Jinan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital of Shandong province, China
About Jinan
Jinan has four well-defined seasons: spring is dry, summer is hot and wet, autumn is crisp and winter is dry and cold with little snow. The Yellow River basin was China's cultural centre during the Neolithic period, and so it comes as no surprise that the area around present day Jinan has been inhabited for over 4,000 years. The oldest finds in the region are from the Longshan culture (roughly 3,000-2,000 BCE), a Late Neolithic culture noted for its advanced black 'egg-shell pottery', sometimes as thin as a millimetre. The name is from Longshan District, an area in Jilin Prefecture where the first relics were found, but the culture seems to have been considerably more widespread than that. Fast forward past the Shang and Zhou dynasty. After the fall of the Zhou dynasty many independent sta
Top Attractions in Jinan
Explore the best things to see and do in Jinan:
- ★Baihua Park
- ★Baimai Springs
- ★Baotu Spring Park
- ★Black Tiger Spring
- ★Changqing Museum
- ★Changqing Qi Dynasty's Great Wall Tourist Area
- ★Confucius Culture Museum
- ★Daming Lake Park
Where to Eat in Jinan
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bon Appetit
- 🍴Daguanyuan
- 🍴Furong Street
- 🍴Liancheng International Branch
- 🍴Liancheng International Shopping Centre
- 🍴Lydia restaurant
Where to Stay in Jinan
- 🏨Crowne Plaza Hotel
- 🏨Hyatt Regency Jinan
- 🏨Jinan Railway Hotel
- 🏨Jinan Tianjia Business Affairs Hotel
- 🏨Jinjiang Inn, Lishan Branch
- 🏨Joyinn & Suites-Shanda
Jinan Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: