Shiqiao Ten-Thousand-Mu Lotus Garden

　　 Rencheng District’s Shiqiao Town borders the Nansi Lake and Beihu Tourist Resort, connects to the urban area of Jining to the north and west, and has over 20,000 mu of coal mining subsidence land, with nearly 5,000 mu dedicated to lotus and water chestnut cultivation. The Linhe Highway, currently under construction, runs east-west through the area, providing favorable conditions and a foundation for developing tourism-oriented agriculture. To comprehensively manage the coal mining subsidence land and utilize the resulting water bodies for tourism development, in 2009, the Shiqiao Town government and the district tourism authorities commissioned Beijing Dayan Zhiyong Tourism Planning and Design Institute to develop the “Qi-Lu Heritage Agricultural Cultural Park Development and Construction Plan.” The Qi-Lu Heritage Agricultural Cultural Park covers a total planned area of over 11,000 mu, including more than 5,000 mu of coal mining subsidence land, with the project’s core zone spanning 244.33 hectares (3,665 mu). The core zone primarily features multiple functions such as ecology, tourism, culture, and catering, and is systematically constructed using a “theme park + main community” model. Once completed, it will systematically showcase agricultural heritage culture, offer a comprehensive experience of agricultural production and Qi-Lu folk customs, and also serve ecological protection functions.