Duke Huan's Well
Duke Huan's Well is situated on Bai? Mountain, approximately five li east of Dangtu County. According to historical accounts from the 3rd century AD, when Grand Marshal Huan Wen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was stationed in Gushu, the local people dug a well overnight. By chance, they struck an underground spring, and clear water gushed forth, visible to the bottom. Thus, it was named "Duke Huan's Well." Legend has it that Huan Wen also watered his horses here, hence it is also called "Horse-Watering Spring." Poets such as Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty and Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty have composed poems in praise of Duke Huan's Well.
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