清泉流深

李群

“進得城来，但见家家泉水，户户垂杨，比那江南风景，觉得更为有趣。”

这是晚清作家刘鹗在他的小说《老残游记》中的一段描写。穿越历史的长河，“家家泉水，户户垂杨”这八个字已经深深地镌刻进济南的老街巷里，成为泉城最传神的表达。

如果说老街巷是济南的筋骨，那么密布于街巷间的灵动泉水，无疑是这座城市的灵魂。众多清冽甘美的泉水，从城中涌出，汇为河流、湖泊。护城河是一条连接泉水和城市的纽带，从河的这头走到河的那一头，沿途都是赏心悦目的景色。众泉汇流而成的大明湖，与千佛山遥相呼应，构成“一城山色半城湖”的美丽画卷。

或如沸腾的急湍，喷突翻滚；或如倾泻的瀑布，狮吼虎啸；或如串串珍珠，灿烂晶莹；或如悠扬的琴瑟，铿锵有声……七十二名泉以其众多的泉点、丰沛的水量、优异的水质，以及壮观的喷涌景观，成为中国岩溶泉的典型代表，不计其数的文学家为之赞叹。早在宋代，曾巩就评价道：“齐多甘泉，冠于天下。”元代地理学家于钦亦称赞说：“济南山水甲齐鲁，泉甲天下。”

泉水构成了济南独特的城市风貌和历史人文景观。在这里，历代名人写下了数以万计的名泉诗词、文赋，无数精妙的历史传说和诸多的名胜古迹，形成积淀了济南独特的泉水文化。每一处名泉的背后都隐藏着一个讲不完的动人故事。

千百年来，泉水滋养着这里的每一寸土地，万物因泉水而青葱，城市因泉水而拔节，百姓因泉水而灵性。走进泉城街巷，斟一杯清香四溢的泉水茶，品一块在泉水中长大的莲藕，看清泉在青石板路上流淌，别有一番滋味。

“Entering the city， you could see spring water and weeping willows by every household. It is more appealing than the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.”

If old streets and alleyways are the bones of Jinan， the flowing springs densely distributed amid these streets and alleyways will be undoubtedly the soul of this city. Numerous limpid and sweet springs gush out of the city， and flow into rivers or lakes. The moat is a bond between spring water and the city. Walking from one end of the river to the other， you will see delightful scenes along the way. The Daming Lake where numerous springs converge chimes in with Mount Qianfo from afar to compose a beautiful picture—“The city is featured by mountains and half inlaid with a bright lake”.

With numerous spring features， abundant water， outstanding water quality， as well as splendid gushing sights， “72 Famous Springs” have become typical examples of China’s karst springs. Countless men of letters and essayists have praised them.

Springs constitute the unique city style and historical and cultural landscape of Jinan. Here， celebrities of past dynasties wrote tens of thousands of poems and essays depicting springs， and left numerous subtle historical legends， scenic spots and historic sites， which have formed the unique spring culture of Jinan. There is a moving story behind every famous spring.

For millennia， spring water has nurtured every part of the land， made everything lush， upgraded the city， and inspired the people. It will be fun to walk down the streets and alleyways of the City of Springs， pour a cup of fragrant spring water tea， taste the lotus root growing in spring water， and watch the clear spring flowing alongside the flagstone path.