Jinan Daming Lake:

Daming Lake is one of the three major scenic spots in Jinan. It is a rare natural lake in the bustling city and an important scenic spot and open window in Quancheng. It is located northeast of the city center and north of the old city. Daming Lake is a natural lake formed by the confluence of springs in the city. It is very large, accounting for almost a quarter of the old city. After the springs in the urban area gather here, they flow into Jinan Xiaoqing River through Beishuimen.

As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, Daming Lake was famous all over the world for its breathtaking beauty, and earned the reputation of "the best lake in the world".

The snakes disappear and the frogs do not cry; the rain does not rise for a long time, and the drought does not dry up for a long time. These are two unique features of Daming Lake. In 2009, Daming Lake was awarded the title of "China's No. 1 Spring Lake" by the China World Records Association.

The scenery of Daming Lake is beautiful and beautiful, with kites flying and fish leaping on the lake, lotus flowers filling the pond, and boat boats passing by. The shore is shaded by willows, blooming with flowers, and crowded with tourists. It is also dotted with various pavilions, terraces, buildings, In the pavilion, the distant mountains, near water and clear sky blend into one color, like a huge colorful picture. Daming Lake is beautiful all year round, especially in autumn when the sky is high and the air is crisp. In spring, the warm wind blows on the lake, the willow silks sway gently, and the microwaves ripple; in summer, the lotus waves in the lake are charming, green and dotted with red; in autumn, the reed flowers dance in the lake, and water birds soar; in winter, although the lake temporarily loses its blue waves, it is still beautiful. Wrapped in silver, it is extremely enchanting.

The water of Daming Lake is clear blue, with dikes and willows lining the banks, green lotuses and lotuses, and pavilions dotted between them. Thousand Buddha Mountain in the south is reflected in the lake, forming a natural picture. There are various pavilions, pavilions, and waterside pavilions along the lake. Youzhi, to the south of the lake is the Xia Garden built during the Xuantong period of the Qing Dynasty, imitating the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. The garden is very elegant with winding bridges and flowing water, secluded paths and corridors, and rockery pavilions. It is known as "Jinan's No. 1 Garden." There is a Haoran Pavilion built on the rockery beside the lake. From the top, you can have an unobstructed view of Daming Lake. Opposite the lake, on the high platform on the north bank, there is the Arctic Pavilion built in the Yuan Dynasty. Looking south from the pavilion, you can see distant mountains and near water, smoke and trees on the tower, all forming a picture. Tie, a calligrapher from the Qing Dynasty, preserved the famous line "Surrounded by lotuses and three by willows, one city is filled with mountains and half is a lake", which vividly describes the beauty of Daming Lake. Daming Lake is well-known and attracts many tourists. It receives about 20 million domestic and foreign tourists every year, the most among the parks in Jinan. Daming Lake has a long history, beautiful scenery, and is surrounded by places of interest. There are many places of interest such as Lixia Pavilion, Tiegong Temple, Nanfeng Temple, Huibo Tower, Beiji Temple, and Xia Yuan on the lakeside. Among them, Lixia Pavilion, Tiegong Temple, etc. It is a national cultural relic protection unit. In particular, Daming Lake is a rare natural lake in a bustling city.

Daming Lake holds a cultural temple fair once a year. There are a wide variety of products, including "turn flowers" and "wrap honey" that the post-70s generation played with as children.

As a natural lake, the water of Daming Lake comes from the Pearl Spring, Zhuoying Spring, Furong Spring, Wangfu Pond and other springs in the city. It is said that "all springs converge". The water quality is clear and the sky is bright and cloudy. Fish are visible. Daming Lake has abundant water resources and convenient drainage. Therefore, it has the advantage of "not rising with constant rain and never drying up with prolonged drought", and the water level remains constant year after year. The water depth averages about two meters, with the deepest point about four meters and about one meter along the lake shore. "Lotus on four sides and willows on three sides, one city with mountains and half with lakes" is the best portrayal of the scenery of Daming Lake.

The scenic spot of Daming Lake has been famous all over the world since the Tang Dynasty, and was praised as "the best lake in the world" by celebrities from all over the world. In the Song Dynasty, Zeng Gong once wrote a poem: "Ask me where to escape the heat and steam, and the ten hectares of West Lake will illuminate my eyes." It can be seen that this place was already a place for summer recreation at that time. In the fifth year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1072), when Zeng Gong was the magistrate of Qizhou (now Jinan), in order to prevent floods, he built the Beishui Gate to divert the lake water into the Xiaoqing River, so that the water level of the lake remained constant throughout the year, and pavilions and pavilions were built along the lake. Platforms, embankments and bridges gradually make it a tourist attraction. In ancient times, the lake was very wide, including today's Wulongtan area. After going through changes, starting from the Jin Dynasty, Daming Lake specifically refers to the lake area within the city. In the Jin Dynasty, the poet Yuan Haowen first called Daming Lake in his "Jinan Travel Notes". The city wall was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty, and Daming Lake took its shape today. After successive dynasties of dredging and renovation, lotus and willows were planted, by the Qing Dynasty it had formed a beautiful scenery of "lotus flowers on four sides and willows on three sides, one city full of mountains and half a city lake".

In 1958, the Jinan Municipal Government officially established the Daming Lake area as Daming Lake Park. It dredged the bottom of the lake, built the lakeshore, repaired ancient buildings, and planted flowers and trees. After dredging, repair and expansion, the lakeshore was built, the garden was beautified, the scenic spots and historic sites were restored and rebuilt, and teahouses, restaurants, cruise ships and recreational facilities were added, making the old appearance new and more beautiful than before, making it a beautiful place in Jinan and even the whole country. Famous scenic tourist area.