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The City of Jinan – the capital of a large coastal province (present-day Shandong Province) that is situated on the southern shores of the Gulf of Bohai in northeastern China, into which gulf the Huang He ("Yellow River") empties – is inarguably one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Archeological evidence of agriculture (rice cultivation) dating as far back as the Houli Culture (BCE 6500-5500), an Early Neolithic (BCE 10,000-5,000) culture, has been found in Jinan. Well-preserved examples of perfectly symmetrical (bearing testimony to the use of the pottery wheel), highly-polished thin-walled black pottery (aptly termed "egg-shell" pottery) belonging to the Late-Neolithic-period (BCE 5000-2000) Longshan Culture (BCE 2500-1700) have been unearthed in Jinan. The Longshan Culture may have been the first true civilization (measured in terms of social stratification and the differentiation of labor) that arose in China,... [ View Details ]
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Baotu Spring Park 
Baotu Springs Park is situated in the city of Jinan, Shandong Province. Besides being home to 70-odd renowned artesian springs, the area surrounding the city of Jinan is also home to Bamboo Woods Gard... [ View Details ]
Daming Lake
Daming Lake Park is ranked among the three key points of interest in the city of Jinan, Shandong Province. With a constant water source that derives from the many springs that feed into the lake such ... [ View Details ]
Quancheng Square
Located in the city center, Quancheng Square covers an area of 16.96 hectares. It is now a top-grade modern square where Qilu culture and economic strength are well shown. The famous Baotu Spring spu... [ View Details ]
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"It is the capital of Shandong province."
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