Prince Yue’s Well

Prince Yue’s Well

Prince Yue’s Well is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangzhou City.

Prince Yue’s Well (also known as Yue King’s Well)

Yue King’s Well, also known as Nine-Eye Well, is located on Yingyuan Road. Qu Dajun’s Guangdong New Language states that the Nine-Eye Well “is said to have been dug by Zhao Tuo. Its water is heavy and sweet, like the essence of jade. Records say that Zhao Tuo drank this water, which kept his body supple and youthful, allowing him to live over a hundred years with undimmed sight and hearing.” “Of all the wells in Guangzhou, this is the oldest.” Qiu Fengjia once wrote a poem about it: “The well was dug by Qin men amid frontier haze; / A hero sat, holding his grandson, o’er seas and bays. / Though rivers and hills stay unchanged, the loyal are gone; / Alone I sit in autumn wind, tasting spring alone.” The Tongdian (a classic text) mentions that in Nanhai (Guangzhou), there is a “Heavenly Well Gate,” where the Heavenly Well refers to Yue King’s Well, and the gate is a stone gate. Today, remnants of the nine-hole stone cover of Yue King’s Well still exist. The well shaft is entirely built of stone, with a diameter of 2.1 meters. Due to deep silt at the bottom, the well is only 7 meters deep. Beside it stands a stone tablet inscribed with “Ancient Nine-Eye Well.” In August 1983, it was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Guangzhou City. It is now located within the back wall of the Guangdong Provincial Science Center.

Further Reading:

· Second Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Guangzhou City