Ancient well in Dai Township

Ancient well in Dai Township

Dai people love water, love water, cherish water and respect water. Water is a blessing to Dai people, which means that Dai people are clean.

In the villages inhabited by Dai people in Xishuangbanna, there are well towers with unique shapes in the bamboo groves beside the villages. The well beside the home is unique, which is quite different from the well usually seen in the mainland.

The well cover construction of Dai's well is exquisite. A well cover is a work of art. Some of them are like the Huata, with strings of silver bells hanging on the spire. The wind blows and makes a pleasant sound. All kinds of jewels and mirrors are set on the outer wall of the tower, shining in the sunlight. There are two clay white elephants on both sides of the East and the West. In the north, there are two copulating dragons, phoenix spreading its wings and golden deer playing in the water.

Dai people love water, love water, cherish water and respect water. Water is a blessing to Dai people, which means that Dai people are clean.

In the villages inhabited by Dai people in Xishuangbanna, there are well towers with unique shapes in the bamboo groves beside the villages. The well beside the home is unique, which is quite different from the well usually seen in the mainland.

Address: Xishuangbanna Dai village, Jinghong City, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 101.10099700133

Latitude: 21.908716799168