Pearl Spring

The Pearl Spring (zh-cp|c=linktext|珍|珠|泉|p=linktext|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 [http://placeofinterest.blogspot.com/2006/10/zhengzhu-spring-pearl-spring.html online blog entry about spring] ] and the provincial government continued to reside in vicinity of the spring until the 19th century [http://www.planetware.com/jinan/lake-of-the-great-light-pearl-spring-chn-sd-jlps.htm brief online article at www.planetware.com] ] . The name of the spring is said to be related to the bubbles forming in the spring .

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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