Black Tiger Spring: An "Exclusive Memory" Hidden in the History of Jinan

Black Tiger Spring is located in the south corner of the moat under Black Tiger Spring Road in Jinan. The spring pool is in a natural cave, with a depth of 3m, a height of 2m and a width of1.7m.. The entrance of the cave is made of bluestone, and fleshy moss wraps the boulder at the entrance. The spring water in the cave is crystal clear and slightly chilly. Spring water gushed from the heads of three stone carving beasts through back channels and poured into a stone square pool about 13 meters long and 9 meters wide. The maximum water inflow of Black Tiger Spring is about 4 1 10,000 cubic meters/day, which is second only to Baotu Spring and the second among all springs in Jinan. On the high cliff of Black Tiger Spring, there is a Black Tiger Temple, also called Tan Xuan Temple. Its location is now Huchun Pavilion, which used to be a teahouse. According to Taoist legend, Wu Caishen Zhao Gongming was honored as "just Tan Xuan Yuan Shuai" and also called "Black Hu Tan Xuan" because he straddled a black Hu. After several twists and turns, the Black Tiger Temple was changed to Jinan No.5 Primary School in the early 1930s, and the Black Tiger Spring Pool was renovated in the 1950s. Black tiger spring 1932. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Hu Zanzong wrote in "Stepping on Springs in the South of the City": "The black tiger spring in the south of Jishui City flows out of Yutian. The giant Aofu came to Hanoi, and the spiritual fluid flowed to the sea. Yangliuxi Bridge is green, and egrets are misty and rainy. Jintang is still thousands of miles away, and spring blossoms Zhou Qichuan. " Black tiger spring 1932. According to historical records, there was only one animal head at first. In the 1930s, there were three animal heads. The water level rose and the animal's head sprayed water, attracting countless people to watch. By the 1950s, 1960s and around 2000, the Black Tiger Spring. The midsummer in Jinan is like a fire. After the sun goes down, old Jinan people love to go to Black Tiger Spring to enjoy the cool. Naughty children play in shallow water, adults chat with each other, and the stars in the sky are gentle and abnormal. Black Tiger Spring in the early 1990s and now renovated Black Tiger Spring. From 65438 to 0955, Jinan began to tear down the city wall and repair the moat, and the Black Tiger Spring was completely protected. The black tiger spring has changed a lot now, and the spring is really uneven. Springs merge into rivers, and rivers accumulate springs, competing to reflect their own interests. Rockery platforms, winding cloisters, green trees in summer, cicadas singing and birds singing, surrounded by springs, are good places for tourists to enjoy tea and scenery. Black tiger spring spewed out and flowed into the moat; The moat circled the city and turned into the hearts of Jinan people. You and I may pass by in the vast sea of people. Although we have never crossed paths, we may have been to Black Tiger Spring and tasted the sweet spring water together. No matter where you come from, tourists from Jinan or "indigenous" Black Tiger Spring have to go. Because this is Jinan's business card, it is the "exclusive memory" of Jinan's ups and downs in history.