Traffic
Bus: Take the bus which splashes the south line, direction of west line of lake, get off at the station of Tianhou Palace, turning right in the central street can arrive to walk about 100 metres.
Introduce
Four well, lie in Jiangsu Province pacify the intersection of river and city, it build on bright 10 years (1637) such as Emperor Chongzhen ,Than late 68 years of bell tower (opposite to four wells, it is an old building too) ,That built it is that one in the high holy temple let at that time All Buddhist monk.
Collect together the pavilion sharp all sides above four wells, can already hide the windscreen rain for the well head, also add the refined result, set each other off to blaze with the bell tower. This pavilion of dragon heads are a spine, carve mascots such as phoenix s bird, bat, two dragons playing with a pearl,etc.; Four corners are tall, the monthly shape joins the wall, appear the sophisticated appeal of the garden in the South around the well fence.
Four wells are actually only a well. Like inside Continue and revitalize the wine pot . The well is about 7 metres deep, the largest diameter in the middle is about 3 metres, push into the eyes of four wells with the blue brick above the well, can hang ink in the eyes from 4 wells at the same time, so call that four wells. To catch the spirit, moving in 4 its while being wonderful it Eyes The ones that produce Become five people to the shadow . Sometimes, if you stare at surface of water silently, four wells can all be mirroring your heroic bearing in the eyes; If you give a loud cry at this moment, bang in the well with a loud crash, the echo rises from all around, if the long whistle of male lion. Let you stand all alone, body and shadow comfort each other again sometimes, the curtain is locked closely in another three wells, appear a silk air conditioning overcastly and overcastly; If you regret to sigh and sigh, that responded you is that a miserable sound is chanted in a low voice miserably. What reason is this? Joined and enclosed cutting apart when the water level of well head exceeded the vault originally, the eyes of four wells, like independent well four times, so it can only present a silhouette, gives you a mild and roundabout response. When less than the vault in water level, though inverted image is still one, four wells can all see in the eyes, the vision appears unreally, become five people to the shadow Wonderful view piss appear. Because of all a borehole wall, have communicating joining and is enclosed of linking up, after the sound spreads into in the pit, if the tide is surge, will take concerted action, the echo rises from all around.
The tremendous changes in the world, time passed. The blue and green stone well of four wells, that hexagon, is circled, rubed out the deep ditch mark by the well rope, write and carve its history of more than 360 years. Four well dig above ancient river beach of the Yangtze River valley just, the water level is steady. The limpid and sweet and refreshing spring blind roller does not dry up throughout the year. If in year meeting great drought, the water level in four wells is low, and the person with water increases suddenly, will present the long queue of buying water by four wells. People are lining up, every one hangs water sequentially. At this moment, four wells are very like a kind mother, push out of all milks.
Nowadays, no matter early morning, or dusk, it is still busy by four wells that will see, as the legacy with value of extremely high history and culture, are still giving play to its function so far, this has been already rare in the scenic spots and historical sites. In 1993, it is classified as the provincial historic reservation unit that four wells were classified as Jiangsu Province, except declared and lay between successively by the Chinese media, make U.S.A., Europe the intersection of TV set and organization into a special topic film, show still.
In 1993, the people s government of Jiangsu Province announced four wells as the provincial historic reservation unit, it serves to show it has unusual historical value and cultural value.