Hang Li Po Well
Hang Li Po Well
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK1,85,662 contributions
Mar 2020
The Hang Li Po Well is a heritage site of Melaka and is a historical well that dates back to the 15th century. Initially built by the Sultan Mansur Syah for the exclusive use of his Chinese queen, its importance over the centuries is due to the reliable water supply. The well is housed in a small fort which was built by the Dutch to guard this important source of freshwater. The well is now covered with a metal cover and you can still look into it. There’s water in the well, but it’s becoming overgrown with plants.
It’s not the most exciting thing to see in Melaka, but worth a quick look if you have time and like history.
It’s not the most exciting thing to see in Melaka, but worth a quick look if you have time and like history.
Written 1 March 2020
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Jo-Ann
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia17,192 contributions
Jun 2020 • Couples
Princess Hang Li Po. Believed to be the 5th wife of the Sultan of Melaka in the 1500s. Believed to be given by China. No records are found in China about this princess or marriage. But, she is a popular part of Malaysia’s history. This is her well or rather the King’s well. Used to be the main source of fresh water for the city. This well was believed to have never ran dry even though in drought season!
Written 18 June 2020
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Aaron Goh
57 contributions
Jan 2014 • Business
This one place that I as a tour guide will bring tourist to, as for backpackers, I will only recommend you go if you really into history and legends of the Melaka Sultanate and history of Chinese descendant is Melaka. Hang Li Po is a "princess" of China that was sent to marry Melaka Sultan, no records found in China records. When first arrived in Melaka, the Sultan presented a hill to her and her followers. The hill is Bukit Cina (Chinese Hill), which is the cemetery behind the temple of Hang Li Po well. It is said that 7 wells were dug and two are left, wells that never dry even during the dry spells of 1991. It was said it is the only water source in Melaka that the Portuguese built the wall you see today to protect it from poison by enemy. It was poisoned twice during Portuguese occupation. Well water for drink? Not this well, try to get from the well behind the temple as it is treated. High in calcium, as I tell my tourist, rain water flows through 12000 plus skeleton from the hill into underground water source of the well.
Written 6 January 2014
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Yk L
Singapore307 contributions
Feb 2014 • Couples
We took a taxi from hotel to Bukit Cina in one afternoon, just to pay our respect and pray at the temple. Temple is very very quiet without any one, not even tourist like us. Two old man selling fruits and durian in front of the entrance, both are sleeping. The famous will is right at the back of the temple, water is flowing from the tap when you turn it on, cool and clean after a few hundred years there. I tasted, very nice....with the peaceful feeling.
Written 24 February 2014
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casey w
Johor Bahru, Malaysia416 contributions
Aug 2012 • Friends
It's just like an ordinary well to an average person but to a historian, this well has its history. It's is said that this well never dries up even during the drought season. So it was the source of water for the folks asround the area during the old days.
Now, it is not properly maintained and the water is not that clean. It has now become a wishing well. I hope those wishes come true for those who believe in what they wish for.
Now, it is not properly maintained and the water is not that clean. It has now become a wishing well. I hope those wishes come true for those who believe in what they wish for.
Written 2 June 2013
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68Seng
65 contributions
Nov 2015 • Family
Located at the foot of Bukit Cina. There is Tao temple beside the well. Some uncle selling fruit and durian under the tree in front of the temple and well.
Written 18 November 2015
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nellielim
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4,022 contributions
Aug 2014
This well is part of Melaka's history. It chronicles the arrival of Princess Hang Li Po to Melaka and her marriage to the Sultan at that time. Legend has it that the well will never dry. It is now a wishing well.
Written 5 June 2015
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IvanS225
Singapore, Singapore482 contributions
Place to soak up some history of the well that has served the Area for ages and how it had been poisoned! Worth a short visit after checking out the temple in front!
Written 20 May 2015
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robinchina2004
Zhanjiang, China153 contributions
Feb 2014 • Couples
Not much to see here except for a hole in the ground. However, if you are a history buff like myself, the story surrounding the well is really interesting. The story is written on plaques around the well and explains how the well has been strategically poisoned a few times throughout history. Worth a visit if you are in the area.
Written 10 March 2014
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ian2005wine
Australia414 contributions
May 2013 • Couples
The Hang Li Po, or King's well was built by Sultan Mansur Syah for his wife from China. Regardless of lack of rain, the well has apparently never dried up. It became a strategic water supply and has been poisoned at various times by powers attacking Melaka. The Dutch built a guard house and wall around it, giving it the appearance of a small fort. However it fell into disrepair under British rule. There is a story that whoever drinks from the well will return to Melaka (given the poisoning, this will perhaps be in a coffin)
The well is adjacent to a Chinese temple. The same water which supplies the well also supplies the temple. It has special mineral properties which means that it forms a remarkable meniscus before overflowing any container into which it is poured.
The well is adjacent to a Chinese temple. The same water which supplies the well also supplies the temple. It has special mineral properties which means that it forms a remarkable meniscus before overflowing any container into which it is poured.
Written 17 August 2013
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