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Thanks to abundant rainfall and the patient effort of the local government, Jinan, 【小题1】 provincial capital of Shandong that 【小题2】 (title)as the “city of springs”, has seen a year of remarkable achievement.
The Baotu Spring, a famous scenic spot in the city’ s Lixia district, saw its water table beyond 30 meters on Oct 11 to reach the 【小题3】 (high) level for that time of year since it started gushing(喷涌)again in 2003. Since early this year, the spring’s water table【小题4】 (be) on the rise, the water affairs bureau says. There are 1, 209 artesian (自然流淌的)springs in Jinan, according to a list 【小题5】(publish) in September last year.
The southern hilly area, 【小题6】 also collects and generates the spring water, is higher than the river plain to the north. The groundwater flows downward and gushes out at the foot of the hills. In some springs, bubbles are seen rising from the bedrock. The water is so clear in every spring that 【小题7】 (tourist) can see the bottom of the springs. The Black Tiger Spring originates 【小题8】 a 3-meter-deep, 1. 7-meter-wide 【小题9】 (nature)cave. Its name comes from the roaring sound it makes 【小题10】 water gushes out of tiger head-shaped stones.
The springs in Jinan are a way of life.