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1. "Yuhe Hall" is located in the 5A scenic spot "Daming Lake". Daming Lake is one of the three major historical sites in Jinan. It is formed by the confluence of many springs. It has a long history and is home to the footprints, allusions, poems and buildings of celebrities from all dynasties. The parking lot and transportation around the lake are well connected and free to enter. The scenery is most beautiful during the lotus season from June to September. At present, the lotus has withered and the lake has lost a touch of pink.
2. Daming Lake was first seen in the "Lishui Pond" in "Shui Jing Zhu" by Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty more than 1,600 years ago. It was also called "Lianzi Lake" in the Tang Dynasty. Zeng Gong, one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties", called it "West Lake" and "North Lake". It was not until the Jin Dynasty writer Yuan Haowen called it Daming Lake in "Jinan Travel Notes" that it has been used to this day. Before the Western Jin Dynasty, Daming Lake was very wide. It was not until the Yongjia period (307-313) of the Western Jin Dynasty that the city wall was built to divide the lake and form its current size. The expansion project after 2000 has increased the water surface area to the current 57.7 hectares and the land area to 45.7 hectares. The average water depth is 2-3 meters. The bottom of the lake is impermeable igneous rock that cannot flow down. In addition, the construction of the drainage system has made the lake water level very stable in both drought and flood seasons.
3. On the south side of the "Lotus God Temple" is the "Yuhe Hall", a water viewing room surrounded by a stone bridge, which is currently a teahouse.