Sìshuǐ

Sishui takes its name from the Si River, whose springs rise among the hills east of the county town. At Quanlin, so many springs emerge together that their name means a forest of springs. Their waters flow west towards Qufu and Yanzhou and were important to canal transport. During the Ming, officials dredged the springs and channels to increase the river's flow; in the early Qing, timber for repairs to the Confucius Temple was floated downstream from Bianqiao.