The legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl in Tongluo Well is a folk literature project in the fourth batch of representative projects of municipal intangible cultural heritage. The Tongluo Well in Dashan Village is located in Dashan Natural Village, Lanxi Village, Yaxi Town. There is no record of when it was built, and no one can tell clearly. There are two main versions of the legend about Tongluo Well circulating in the local area: one is from a folk story in the Ming Dynasty. Legend has it that as early as the Ming Dynasty, there was a road from Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu) to Jianping (now Langxi, Anhui) passing through the west side of Dashan Village. At that time, local officials and messengers who delivered official documents often passed by here on horseback or in sedan chairs. Merchants, tourists, and pilgrims were in constant flow. Because there are two osmanthus trees that cover the sky next to Dashan Village, a "Qingxiang Teahouse" was opened next to it. Under the osmanthus trees, there are a quartermaster's table and more than ten benches. Therefore, most of the passers-by have to rest here. One summer, there was no rain for several months, the ponds dried up, the rice fields cracked, and the fields were all scorched. The ponds in and outside the village dried up, and the villagers had to go to the river more than ten miles away to fetch water for drinking. Drinking water became a big problem for the pedestrians and horses traveling to and from the post station. Looking at the thirsty expressions of the passers-by, the old people were even more worried. They couldn't bear to see the guests suffer from hunger and thirst. So everyone gathered together and discussed it, and decided to dig a deep well in the village, which could solve the problem of drinking water for the villagers and the problem of drinking water for the people and horses. On the day of the start of construction, more than a hundred men and women in the village rushed to participate in the construction. Seeing that there were too many people and they couldn't do anything, the old people had to organize them into shifts and work in shifts day and night. When the well was dug to a depth of 36 feet, there was a sudden "boom" and the well water gushed out like a "dragon". In a blink of an eye, the low-lying areas of the village were flooded. The old people in charge were panicked and didn't know what to do. Just when the old people were at a loss, a wandering Taoist with gray hair and beard came. He told the old people that only by pressing the bottom of the well with a huge stone could the "holy water" be subdued. After saying that, he disappeared in a blink of an eye. After the Taoist left, the old people in charge immediately organized 48 young and middle-aged villagers to carry a huge stone from Jianshan Valley and asked the stonemason to chisel it into a large stone slab in the shape of a millstone according to the size of the bottom of the well. Then, using a pulley (commonly known as a gourd), the stone slab was first lifted up and then slowly pressed to the bottom of the well. The gushing well water was finally subdued. After the well was dug, clear springs oozed from the four walls, inexhaustible, and the water was pure, transparent, sweet, and refreshing, and it was hot in the east and cool in the summer. Since then, villagers no longer had to worry about water. What is particularly surprising is that after the well was dug, a strange phenomenon that is still puzzling to this day occurred. One evening, an old man led his grandson to play by the well. The child took advantage of the old man's carelessness and threw a stone into the well. A miracle happened. Only the sound of a gong was heard in the well, which was melodious and pleasant, and the lingering sound lasted for a long time. At first, the old man didn't believe that there was such a strange thing, and he threw a small stone into the well himself, and the sound of a gong was heard again in the well. This time the old man was convinced, and he quickly called the villagers to try again in front of everyone, and the "buzzing" sound of the gong was heard in the well as usual. Later, the villagers named this well "Tongluo Well". The second is the mythical story passed down by word of mouth by the local people. There is a mountain village at the foot of the mountain, where the people live and work in peace and contentment. Legend has it that one day, the cowherd at the foot of the mountain was riding on the back of a cow and singing folk songs back to the village, when he suddenly heard a cow's foot stepping on a big bronze gong, making a loud gong sound. The cowherd immediately got off the cow's back, dug up the soil, and saw a bronze gong. When he opened it, he was shocked to find that it was a natural stone well. He hurriedly found stones and threw them into the well to see what was going on, and it actually made a buzzing sound like a bronze gong being struck. It was also on this day that the people in Kongjia Village were surprised to find that the bronze gong well in the village had disappeared inexplicably. It turned out that the immortal who was in charge of this well passed by the mountain and was immediately fascinated by this fertile land with mountains and water. After returning to Kongjia Village, he thought about it and finally moved to the foot of the mountain with the stone well overnight. The bronze gong well was in the village, and the water in the well never dried up. When a stone is thrown into the well, the sound of a gong hitting an urn can be heard, so it is called Tongluo Well. Both versions of the legend come from the lives of ordinary villagers and are gradually formed through word of mouth. The story vividly reproduces the lives of local villagers and depicts the local historical features, which is of great reference value for studying the local historical development. At the same time, the description of Dashan Village in the story also reflects the local people's love for their hometown, and also reflects the historical features of Dashan Village from the side. Its livable environment has existed since ancient times. Information source: Jiangsu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) Information source: Jiangsu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)