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Song Yu's Well is located on Lantai Road, Yingzhong Subdistrict, Zhongxiang City. Legend has it that this well was part of the residence of Song Yu, a renowned master of Chu Ci poetry, hence the name Song Yu's Well, also known as the Well of Chu Sages. It was renovated during the Shunzhi and Kangxi reigns of the Qing Dynasty. The well is covered with a flat slab of white marble, its walls are built with bluish-gray bricks, and it has a circular mouth with an inner diameter of 0.5 meters, a body diameter of 1–1.5 meters, and a depth of about 10 meters...

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Song Yu's Well

Song Yu's Well is a cultural relic protection unit of Hubei Province.

Song Yu's Well

Located on Lantai Road, Yingzhong Subdistrict, Zhongxiang City. Legend has it that this well was part of the residence of Song Yu, a renowned master of Chu Ci poetry, hence the name Song Yu's Well, also known as the Well of Chu Sages. It was renovated during the Shunzhi and Kangxi reigns of the Qing Dynasty. The well is covered with a flat slab of white marble, its walls are built with bluish-gray bricks, and it has a circular mouth with an inner diameter of 0.5 meters, a body diameter of 1–1.5 meters, and a depth of about 10 meters. This well is an important relic of Chu culture in Hubei. (Fifth Batch)

Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau