Jinan
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By plane
You can fly to Jinan, but the airport is located 40km northeast of downtown. A taxi will take an hour and cost about CNY100 (foreigners might be asked to pay a higher fixed price or be taken a detour). There is a shuttle bus between the airport and downtown that runs hourly from 6 am to 5 pm. It takes just as long and costs CNY20. A subroute of bus 16 also goes to the airport.
By train
For the train, you will likely arrive at the main train station, north of town. Getting a taxi is chaotic and navigating the terminal is difficult so if you can get someone to meet you, it's advisable.
Jinan is on the major line from Shanghai to Beijing so you can take the bullet train. It's about 3.5 hours from Beijing and 5 from Shanghai. There's plenty of transport outside the station: bus 83 stops nearby to take you downtown to more options, K51 takes you to Quancheng Square and Thousand Buddha Mountain.
By bus
It is very easy to get to Jinan with lots of buses running all day and some at night. Be sure to ask which station the bus will arrive in as there are two main ones, the long distance bus station and the train station bus station.
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Baotu Springs
Has several temples and pavilions. Especially beautiful late in the afternoon, when the locals come to hang out with their feet in the river.
Black Tiger Spring
Sounding like the roar of a tiger gurgles out through three carved tiger heads into the city moat.
Five Dragon Pool
It has a very deep pool of spring water and a few natural springs. Very tranquil park with lush greens and ancient Chinese architecture. It also has a temple for a Tang Dynasty army general Qin Qiong who was living in Jinan. In summer, people can walk on the stone tiled floor with spring water flowing on them and kids can have water fights.
Shandong Provincial Museum
On the end of Lishan Lu (In south Jinan near the Thousand Buddha Hill). Sometimes has travelling exhibits of interest. Check out the calendar dating from 134BC, and bronzes from the Shang and Zhou eras. That is old.
Daming Lake Park
Daming Lake Street. 6.30am - 6pm. Large park with pagodas, temples and an amusement park. The largest Taoist temple in Jinan is located here as well as a temple in memorial of some local official. Also large natural lake formed from a number of springs and with a large fountain. There are boats for rent. Nice landscaping with willow trees and lotus flowers. Festivals and exhibitions take place in the park.
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