Sights in Jǐ’Nán
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Thousand Buddha Mountain
Adding some Buddhist mystery to Jǐ'nán are the statues in this park to the southeast of the city centre. A cable car runs up the mountain, though the view coming down is better. If you want an adrenalin rush, barrel down the mountain on a luge. At the peak, look south to spot Tài Shān poking out like a giant anthill in the distance…if you can see through the pall of city smog. Bus K51 goes to the park from the train station.
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Jǐnán Museums
Two museums flank the Thousand Buddha Mountain. West along Jingshi Yilu, the Jǐ'nán Museum has galleries devoted to painting, calligraphy and ceramics, statues of Buddhist figures from the Tang dynasty and a delightful miniature boat carved from a walnut shell.
Five minutes east is the Provincial Museum, set to reopen by the time you read this. Future exhibits may include fragments of ancient oracle bones, Kong family clothing, Lóngshān pottery and traditional painting and calligraphy.
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Guāndì Temple & Hui Mosque
Just west of Five Dragon Pool Park's entrance survives the small Guāndi Temple where fortunes are told in Chinese (Y10) and the great protector glares out over a row of flickering candles in the main shrine. In the centre of town is a lovely Chinese-style mosque that dates from the late 13th century; a Hui (Muslim Chinese) area stretches north, with butchers, vegetable markets, mosques and kebab stalls.
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City Parks
Strolling around willow-filled parks can be a pleasant escape from Jǐ'nán's foot-numbing distances. The most central include the sprawling Bàotū Spring Park, Black Tiger Spring and Five Dragon Pool Park. The Five Dragon Pool Park offers a lovely study in local life: residents practise calligraphy on stone steps with water, others sing Chinese folk songs and there are more than a few taichi enthusiasts.
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