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Challenge: Travel through 400 years of Mingshui Ancient City in 10 seconds! The result...

Challenge: Travel through 400 years of Mingshui Ancient City in 10 seconds! The result... Because of the city surrounded by mountains and half city of lakes, I like Jinan. I didn't expect that around Jinan, there is also a place with half city of poetry and half city of springs. This is Qingzhao Spring City. Gently row the sculling boat, the beauty is within reach. The spring water gushes, feel the quiet and beautiful northern Jiangnan. 🚄 Transportation: 1️⃣. Jinan self-driving 🧭 Mingshui Ancient City Spring Water Tourist Resort 2️⃣. 🚄 Take the high-speed train to Zhangqiu Station and then take a taxi for about 10 minutes to reach Route sharing: Visitor Center (boat ride available) - City Wall (overlooking view) - Mingshui Street - Fuqian Street - Li Qingzhao's Former Residence (Meihua Spring, Shuyu Spring) - Longquan Temple - Moquan Spring - Baimai Spring - Quanxiu Square 🔍 Travel Guide: 1️⃣ Mingshui Street: Every step is a scene, strolling through the ancient city life, the side of the road is sparkling water, like opening a collection of poems full of stories. 2️⃣ Li Qingzhao's Former Residence: The long corridor surrounds the water surface, Meihua Spring and Shuyu Spring gurgle out, listen to the spring water and watch the scenery, feel the past life of a talented woman. 3️⃣ Sculling boat: The scull cuts through the water, passing through stone bridges accompanied by the boatman's shouts, gently swaying in the dreamlike world on the water. 4️⃣ Early Wine Market: All kinds of local delicacies and folk art performances, full of fireworks, sit by the water or on the street, and slowly enjoy the leisurely breakfast in the ancient city. 5️⃣ Quanxiu: As night falls, the drone phalanx unfolds over the ancient city, followed by the Quanxiu performance, with spring water as the curtain to stage the past events of Mingshui and Nie Xiaoqian in Pu Songling's writings. 💡 In addition to the spring water walk, there are various themed activities in the ancient city. This time, I happened to encounter the "Night of Booksellers" on World Book Day. The scenic spot invited bookstore owners, publishers, and well-known writers to discuss the relationship between books and life, with a strong humanistic atmosphere. What's particularly wonderful is that the book club event is on the city wall, where you can not only feel the weight of history but also have a good place to overlook the ancient town. Another impressive event was the Twelve Flower Gods event. First, receive the Flower God Book at the visitor center, then choose the Flower Gods in various places in the ancient city to check in, interact, and collect stamps, which is very fulfilling.
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