Mingshui Ancient Town
明水古城
A newly built ancient town in Zhangqiu built around springs, where spring water flows through its streets and lanes; it comes alive at night with lights and performances and is often visited together with Baimai Spring.
Mingshui Ancient Town is in Mingshui Subdistrict, Zhangqiu District. It is a newly built historic-style district set around the Baimai spring cluster. Plum Blossom Spring, Yanming Spring and other springs join to form a river that runs through the town, and its streets and lanes contain a county yamen, an academy, an opera stage and many snack stalls and guesthouses. The main highlights are the spring-water night scenery under lights and the immersive performances. The ancient town adjoins Baimai Spring Park, and the two can be visited together. It is about 50 km from downtown Jinan, reachable by intercity bus or by high-speed train to Zhangqiu. Tickets for the ancient town and its performances follow official information.
Opening hours
About 09:00–22:00 (check official sources)
Nearby sights
- Baimai Spring
- Zhujiayu Ancient Village
- Jinan Wildlife World
- Chengziya Archaeological Site
- Xueye Lake
- Sunac Land Jinan
- Jiurushan Waterfalls
- Hongyegu (Red Leaf Valley)