The Sword Well () or Guoxing Well () is a historical

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History

According to legend, the well was created from a sword stuck into the ground by

Koxinga Zheng Chenggong, Prince of Yanping (; 27 August 1624 – 23 June 1662), better known internationally as Koxinga (), was a Ming loyalist general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century, fighting them on China's southeastern ...

when he was stationed in the area because he asked God to provide water for his soldiers. The water then poured out from the southern slope of the mountain. The well was named Well of the Imperial Surname (). In 1953, the local residents repaired the well and built brick wall around it. It was then renamed as the Sword Well ().

Architecture

The well has a diameter of 0.5 meter and a depth of 2 meters.

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History

Architecture

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