- Five Dragon Pool
The Five Dragon Pool (zh-cp|c=linktext|五|龙|潭|p=Wǔ Lóng Tán) is a culturally significant pond fed by artesian
karst spring s in the city ofJinan ,Shandong
Province,China . It is one of the most renown springs among the 72 famous springs of Jinan. The spring that supplies the water for the Five Dragon Pool belongs to a group of springs that also contains 28 other springs, such as the Tianjing Spring, Seventy-three Spring, Ximizhi Spring, Dongmizhi Spring, Yueya Spring, Jing Spring, and the Congming Spring. [http://www.jnta.gov.cn/jnta_e/more_view_info.asp?ArticleID=JD00000004&addnum=1 online article by the Jinan Tourism Administration] ] . The water of the Five Dragon Spring originates from the deepest circulation of all the springs in Jinan City [http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=9003110&q=jinan+spring&uid=788597020&setcookie=yes Fang, P., Cao, Y., Tang, K., Li, X., Wang, S. (1988) Age Dating of the Groundwater in the Spring Area of Jinan City in: Karst Hydrogeology and Karst Environment Protection. Volume 2. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Guilin, China October 10-15, 1988. IAHS Publication No. 176, (1988). p 597-605] ] . Legend links the Five Dragon Pool to theTang Dynasty generalQin Shubao , whose residence is said to have stood at the site. According to the legend, the spring pool formed after torrential rains and submersed Qin Shubao's home [http://www.china-tour.cn/Jinan/Five-Dragon-Pool.htm brief online article on the site of a Travel Company] ] .In 1985, the Five Dragon Pool Public Park (zh-cp|c=linktext|五|龙|潭|公|园|p=Wǔ Lóng Tán Gōng Yuán) was established and the garden landscape surrounding the springs was restored ]
Location
The Five Dragon Pool is located to the west of the historical city center of Jinan and to the north of the
Baotu Spring . The street address of the park is No. 18 Kuangshi Street, Shizhong District, Jinan City, Peoples Republic of China ] .ee also
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Baotu Spring (nearby)
*Black Tiger Spring
*Pearl Spring References
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