Bao Tu Springs - Jinan City
Our first weekend in Jinan. On Friday, we tour the sights of the city with Fuyi and his Mom. Our first stop, was the Bao Tu springs. The park is a very tranquil area consisting of pathways leading to various gardens and is located near the centre of the city. The springs are naturally occurring and are over 450 years old.
These next few pictures are taken at Bao Tu Springs.
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Bao Tu Springs themselves. Due to the time of year, the springs were not bubbling very high.
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Fuyi and his mom in front of the springs.
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Rick, Debbie, Mitch in front of the springs.
Daming Lake - Jinan City
After touring Bao Tu Springs, we head over to Daming Lake located nearby. It too is located in the centre of the city and is a very tranquill area consisting of pathways to walk along the lake, restaurants, an opera house and a few other sites.
These next few pictures are take at Daming Lake.
This is the entrance into the lake/park.
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Cherry blossoms in bloom along a pathway by the lake.
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Boats were available for rent so we rented a motorized boat to explore the lake and visit the two floating pagoda islands on the lake to sit and relax. Mitch was our boat captain.
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One of the floating pagoda island's on the lake that we stopped at for some ice cream and a look around.
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Inside the opera and tea house at the lake waiting for our show to begin and relaxing with some fabulous lemon tea. The show consisted of a "comedy show", traditional opera singing and a solo instrumental.
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To end the day, we had dinner at Ming Hu Lou restaurant located at the lake. Food was great and our table was on a floating bridge.