Xueye Lake, Jinan's Erhai Lake

It takes only an hour to drive from Jinan to Xueye Lake, a beautiful lake that resembles Erhai Lake. It's a great destination for road trips and family vacations. 🛶 Xueye Lake is a beautiful natural scenic area with clear water and spectacular views. Visitors can enjoy activities such as boating, fishing, and hiking, or savor local delicacies at lakeside restaurants. The lake is also home to abundant wildlife and offers stunning sunrise and sunset views, making it a popular spot for photographers. When visiting, please protect the environment, avoid littering, and respect local customs and traditions to help preserve this beautiful natural environment. Jinan Xueye Lake Tourist Area is located in the center of Shandong Province, 46 km from downtown Jinan, 60 km from Jinan Yaoqiang Airport, and 90 km from Jinan West Railway Station on the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway. The Beijing-Shanghai Expressway and four provincial highways pass through the area, covering a population of over 20 million within a 40-minute drive. The area boasts rich mountain and water ecological resources, with Xueye Lake covering 15 square kilometers and storing 240 million cubic meters of water, making it the largest water body within 50 km of Jinan. It features national-level Huashan Forest Park and Ma'anshan Forest Park, Xueye Lake National Wetland Park, and Fanggan Provincial Jiulong Grand Canyon Geological Park. With a forest coverage rate of 70%, the area offers a beautiful landscape of mountains and water. It is a cultural hub of Qilu culture, home to the Qi Great Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built 400 years before the Qin Great Wall, the site of Confucius' Jiagu Alliance, and ancient villages from the Ming and Qing dynasties such as Niangniang Temple, Lvzu Spring, and Woyunpu.