'''Jining''' (??; Jining) is a city in Shandong.
Understand
Jining is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province. The city has around 200,000 inhabitants and the prefecturate around 8 million. The city is located right to the north of Nanyang Lake (__?__; Nanyang Hu) and is today the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal. The birth place of Confucius, Qufu, is in the prefecturate.
Get in
By air
There is an airport in Jining 28km from the city centre and with quite few flights.
By train
There a six trains each day from Jinan to Jining with a travel duration of 2?-3 hours and costs of CNY14-45. There are two trains each day from Qingdao with a travel duration of around 8 hours and costs of CNY41-120. Also trains from major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Harbin.
Get around
See
Baoxiang Temple. A well preserved Buddhist temple.
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Buy
Eat
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Sleep
Xiangjiang Great Wall Business Hotel. hangqing Road. 6537-2964666. isounted rates for doubles of CNY170 including breakfast. Rooms including deluxe suites, superior business rooms, and standard rooms equipped with central air conditioners, satellite TVs, and 24-hour high-speed internet access. Conference center, banquet rooms, sauna, beauty salon, foot massage services, chess/cards rooms, restaurant and fitness facilities available.
Mingyajingwei Hotel. ingyajingwei Dafandian. North Huancheng Road. hree km from the train station in the south and near the long-distance bus station in the east. 6537-3160888. isounted rates for doubles of CNY188 including breakfast. Three star tourist hotel with standard rooms, single rooms, triple rooms and suite equipped with free broadband Internet access. A dining center with 15 private dining rooms available.
Jining Inzone Garland Hotel. ining Yinzuo Jiayue Jiudian. 6 Guhuai Road (Guhuai Lu). t the intersection of Hongxing Road and Guhuai Road in Jining's Shizhong District. 6537-5169999. isounted rates for doubles of CNY290 including breakfast. Various deluxe and superior rooms, 15 banquet halls and 1 buffet restaurant. Free internet. A grand conference hall and conference rooms of different sizes are available.
Hong Kong Hotel. 9 Huoju Road (Huoju Lu), Nanxin District . t the intersection of Wutaizha Lu and Huoju Lu, in the Jining High-tech Industry Development Zone. 6537-2969888. isounted rates for doubles of CNY386 including breakfast. Four star hotel with various types of guestrooms including standard rooms, triple rooms, executive suites and deluxe suites. Free internet. Western style restaurant, a banquet hall, conference rooms, a dance hall, snooker, gym, sauna and beauty salon are available.
Contact
Get out
'''Qufu''' - the birthplace of Confucius with temples and museums honoring him. Buses from 06.40am to 6.00pm at 20 minute intervals at the Jining North Coach Bus Station. The bus station can be reached by the city-bus No.4, 26, 30, 31, 36 and 102.
'''Zoucheng''' - the birthplace of Mencius, who was the most important interpreter of Confucius' thoughts. The Temple of Mencius and the Mencius Family Mansion are both here.
'''Yishan Mountain''' - a mountain resort 10 kilometers south of the Zoucheng with spectacular natural sceneries and historical relics, especially featuring the granite pebbly landscape.