I accidentally arrived at the "real Jiangnan" in Jinan.

Mingshui Ancient City is located in Zhangqiu District, Jinan City, Shandong Province. It is an ancient city with a history of more than 1,000 years. Mainly composed of Ming and Qing dynasty buildings, the main buildings and facilities in the scenic area include the visitor center, smelting workshop, cloth workshop, Meng family compound, city towers and walls, Temple of the God of Flowers, Shuangquan Hotel and supporting hotel complex. The people living in the springs here live a peaceful and prosperous life. Outside the city, the green lotus ponds compete with each other for beauty, like a vivid picture scroll. Strolling along the small paths in the city, it seems as if you are riding on a small boat, drifting slowly from the words of Liu Zongyuan, "The flowing water of peach blossoms along the south bank of the river shatters the green shadows of the river, and opens the dream of a thousand years in the south of the Yangtze River."

Location: Mingshui Ancient City, Jinan
Opening hours: 9:00-22:30
Ticket price: 98 yuan/person, free for seniors over 60 years old and children under 6 years old
Boat ticket: 120 yuan for the whole trip, 60 yuan for half trip
Transportation: ① Airplane: Yaoqiang Airport → take a taxi to Mingshui Ancient Town ② High-speed rail: Zhangqiu Station/Zhangqiu North Station, take a taxi after arrival ③ Self-driving: Navigate to Zhangqiu Mingshui

Ancient City Route: Park at the tourist center parking lot → Confucian Merchant Street → Cloth Shop → Meng Family Courtyard → Fox Fairy Street → Mingshui Street → Yamen, Tofu Shop, Soy Sauce Factory, Post Office, Oil Shop, Newspaper Office
Spring route: Li Qingzhao's former residence, Shuyu Spring, Plum Blossom Spring (the Plum Blossom Spring has five petals, which is very interesting), Longquan Temple (a thousand-year-old temple, where Baimai Spring is located), Moquan, Jinjing Spring

Post by TrekkingTidbits | Nov 12, 2024