The quantity of spring water in Jinan is rare all over the country. There are 733 natural springs in Jinan (including suburbs). Many clear and sweet springs gush from the city and flow into rivers and lakes. In the water season, in areas with dense springs, there is a beautiful scenery of "every spring, every family hangs the sun". As early as the Song Dynasty, Ceng Gong, a litterateur, commented: "Qiduo Ganquan is the best in the world." Yu Qin, a geographer in the Yuan Dynasty, also praised: "Jinan has the best landscape and Qilu, and the best spring in the world." In Qing Dynasty, Shen said in Leisure Garden: "The old is ninety, and the new is fifty-five", *** 145. Ji 'nan Annals, compiled during Daoguang's reign, said that "there are 151 springs". During the Qianlong period, scholar Sheng Baier put it more realistically in Listening to Springs and Zhai Ji: "There are 72 famous springs in the world, 59 famous springs, and hundreds of others are unknown." According to the investigation of Shandong First Hydrogeological Team 1964, there are 108 natural spring pools in the urban area alone. The investigation materials of Jinan Urban Planning and Construction Leading Group in 1980 listed 1 19 spring pools. During June and July of 1983 and from August of 1997 to June of 10, the editor of the Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture made an investigation based on the above records and found out the famous spring pool at 139 in the old city. By the end of 1997, 103 spring pools were basically intact except those buried and buried, of which 4 1 belonged to 72 springs listed in the Ming Spring Monument. In addition, there are 30 unnamed spring pools in the residents' courtyard. These nominal spring pools are concentrated in the old city with an area of only 2.6 square kilometers, starting from Qinglong Bridge in the east, Basket Street in the west, Zhengjue Temple Street in the south and Daming Lake in the north.
Jinan spring water is not only as numerous as stars, but also has its own style. Or like a boiling torrent, spewing and rolling; Or like a pouring waterfall, lions roar and tigers roar; Or like a string of pearls, brilliant and crystal clear; Or as melodious as an ancient harp? It has fascinated scholars of all ages. Celebrities of past dynasties, such as Ouyang Xiu, Ceng Gong, Su Zhe, Zhao Meng _, Wang Shouren, Li Panlong, Wang Shizhen, Pu Songling, Lao She, Guo Moruo, etc. They all left poems praising the whole. These springs, named after shapes, colors, sounds, surnames, legends, animals and plants, musical instruments and treasures, or nameless, have their own tastes. This shows that the spring water in Jinan has not only the beauty of nature, but also the beauty of humanity.
Jinan spring water is also famous for its pure water quality and sweet taste. Spring water comes from deep in the rock and is slightly influenced by temperature. The water temperature is relatively stable, keeping at 17 ~ 18℃ all the year round. Colorless and tasteless, crisp and sweet, it is a high-quality water source. Jinan "Pulisi" mineral water, which was developed in 1990s, was taken directly from the ground. Appraised by the national department of geology and mineral resources, the salinity is 650, and it contains many trace elements beneficial to human body, including: lithium (Li)0. 12Mg, strontium (Sr)0.99Mg, zinc (Zn)0. 13Mg and magnesium (Mg)35.55Mg per liter.br