Improved water management brings old spring back to life

30 years after Nanlao dried up, waters of ancient well flow once more

Over 1,200 years ago, renowned poet Li Bai wrote of Nanlao Spring at Jinci Temple: "The flowing water of Jinci is clean like jade."

Sadly, this flowing water dried up some 31 years ago due to the falling water table.

However, recently, several fountainheads of Nanlao Spring in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, have come back to life and the jade-like waters are flowing again, attracting numerous visitors.