Daminghu, Lake in Jinan, Shandong, China

Daming Lake is a spring-fed lake in Jinan, Shandong, covering 0.58 square kilometres after dredging in 2010, with an average depth of 2 metres. Nine small islands lie in the water, including Guting Island with the Lixia Pavilion and Huxin Island with the Lake Center Pavilion. The park around it holds temples, halls and six traditional gardens.

The lake was originally much larger, reaching south to Zhuoying Lake and north to Queshan Lake. In the Yongjia era of the Western Jin, a dike was built to divide the waters, fixing the lake's basic outline. In 1071–1073 the Song scholar Zeng Gong served as governor of Qi Prefecture; he built pavilions, causeways and bridges and constructed the northern water gate that still controls the outflow into the Xiaoqing River.

The lake's name comes from the Daming Temple recorded in Li Daoyuan's 6th-century Commentary on the Water Classic; it was later called Lianzi Lake and Xihu before Yuan Haowen fixed the present name in his Jin-dynasty travel notes. On the lake's island, the Lixia Pavilion carries the couplet "Lixia ci ting gu, Jinan mingshi duo", written by He Shaoji from a line Du Fu composed at a banquet held here in 745.

Plan to spend several hours exploring all the buildings and gardens around the lake. Most areas are reachable from different bus stops, making it easy to visit different parts.

The water stays at the same level throughout the year because natural springs feed the lake from below. These underground sources keep the water stable regardless of rain or dry seasons.