Jining (Shandong)

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 (南阳湖; Nányáng Hú) and is today the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal. The birth place of Confucius, Qufu, is in the prefecturate.

By plane

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 2½-3 hours and costs of ¥14-45. There are two trains each day from Qingdao with a travel duration of around 8 hours and costs of ¥41-120. Also trains from major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Harbin.

• Baoxiang TempleA well preserved Buddhist temple.

There are the usual western fast food restaurants.

• Xiangjiang Great Wall Business Hotel

  phone: +86 537-2964666
  address: Changqing Road
  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

  phone: +86 537-3160888
  address: 1 North Huancheng Road
  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

  phone: +86 537-5169999
  address: 26 Guhuai Road (Guhuai Lu)
  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

  phone: +86 537-2969888
  address: 19 Huoju Road (Huoju Lu), Nanxin District
  Four star hotel with various types of rooms 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.

• Keyuan Business Clubhouse

  phone: +86 537 5160 114
  Good sized new clean suites with kitchen facilities. Plasma TV's in lounge and bedroom. Big swimming pool and gym. Good breakfast selection.

• 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.