Longguan Mountain Wells

Longguan Mountain Wells

The Longguan Mountain Wells are a cultural relic protection unit of Lu County.

The Longguan Mountain Wells were built during the Ming Dynasty and are distributed on the yellow sandstone slopes on the southwestern and northeastern sides of Longguan Mountain, totaling 17 wells. Among them, five wells are located on the southwestern side and twelve on the northeastern side. The wells on both sides are arranged in a slightly linear formation resembling the character “一”, with distances between the wells ranging from 0.5 to 1 meter and depths between 0.5 to 1 meter. The well openings are circular, with diameters between 0.5 to 0.8 meters. These wells were originally constructed for the Longguan Temple and served as the water source for the temple’s monks and worshippers. The Longguan Mountain Wells hold certain value for understanding the local history, culture, and the rise and decline of the Longguan Temple. In August 1999, they were designated as part of the fourth batch of county-level cultural relic protection units by the Lu County People's Government.