Xiangquan Well

Xiangquan Well

Xiangquan Well is a cultural relic protection unit of Pukou District.

Xiangquan Well [Ming Dynasty · District-level Cultural Relics Protection Unit, located in Huiji Temple Park, Tangquan Subdistrict Office, Pukou District] is located within Huiji Temple Park, beside the ancient ginkgo tree known as "Chengtian Fudi" (Reaching the Sky and Covering the Earth). The introduction text of Huiji Temple states that the well was originally named "Haiquan Well," commonly referred to as Huiji Well by locals. Cultural relics authorities have determined, based on historical records, that the well might have been called "Jiming Well." It is said that the well was built before the Six Dynasties period, with a well curb made of reedstone. Legend has it that after Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, renamed Tangquan Town to Xiangquan Town, the well was subsequently renamed Xiangquan Well. The water remains crystal clear to this day, never drying up year-round, and even during drought years, it never runs out. It is sweet, refreshing, leaves no residue when used to brew tea, and is believed to cure illnesses and ailments—so much so that locals call it "fairy water." In March 2000, the laboratory report from the Jiangsu Geological Engineering Exploration Institute titled "Analysis and Testing Report on the Water Quality of Xiangquan Well" stated that the well contains various trace elements beneficial to human health. It was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit in 1983 and as a district-level cultural relics protection unit in 2002.