Daming Lake or Daming Hu, is one of the biggest lakes in the city of Jinan. Daming LakeLocated at the center of Jinan's urban area.It is one of the three major scenic spots of the city. The other two are Baotu Spring and Qianfo Mountain.
Jinan is known as " the City of Springs" for its some 100 springs,72 of which are famous. The waters of the springs converge to form Daming Lake. The lake is filled from the south bank, and emptied through the North Water Gate built in the Song Dynasty about 1,000 years ago. With an impervious rock bottom, the lake keeps a constant level the whole year through.
The lake is recorded as early as in The Annotated Book of Waters by Li Daoyuan who was active about 1,500 years ago. With a waterly picture and quite a number of historical cites in the urban landscape, it has always been a tourist attraction through the centuries.
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