Pearl Spring

The Pearl Spring (Chinese: 珍珠泉; pinyin: Zhēn Zhū Quán) is a culturally significant artesian karst spring located in the city of Jinan, Shandong Province, China. The Pearl Spring is located on the bottom of in a square spring pool that is surrounded by a stone fence on all sides. The water flows off through a canal into the Daming Lake. The spring was incorporated into the garden of a governor in the year 1466[1] and the provincial government continued to reside in vicinity of the spring until the 19th century .[2] The name of the spring is said to be related to the bubbles forming in the spring.[2]

For the chess event, see Pearl Spring chess tournament.

Spring pool

Spring group

Other springs in the Pearl Spring group are:

Location

The Pearl Spring is located near the center of the old part of the city of Jinan to the south of the Daming Lake. Its street address is 1 Yuanqian Avenue, Jinan, Shandong, China.

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See also

References
  1. online blog entry about spring
  2. brief online article at www.planetware.com


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