昨晚我们来到了泉城济南，晚饭后到酒店附近的泉城广场转了转，广场上到处是快乐的人群。泉城广场是济南市民休憩盘桓之胜地，地处山、泉、河、城怀抱之中。环顾四周，北览旧城区古风新貌，西观趵突泉喷涌潺，南眺千佛山青翠绵亘，东望解放阁清雅如画。

广场东西约780米，南北宽约230米，面积16.96公顷。设计以贯通趵突泉、解放阁的边线为主轴，以榜棚街和烁文路的延续为副轴而构成框架。各分区围绕轴线由西向东依次展开。广场主入口处，庄严的国旗迎风飘扬，国旗下，“泉城广场”四个在字铭刻于入口标志之上，其背面刻有《泉城广场记》。

We came to Jinan yesterday evening, which is named from the city of Spring. I went for a walk around the Spring plaza near the hotel. There were so many happy people on the plaza. Some were singing, some were dancing, some were playing water, some were drawing and others were enjoying their time.

大型钢制异形曲杆主体雕塑《泉》高38米，重170吨，在广场主轴与榜棚街副轴相交处拔地而起，为国内所罕见。它取篆书“泉”字之神韵，三股形似清泉的造型辗转上升，恰与济南市市标的创意相和。地面铺装图案源自史籍对城池的描述，并配置七十二股涌泉及四组泉群。凝固的“泉”与喷涌的泉自“城”中磅礴而起，体现了泉城的风采，寄托了泉城人的无限乡思。