The legend of the Sword-drawing Spring and Horse-drawing Spring of the King of Han is a folk literature project in the third batch of representative projects of Jiangsu Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage. "I rode my horse to find the Sword-drawing Spring, and the remains of the King of Han were still there. A pool of water flowed out of the green peaks, and the clear water dragged along the green trees for a hundred feet. The sound of the water dissipated the remaining dragon's fighting spirit, and the cold light slightly moved the smoke of Ba Ling. The Honggou was lonely and the Wujiang River was cold. I don't believe that the clear stream was biased here." This ancient poem entitled "Sword-drawing Spring" was written by a Xuzhou prefect named Shao Daye in the 33rd year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. The Sword-drawing Spring of the King of Han is one of the eight scenic spots in Xuzhou selected by the "Xuzhou Chronicles" of the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty. It is called "Dingtang Strange Spring". The prismatic shape of the spring eye is just like the mark left by Liu Bang's Chixiao sword inserted into the ground. The west side of the Sword-drawing Spring is Dingtang Mountain, which is now renamed Zijin Mountain. Because it is in Hanwang Town, it is now called the Sword-drawing Spring of the King of Han. On the south side of the Sword-drawing Spring, there is also a Horse-drawing Spring, the mouth of which is shaped like a horse hoof. According to legend, Liu Bang's war horse used its front hoof to dig it out. The Dingtang Sword-Breaking Spring has a pool area of nearly 10,000 square meters, with warm and clear water. A clear stream reflects the spring and autumn, and several jade belts converge into Long Lake. Hanwang Drawing Sword Spring is one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Xuzhou in the Ming Dynasty. When encountering severe drought season, the spring water will flow abundantly after prayer. Its common name is "Longqiu". "Jiangnan Tongzhi" of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty: "Drawing Sword Spring is 25 miles away from Xuzhou. It is said that Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty entered Pengcheng and stationed his troops here. He was trapped by Chu. The Han soldiers were thirsty. The emperor stuck his sword into the ground, and a spring gushed out. It has never overflowed or dried up since then. The locals call it Longqiu." In the spring of 205 BC, Liu Bang took advantage of the opportunity to occupy Pengcheng, the capital of Western Chu. Upon hearing the news, Overlord Xiang Yu personally led 30,000 elite troops to recapture Pengcheng. Liu Bang led his troops to retreat to the foot of Hanwang Dingtang Mountain. They were exhausted and had no water for several days. The soldiers were hungry and thirsty. When Liu Bang was at his wits' end and had mixed feelings, he suddenly stuck his sword into the ground and sighed to the sky: "God has doomed me!" Unexpectedly, when he pulled the sword out from the crevice, spring water gushed out from the sword. The soldiers were able to quench their thirst and boost their spirits. After breaking through the siege, they defeated Xiang Yu and established the Han Dynasty! From then on, in order to commemorate Liu Bang, later generations named this spring "Sword Drawing Spring". Around 190 BC, Liu Jiao built a grand and magnificent Han Gaozu Temple next to the Tongshan Han Wang Sword Drawing Spring and Ma Ba Spring, the Feng Shui treasure land where Liu Bang survived a disaster and turned a disaster into a blessing, after Liu Bang's death. There is a huge stone in the temple with a knife-cut shape, with the words "Sword Testing Stone" written on it. After generations of renovation, it became the largest temple in the west of Xuzhou, and the locals called it "Han Wang Temple". During the Anti-Japanese War, it was destroyed by war, but the remains of Sword Drawing Spring and Ma Ba Spring are still new, and their legends are still circulating. Sword Drawing Spring is a favorite attraction for Xuzhou citizens, and tourists come in an endless stream every day. The water of Bajian Spring is kept at a constant temperature of 16 degrees, and is not frozen by ice or snow. The daily and night flow rate is 2,592 cubic meters, which exceeds that of Baotu Spring in Jinan. It is tested by the National Geological and Mineral Bureau as a high-quality mineral water containing 27 trace elements such as strontium and iodine. In the green grass on the south bank of Bajian Spring, there are more than a dozen steles of different sizes. The words of varying depths on the steles record the thousand-year history of this magical spring, confirming the thousand-year surging of Bajian Spring and the simple Han style. Information source: Xuzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Xuzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center