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When you come to the area where the
Tong people live, you can definitely drink the natural well water with
cool and sweet taste. In their daily life the Tong people depend on the
wells for a living. Thinking of the origins while drinking the water,
they develop a strong feeling towards the well water. No matter which
village you go, you may find they are proud of a good well. To protect
the water from contaminated, early they regulated that building houses,
pigsties and cowhides near a well is not allowed. They mounted wells
with black stones in arched, square and circular forms. They did it with
elaborate art to keep the origins clean and sanitary. Sometimes summer
houses were built around a well for passersby to have a rest. On the
main roads, they made stone dipper for people to drink. To keep the
water from being poisoned, the Tong people raised 3 to 5 pieces of fish
in each well. When you see the fish moving, you can be absolutely sure
that you can drink the water.
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