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Shuibiquan Ancient Well

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The Shuibiquan Ancient Well was built in the 16th year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty (1811). It features a bluestone well curb in the shape of a straight cylindrical hexagon, standing 42 cm high with a diameter of 61 cm. Three of its sides are inscribed with the three large characters “水碧泉” (Shuibiquan, meaning “Clear Water Spring”) in clerical script, while the other three sides bear running regular script inscriptions explaining the reasons for constructing the well and naming it. The final section is inscribed with “Recorded by Shi Tan, an old man, in the Jiaqing Xinwei year.” The well’s body has a diameter of 6…

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The Shuibiquan Ancient Well is a cultural relic protection unit of Yangzhou City.

Shuibiquan Ancient Well

Built in the 16th year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty (1811), the well has a bluestone curb shaped like a straight cylindrical hexagon, standing 42 cm high with a diameter of 61 cm. Three of its sides are inscribed with the three large characters “水碧泉” (Shuibiquan, meaning “Clear Water Spring”) in clerical script, while the other three sides bear running regular script inscriptions explaining the reasons for constructing the well and naming it. The final section is inscribed with “Recorded by Shi Tan, an old man, in the Jiaqing Xinwei year.” The well’s body has a diameter of 65 cm, is 5.9 meters deep, and was built using flat-laid bluestone bricks. It is well preserved.