Four-eyed Well

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LocationMagong, Penghu, Taiwan
Coordinates23°33′54.5″N 119°33′54″E / 23.565139°N 119.56500°E / 23.565139; 119.56500
Completedexact date unknown;[nb 1]
Yuan or Ming dynasty
Four-eyed Well
四眼井
Interactive map of the Four-eyed Well area
General information
Typewater well
LocationMagong, Penghu, Taiwan
Coordinates23°33′54.5″N 119°33′54″E / 23.565139°N 119.56500°E / 23.565139; 119.56500
Completedexact date unknown;[nb 1]
Yuan or Ming dynasty

The Four-eyed Well (Chinese: 四眼井; pinyin: Sì Yǎn Jǐng) is a historical water well in Magong City, Penghu County, Taiwan.

The well is thought to have been dug during the Yuan[1] or Ming[2][3] dynasties. It is registered as a class 3 historical monument in Penghu.

Architecture

It consists of a single cavity well with a depth of 5.6 meters and a diameter of 2 meters, covered with a stone slab through which are four holes for drawing water.[2]

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