Jianchi is the fifth spring in the world commented by Li Jiqing in the Tang Dynasty. The four characters "Huqiu Sword Pool" are engraved on the stone wall, which is said to be the handwriting of Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. Sword Pond is located under Qianren Rock, rectangular in shape and about 5 meters deep. The two cliffs above the pool are like splits, with vines draping over them. At the bottom of the cliff is a blue wave, shaped like a long sword, crystal clear and cold. On the cliff, there is a calligraphy calligraphy by Mi Fu, a great calligrapher of the Song Dynasty, carved on stone by Feng He Yunquan. The calligraphy is vigorous and powerful.
According to research, Jianchi is the door to the tomb of King Wu Helu. It is said that after King Helu of Wu died, he buried his favorite fish intestines, Zhuanzhu and other 3,000 swords in this cave together with Huqiu rocks to seep water on them to prevent future generations from digging them out, hence the name of the sword. Pool. In 1955, when the Suzhou Municipal People's Government was renovating the Huqiu Pagoda, it drained the spring water from Jianchi Pond and dug out all the mud. First, poems and records written by Tang Bohu, Wang Hao and others from the Ming Dynasty were found on the walls of the pond. Later, at the northern end of the Jianchi Bottom, directly opposite the Huqiu Tower, a herringbone-shaped stone cave was discovered. There was a tunnel in the cave, and the end of the cave was built by three artificially hewn boulders. stone wall. According to expert analysis, it may be Helu's tomb inside. Since the tomb is arched under the Tiger Hill Pagoda, if this tomb is excavated, it may have a devastating impact on the Tiger Hill Pagoda, which has a history of more than a thousand years. Therefore, the archaeologists had no choice but to excavate up to the tomb door and refill the Jianchi with water, turning it into a clear spring that is as fresh as ever so as not to be damaged.
As for the theory that there are 3,000 swords in the sword pool, relevant authorities have analyzed that it may be a misinformation made by the ancients, or it may be that diggers dug up the swords not long after the tomb was built. According to legend, Qin Shihuang and Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty both sent people here to chisel rocks for swords, but they all found nothing.
In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Youxin and Liu Bochu rated the third spring in the world as Luyu Well, also known as Guanyin Spring when they visited Huqiu. Visitors enter from the second gate of Huqiu and follow the mountain road to Lengxiang Pavilion behind Qianren Rock. Lu Yujing is not far from Lengxiang Pavilion. The spring is now a stone well with a mouth about 3 meters square and surrounded by stone walls. The water flows continuously all year round. The spring water is clear and transparent with a slight sweet taste. Now Lengquan Pavilion has been turned into a tea room, which is the best place to drink tea and enjoy the spring water. Use the spring water from Lu Yujing to brew the famous Biluochun tea from Taihu Lake. It has a refreshing fragrance, a mellow taste and a fresh color. After one sip, the lingering fragrance is endless. Chinese and foreign tourists come to drink tea all year round. Even under the shade of trees and beside the rocks near the teahouse, tables, chairs and teacups are often placed, and the seats are full of drinkers.