Baisha Well
白沙古井
An ancient well known as the “best spring under heaven” in Changsha. Its water is clear and cool, and residents still queue to fetch water, a classic everyday scene of old Changsha.
Baisha Well is in Baisha Well Park on Baisha Road in Tianxin District. During the Ming and Qing dynasties it was already one of Changsha's famous springs, praised for the saying “Changsha's Shasui water has no sand.” It is considered one of the “best springs under heaven,” and its water flows year-round. The park has the ancient well, a stele gallery, and pavilions. Nearby residents often carry buckets to queue for water, giving it a lively old-Changsha atmosphere. Admission is free. Walk about 15 minutes from Houjiatang Station or Nanmenkou Station on Metro Line 1, and combine it with Tianxin Pavilion and the First Normal School site for a walk through the old southern city.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Tianxin Pavilion
- Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum
- Du Fu River Pavilion
- Former Residence of Jia Yi
- Changsha IFS
- Huangxing Road Pedestrian Street & Wuyi Square
- Pozi Street, Huogongdian & Wenheyou
- Former Site of Hunan First Normal School