Wash Inkwell Spring

　　Wash Inkwell Spring is situated at the southern end of Huanbiquan Road in Jining. It is a pavilion-style architectural complex and a municipal-level key cultural relic protection unit. Legend has it that during the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty, the great poet Li Bai resided in Rencheng (present-day Jining) and used to wash his writing brushes in this spring, hence the name "Wash Inkwell Spring."

　　　　In the fifth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1526), official Bai Pei built a pavilion over the spring. In the sixth year of the Wanli reign (1578), a stone stele inscribed with the three characters “Wash Inkwell Spring” was erected by the pool. In the 26th year of the Wanli reign (1598), three additional rooms were added to the north hall, the western pool was enclosed with stone railings, the spring was dredged and the pool excavated, and a square pavilion named "Ink Splendor Pavilion" was constructed above the spring. In the 56th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1791), the "Two Sages Shrine" was built, with statues of Li Bai and He Zhizhang enshrined inside. In 1938, after the Japanese army occupied Jining, all these structures were damaged. In 1981, the Jining Municipal People’s Government allocated funds for their restoration, which remains to this day.