Guanyinli Well Introduction
The "Jiu Gu Jing" (Wine Well), located on Alley 17 of Zhonghua Road, has been around for over a hundred years. According to Zhang, an elder from Zhang Cuo who is over ninety years old, the well existed even before she was born. She recalls seeing her elders use this well for making wine when she was a child; at that time, the surrounding area belonged entirely to Zhang Cuo, with ancient-style houses all around. The well is located in a courtyard where everyone would gather to fetch water and make wine, which is referred to as "Jiu Gu Zhang" (Wine Well Zhang) in the local indigenous dialect. The quality of the well water is slightly salty. Another elder, Mrs. Li, who is also over ninety years old and married into Li Cuo, similarly stated that the Jiu Gu Jing existed before her birth and was dug by the ancestors of the Zhang family. Her great-grandmother (known as Cha) was involved in the winemaking process. Both elders agreed that winemaking was something done by their great-grandfathers' generation, and since they became aware, their families have not produced wine and have instead engaged in farming.
