Last updated 2026-11-15 — Legend has it that this was the well used by Confucius for drinking water, located behind the Poetry and Rites Hall. The well is 3 meters deep and was enclosed with carved stone railings in the mid-Ming Dynasty, with a Ming Dynasty stele inscribed “Former Well of Confucius’ Residence” erected inside. The well water is described as “clear and clean,” earning it the name “Sacred Water.” In the 13th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1748 AD), Emperor Gaozong composed a “Praise of the Former Well” when paying homage to Confucius, and had a stele erected and a pavilion built to the west of the well.