The Ink Lake
The Ink Lake was actually a well with little depth of water which was often sweet and refreshing. It was said that men of letters who drank a cup of "holy water" from the well would be able to produce excellent pieces of writing in great amount; and calligraphers who used the ink made of the water in the well would be able to produce fantastic handwriting. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty conferred the little "The Ink Lake" to the well.
