Tianjing Spring

Tianjing Spring

Tianjing Spring is a cultural relic protection unit of Wuxi City.

Tianjing Spring, also known as Xu Spring, is located within the premises of the Xuquan Beverage Factory in Lüjiang Village, Hudi Township, on the outskirts of Wuxi. Legend has it that during the late Spring and Autumn Period, the great Wu Kingdom general Wu Zixu dug this spring while stationed his troops at Helü City. The spring never runs dry and provides an inexhaustible supply of water—perfect for the soldiers’ use. Wu Zixu believed it to be Heaven’s blessing for the Wu Kingdom, hence naming it Tianjing (Heavenly Well) Spring. The Southern Song Dynasty’s *Xianchun Piling Annals* states: “There were two wells, eastern and western, beneath Tianjing Peak.” This indicates that during the Southern Song Dynasty, there were two springs here. Now only one remains. It is built with rectangular stone blocks. The well is 1.5 meters wide, 1.95 meters long, and the water surface is about 2 meters above that of Taihu Lake.

In June 1988, it was designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit by the Wuxi County People's Government. In 1994, when Hudi Township was incorporated into Wuxi’s suburban area, it accordingly became a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit of Wuxi.