street.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near Quancheng Square or Qushuiting Street. Try regional specialties in local restaurants.
Souvenirs: Wildlife-themed crafts, natural herbal products.
Add more day trips and local insights with this expanded itinerary.
Accommodation/Food: Stay centrally for easy access to transportation. Enjoy local street food and formal dining.
Souvenirs: Botanical-themed souvenirs, local teas, herbal remedies.
Explore museums, parks, and historic streets to fully appreciate Jinan’s culture and natural beauty.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near city center or cultural sites. Try diverse local cuisines.
Souvenirs: Folk art, traditional paper cuttings, paintings.
Enjoy a week-long journey combining city highlights with nearby excursions.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near Qushuiting Street or transport hubs. Explore both street food and fine dining options.
Souvenirs: Spring water products, Mount Tai crafts, traditional local snacks and handicrafts.
Travel suggestions: At the end of Qushuiting Street is Baihuazhou and Daming Lake. You can combine the routes when traveling. It is rather bleak in winter, but looking at the weeping willows along the way, it must be full of charm in summer.
There are many cobblestone alleys on both sides of the street, where you can take a stroll.
Houzaimen Christian Church at the end of Qushuiting Street.
After all, Qushuiting Street has been commercialized, and the tea sold in the shops on the street is generally not cheap.
Qushuiting and Qushuiting Street were once places where scholars gathered, where they played chess, chatted and drank tea. In ancient times, scholars would gather at Qushui River on the third day of the third lunar month every year. They would put wine glasses in wooden trays and let the glasses drift along the winding stream. Whoever the wine glass stopped in front of would drink and write a poem. This is what the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi meant by "leading the flowing wine cup to the winding stream" in the "Preface to the Lanting Collection".
Therefore, the contemporary Qushuiting Street is still in Qushuihepan, surrounded by many tea houses, and of course there are also cultural and creative shops and snacks. Compared with Furong Street, there are fewer snacks, but there are still many small shops with cultural and creative stamps.
Qushuiting Street is a famous old street in Jinan with historical, commercial and cultural characteristics. The street is named after the pavilion, the pavilion is named after the water, and the water is famous for its curve. The record of Qushuiting Street can be traced back to the Northern Wei Dynasty. This is a place where every household has a spring, every house has weeping willows, small bridges and flowing water, and the charm of the city of springs.
Haha, Baihuazhou is adjacent to Qushuiting Street and Furong Street on the west, Daming Lake South Gate on the north, and Quancheng Square to the north. What impressed me most was that there is a <Spring Water Tofu Museum> in Baihuazhou. It is a quadrangle with two entrances and two exits. The environment is elegant and antique. There are traditional spring water tofu pudding. Spring water tofu is an intangible cultural heritage, including the culture and production process of spring water tofu, which are displayed vividly in the courtyard. I walked to the middle hall and couldn't resist the temptation to order a single set meal. The smoothness of the tofu pudding is really amazing 👍The bean fragrance of the soy milk is very strong and pure. Occasionally, TV reporters will go to shoot. I heard that it is an Internet celebrity check-in shop. I recommend everyone to taste it 🔥
Spring Water Tofu Museum, Baihuazhou, Jinan, the Spring City. The perfect inheritance of spring water and bean culture, after thousands of years, sublimated classics. Come here for a visit, you will find a pure land on earth, with bright moonlight in the forest and clear springs in Baihuazhou.
Qushuiting Street has nice scenery. Personally, I think the Baihuazhou next to Qushuiting Street is also pretty good, with beautiful scenery, black swans, and big goldfish. In particular, there is a spring water tofu museum in Baihuazhou, where the tofu brain and soy milk, as well as various foods and drinks, are all delicious. The spring water tofu is also an intangible cultural heritage. I suggest that you go and taste it when you have time.
Qushuiting Street is a famous historical and cultural street in Jinan, the city of springs. It connects Daming Lake, Baihuazhou, Wangfu Pond, and Furong Street, and has a strong cultural atmosphere. It is adjacent to Daming Lake, the No. 1 Spring Scenic Spot in Jinan, in the north, Xigengdao in the south, the north gate of Wangde Palace in the east, and the Confucian Temple of Jinan Fuxue in the west. The spring water from the Pearl Spring and Wangfu Pond converges into a river, which is adjacent to Qushuiting Street. On one side are old houses with blue bricks and broken tiles, and on the other side are clear springs with green algae swaying. People in Linquan wash rice and clothes here.
Crossing Furong Street and arriving near Qifeng Bridge is Qushuiting Street. A winding stream and weeping willows on both sides give the Shandong scenery a Jiangnan flavor.
The Baihuazhou Historical and Cultural District is different from general commercial tourism projects. It creates a spring culture with the development of characteristic cold springs and the excavation of spring dwellings as the main body, and a folk culture with dwellings, lanes, people's livelihood, and folk music as the main body. Cultural elements such as dough modeling, carving, Lu embroidery, shadow puppets, opera, and clay sculpture are displayed here one by one, creating a humanistic leisure tourism environment full of interest and experience, so that the old city of Jinan can regain its historical culture and characteristic commercial vitality. The Folk Customs Museum of Folk Customs of Folk Customs takes "family style, family education, and family precepts" as the main line, and is divided into three exhibition halls: Ming and Qing Dynasties (before), the Republic of China, and the founding of the People's Republic of China (after). They respectively display old photos with strong characteristics of the times and regional customs, thousands of old objects, and concentrate on reproducing the history and culture, human geography, and market folk customs of the thousand-year-old Jinan Prefecture.
Qushuiting Street connects Daming Lake, Baihuazhou, Wangfu Pond, and Furong Street, and has a strong cultural atmosphere. It is adjacent to Daming Lake, the No. 1 Spring Scenic Spot in Jinan, in the north, Xigengdao in the south, the north gate of Wangde Palace in the east, and the Confucian Temple of Jinan Fuxue in the west. The spring water from Zhenzhu Spring and Wangfu Pond converges into a river, which is adjacent to Qushuiting Street. On one side are old houses with blue bricks and broken tiles, and on the other side are clear springs with green algae swaying. People in Linquan wash rice and clothes here. The current Qushuiting Street still completely retains the style of the Spring City in "The Travels of Lao Can" where "every family has a spring and every family has weeping willows". Qushuiting Street is catchy and pleasant to the ear, and is full of cultural charm.
Walking to the end of Furong Street is Qushuiting Street, where every household has a spring and weeping willows. It seems that only this place still retains the characteristics of old Jinan.
Qushuiting Street is an old street and not very long. As there is a spring flowing through the middle, it is very artistic and can well reflect the characteristics of the spring.
The flowing water and the people's houses are very much like the Jiangnan water street. Coming out of Furong, walking through Qushuiting Street, you will reach Daming Lake.
Small and quiet, suitable for sitting for an afternoon with a cup of coffee
Going south from Daming Lake is Qushuiting Street, which is a famous old street with historical and cultural characteristics in Jinan, the city of springs. Here you can feel the comfortable life of the old Jinan people, there are many intangible cultural heritages scattered around, and you can also taste the tea soup known as the second wonder of the city of springs.
On one side are old houses with blue bricks and red tiles, and on the other side is a clear spring flowing leisurely. People living along the street wash rice and clothes here, making the old street look lively despite its antiquity.
Opposite the south gate of Daming Lake, behind Baihuayuanzhou, they sell small wholesale commodities similar to those sold all over the country, and there are also some craftsmen
Located on the north side of Furong Street, next to the Pearl Pond, it is a relatively leisurely path.
It is more suitable for quiet friends to experience the slow life together.
When I went there, Jinan was under road construction, and I felt that except for the park, everywhere was dusty. So I was separated from two worlds. One was the dusty reality, and after passing through a door, I came across the world of winding water flowing wine and elegant scholars.
I came out of the South Gate after visiting Daming Lake. I crossed the road and saw Qushuiting Street across the street. It is a historical and cultural street and a snack commercial street. Walk south along Qushuiting Street to the end, and you will reach the north entrance of Xigengdao Street. It is not far from Furong Street, Wangfu Pond, and Pearl Spring. I went there on October 5th and there were a lot of people.
If you walk out of the south gate of Daming Lake and keep walking, you will reach Qushuiting Street, with small bridges, flowing water and houses. It has the feeling of a Jiangnan water town and is suitable for taking photos.
A street with the characteristics of old Jinan, like a Jiangnan water town, beautiful...
Qushuiting Street is a bit of a surprise and is very suitable for daydreaming and taking photos.
No need to search, just wait for encounter.
IMHO
Biwuzhen is a commercial ancient town.
Too strong
Qushuiting Street is the most culturally rich and historically rich street in Jinan. The small river along the street is formed by the confluence of many springs. It runs through the streets and alleys, connecting to many famous springs such as Pearl Spring and Wangfu Pond in the south, Baihuazhou in the north, and finally flows into Daming Lake. Walking along it, it is like being in a painting, with gurgling springs, ancient stone bridges, and spring houses. The leisurely and comfortable slow life of old Jinan is everywhere. The road sign beside the stone bridge indicates: ← Lulubazi Street, → Houzaimen Street. I want to laugh when I see "Lulubazi". I think Jinan people are super cute. It is not easy to keep such a distinctive street name until now. The real old Jinan is here. I had my breakfast at the pancake fruit stall at the entrance of Lulubazi Street. Sitting by the stream of Qushuiting Street, eating Shandong pancakes, looking at the quiet streets, everything is so casual and free. This is the life I like, no desires, no demands, just a mixed life.
There is a big horse tied in front of a door (⊙o⊙)? The copper pegs used to tie the horse are real, and the ropes hanging on the wall are also real. Of course, there is a real big horse tied, but the horse is painted on the wall! It is lifelike, half real and half fake, and there is no need to worry about the horse being taken away.
Qushuiting Street is still recommended to go to. It is just at the end of Furong Street, because it reflects the culture of the city of Jinan. Every household has a spring and every household has willow trees. And it is free.
Every old city has a historical street that houses old customs. For Jinan, this street is Qushuiting Street. In the old days, this is where old Jinan people got water through their windows; in the faded memories, this is where every household has a spring and every house has weeping willows.
Today, Qushuiting Street is a literary street similar to Beijing's Nanluoguxiang. There are shops on both sides of the canal where you can shop or drink tea. However, the bright and beautiful appearance is all renovated in modern style. In some hidden corners, you may be able to get a glimpse of the appearance of old Jinan.
Compared with Donghuaqiangzi Street, Qushuiting Street is more lively. The street is built along the water. There are some teahouses, coffee shops, Western restaurants and small shops on both sides of the water, which gives it a Jiangnan water town feel.
We took a group photo in front of the giant rock of Daming Lake. After exiting the South Gate and crossing the road, we arrived at Qushuiting Street. As can be seen from the map, this entire street is also on both sides of the lake and river. There are some specialty shops and a crosstalk house inside. It is a good choice to go shopping.
It's worth a visit, it feels like a small town, the whole street is not long, it has a great feel and a slow life.
You really have to go into the alleys, unless you like to eat and eat all kinds of Internet celebrity flavors. There is an unexpected gain here. In the innermost room of the Quanshui Tofu Museum, there is a book "Old Streets and Alleys of Jinan" compiled by Mr. Tang Jingchun. The old man is super nice, and the book is also my favorite content. If you are interested, you can go and have a look. PS, I forgot to eat tofu
Qushuiting Street is across the road from Daming Lake. The street is not big.
Qushuiting Street is not very wide. On one side is an old house with green tiles, and on the other side are green weeping willows. A spring flows through the street, and the street follows the water, and the water accompanies the street, winding around.
The river water is crystal clear, the spring water in the river is gurgling, clusters of water plants are dancing gracefully with the water, and koi of various colors are swimming freely and happily. The scene in front of me has a sense of Jiangnan.
I really like this old-fashioned courtyard and alley, which bears traces of time. Many stories must have happened in the past. Perhaps it is this kind of vicissitudes that I love.
The couplets on the gates of every household are unique, and one can feel the intriguing cultural heritage behind this historic old street. These things left behind are probably the most precious and unforgettable things.
Next to Wangfu Pond, Daming Lake and adjacent to Furong Street, it has both the gurgling water scenery of old Jinan and the fashion and freshness that young people admire.
Qushuiting Street is right opposite the south gate of Daming Lake. It is quite famous, but maybe we went too early, there were not many people and most of the shops were closed.
Qushuiting Street has a bit of the flavor of Fuzhou's Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, and also a bit of the feeling of Suzhou's Pingjiang Road. Although the street is not long, it is also unique!
I seem to have seen the same mural reliefs here in Chengdu!
I bought two large cups of hand-shaken coffee. It would be a great blessing if I could sit on a small stool by the river and bask in the sun like the local residents.
Every family has a spring and every household has willow trees. In fact, it is just a river with willow trees planted on both sides and some buildings along the river. As someone who grew up in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, I don’t think it’s anything special.
Jinan is a very famous old street district. I envy the coziness of every household having a spring and willow trees.
This is an antique street. Facing the sunset and looking at the antique eaves, I really want to go back in time to Jinan, where lotus flowers are on four sides and willows on three sides. The evening on the ancient street is pleasant and intoxicating!
Qushuiting Street is very short and you can reach it by walking around it. There are unique small shops on the roadside and several old houses on the horizontal streets around it. It is nice to take a walk and feel the old Jinan when you have nothing to do.
It feels a bit like Suzhou. It's right at the end of Furong Street.
Jinan's old city area has maintained the specifications of the streets of old Jinan city, reflecting the characteristics of Jinan's old city.
What I like most about Jinan is the unexpectedly discovered Qushuiting Street and the Jinan Ancient Street Districts on both sides of it. The spring water emerges from the ground to form a waterway that runs through every household in old Jinan. So they grow flowers of different colors to live up to this natural gift. On the way from Qushuiting Street to Furong Street, you have to walk through a narrow alley. On one side of the alley is a wall covered with green plants, and on the other side are houses with low doors. On both sides of the door of each house are hung couplets with black characters on a red background. The words and sentences are all describing the customs and customs of old Jinan, and each house is different.
The old streets recreate the life style of old Jinan. Every house has a spring and every household has weeping willows.
Every household has weeping willows, every home has a spring, and this is a beautiful and charming lifestyle.
Very good, very good, opposite Daming Lake, similar to the ancient town
This is the winter in Jinan described by Lao She. I took my daughter there specially. The girl wrote an article imitating the beautiful scenery. It is really wonderful.
It will look nice when the trees are green. It is not a long section with ancient buildings on both sides.
It's pretty good, nothing much to say, but it's a bit too commercial
Qushuiting Street is opposite Daming Lake. We took a photo and went straight to the lake for a cruise.
Qushuiting Street is more beautiful. The gadgets sold there are quite interesting. But that's all.
The picture below shows a drum performance at Qushuiting Street. This is quite nice.
This place is really nice, it feels a bit like a Jiangnan water town, with many literary shops and coffee shops. I was tired from shopping, so I found a coffee shop called Eight-tailed Cat to drink tea. There was no seat on the first floor, the air on the second floor was not good, and tea was charged per person. There were about 5 or 6 cats, and one small cat was very clingy. It stayed by my side all the time, either leaning on the camera or lying on my legs. I had the urge to keep a cat, haha, they were all other people's cats~ Qushuiting Street is really nice, you can't miss it when you come to Jinan, and it is very close to Daming Lake.
At that moment, that thing, that person, and a childhood friend who grew up with me were by my side, walking and chatting.
After exiting Xijing Road, you will reach Qushuiting Street, where various small shops are great places to relax.
The petty bourgeoisie style is suitable for taking photos and is very artistic. It is good after 10 o'clock in the evening.
Beautiful environment, good place to relax! Worth a visit!
A very nice place, with various small shops along both sides of the water, which are very artistic.
It has a very cultural atmosphere, with many small pavilions selling things, and many coffee and tea houses with a great feel on the street.
Together with Wangfu Pond and Furong Street, if it is regarded as a tourist attraction, I think it is a bit similar to Houhai in Beijing, but not as large as Houhai. If you didn’t tell me that this is a tourist attraction, I would feel it is full of life when I passed by it accidentally.
The street is named after the pavilion, the pavilion is named after the water, and the water is famous for its curvature. Liu E wrote in "The Travels of Lao Can" that "every family has a spring, every house has weeping willows" can be seen here. Qushuiting Street is between Furong Street and Daming Lake. I personally highly recommend the scenery of this street.
It was already evening when we went there.
Qushuiting Street connects Furong Street and Daming Lake Scenic Area. It is a small street with a stream, giving it a feeling of an old street in the south of the Yangtze River. However, the stream is filled with tables and chairs, making it difficult for tourists to walk along the stream. There are not many shops and people on both sides of the street, and the birds in cages have become the biggest attraction.
It's very general, don't go to any random attractions.
Qushuiting Street is full of life! It is just behind Furong Street. I fed the fish twice here. I fed them with Shandong steamed buns. Occasionally, some passers-by stopped to watch. An old man who came to travel asked me what I was feeding. I said Shandong steamed buns. The old man smiled and said, yes, Shandong fish should eat Shandong steamed buns!
The renovated old street has gradually lost its flavor. It and the nearby Furong Street are both new commercial pedestrian streets named after old neighborhoods. If you are tired, you can take a break and have a cup of tea here.
It's just a short street. The small alley next to it is quite interesting. Opposite is the south gate of Daming Lake Park. Not far away is Furong Street. There are many places in Jinan where you can drink direct drinking water from Quancheng. It tastes the same as the purified water you buy. It's not sweet and is OK.
There were too many people during holidays, so I didn't feel that every house had a spring, but only saw weeping willows everywhere. It is a quiet place in the bustling city. If there are few people, you can walk slowly and take a look. It is really beautiful and has a feeling. Although it will become a little commercialized, it is still very quiet if you go around the alleys. Many elderly people live here. Very leisurely~
When I came out of the south gate of Daming Lake and headed back to the hotel, I happened to pass by Qushuiting Street, so I took a walk around. After I walked around, I felt that there was no need to come here specially. I could take a walk around when I had time after visiting Daming Lake.
Qushuiting Street is a very quiet street. You can turn the corner to Furong Street. There are too many snacks there, but I didn't see many Shandong cuisine restaurants.
Qushui Liushang, a street about the legend of Jinan. Every house has a spring and every house has weeping willows. The traditional historical block tells the story of old Jinan to the people coming and going. The century-old courtyards and old Jinan skills are concentratedly displayed on this street. Quanshuiting Street is full of the flavor of old Jinan. Sit by the spring pool, drink a bowl of tea brewed with spring water, and quietly watch the urban life of old Jinan people.
Qushui Pavilion is a must-see when visiting Jinan. It has a very urban atmosphere. I highly recommend it.
When I came here last year, it wasn't so lively here, but now it's packed with people. A pot of tea at the teahouse by the water costs 90, just like Beijing's Nanluoguxiang. Most of the courtyards with fountains have their doors locked and people are not allowed to enter, so you can just eat and drink.
In this short stretch of road, the nostalgic teahouse, the spring water family, and the flowing wine cups have all become stories of the past.
Qushuiting Street is opposite the South Gate of Daming Lake and is an antique street. But when I went there in mid-2016, many of the antique buildings on the street were under renovation. I felt so-so at the time, but in the long run it should be a landscape street that reflects the characteristics of Shandong. There is a small stream running through it, and some small and fresh shops. The further you go in, the more it feels like a Beijing hutong. It's good to spend an hour to stroll around, but it's crowded when there are many people.
Spring water flows through the streets and some houses have wells, making this a great place to rest when you’re tired from playing.
This is an old street with historical and cultural characteristics. There were originally three thatched houses, named Qushuiting. The street is named after the pavilion, the pavilion is named after the water, and the water is famous for its curve. Take a rest by the river and drink spring water tea. At the end of Qushuiting, there is Baihuazhou, white hair and green water. Going north to the end of Qushuiting Street is Daming Lake.
Qushuiting Street is a very representative old street in Jinan.
This name sounds soft and gentle.
The winding path, the gurgling water, the pavilions and terraces,
Just a few simple words seem to outline the charm of the City of Springs.
When I first entered, I walked through a few alleys.
Most of the houses nearby have been converted into restaurants and inns.
There weren't a lot of people, and it felt very quiet.
We followed the road to the water's edge.
Next to the water, there are quaint bluestone paths on both sides.
The building still retains most of the old houses.
It's just that no one lives there anymore, and it has been converted into various shops.
Some are beverage stalls, some are creative cultural and creative shops,
Some sell tourist souvenirs, and there are also some small exhibition halls.
Stop and go, you can find the little things you like.
Even if you don't enter the store, the signs of each store are very distinctive.
This main road is the busiest, with many street stalls.
I bought some maltose for fun, a childhood memory.
This one is quite popular. You can see people playing it after walking a few steps.
I play with it now and feel it helps to exercise my hand strength.
Walking along the main road, there is a small green area.
You can sit and rest, and there are also several small pavilions for you to visit.
It's not very interesting to watch, but it's good for killing time.
Then we walked out of Qushuiting Street.
This small street is not very long, suitable for a slow and leisurely pace.
Take a walk, stroll, the breeze blows the willows,
My pace and mood seem to slow down as well.