Ji'nan Travel Guide
This modern and affluent city has 4,000 years of history behind it. While most tourists simply pass through Ji'nan for transportation hub, there is plenty of interesting architecture worth seeing here before traveling on to other Shandong cities.
- Worth It?
- Ji'nan is a useful transport layover but doesn't have the tourist charms of its neighbors.
- What to Do
- tour the springs, climb Thousand-Buddha Hill, reflect by the lake.
- Best Time to Go
- either March and April or September and October.
- How Long?
- A day is enough in Ji'nan.
Ji'nan's neighbor, Qingdao, was ceded to Germany for a period beginning in 1898, and the Bavarian-style architecture found its way into Ji'nan's historic center as well. But this modern city is more mainstream in its appeal, with a variety of provincial museums, large shopping centers and Buddhist temples garnering most of the attention.
Ji'nan has also been dubbed the 'City of Springs' due to the 72 artesian springs found here. Some are in the city center, including the one found in Baotu Spring Park. Daming Lake to the north of the park catches the runoff from some of these springs and is one of the city's most popular sites.
Travel to Ji'nan - Getting There
Ji'nan's airport is about 15 miles north of the city center and offers regular connections to major destinations around the country. International passengers are usually routed through Beijing's international airport, less than an hour away by air. The bullet train connects to Beijing (3 hours, 30 minutes) and Shanghai (5 hours).
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