Old Well (1986)

[bunniefuu]

[Old Well]

How much does this opera cost?

It's too expensive.

Give me a better price.

I'll buy one.

Okay.

Pick one.

I'll take this one.

Sure.

- Is this a colored one?
- It's black and white.

Qiaoying.

Qiaoying.

Take it back for me.

- Adjust this please
- Can't adjust it.

The screen is filled with snowflake patterns.

Turn the other side.

It is all right now?

This side, turn it.

Try this one.

Our ancestors had lost their mind to settle here.

Sing a song.

I don't sing well. You sing.

♪ Peaches goes to the river to wash clothes. ♪

♪ Kneeling on the rock, both legs together. ♪

♪ Little peachy. ♪

♪ Red hands, white hands. ♪

♪ Curls the clothes and shake the braid. ♪

♪ Little peachy. ♪

What a shitty place.

We have to walk miles to get water.

People are drilling well in the west.

Generation after generation

have drilled over one hundred dry wells.

Where's water?

Go and check the platform.

You're back.

I'm back.

Uncle Fugui.

Three inches deeper.

Eight hundred is too little.

But getting married

is better than staying bachelor.

Yeah.

But, um...

it would be unfair to Wangquan.

Why unfair?

The house if full of upset bachelors.

We have to make decisions on this thing.

Zhao's girl is a doll,

unsuitable for living together.

She won't stay in Old Well village forever.

Brother.

Time to sleep.

Wangquan.

You go to Xifeng's house

to help them with some
stone masonry work tomorrow.

Is Zhao's girl back?

Yes.

I heard that she didn't manage
to go to the college.

She's a coquette.

When Wangquan sees her...

- Mom, no more woods.
- his look gets wired.

They hooked up when they were in school.

I heard...

Mom.

One thousand yuan is fine.

Third aunt.

It's a deal.

Please reply later.

Wangquan.

Take a break.

Wangquan.

The way you eat

looks like Xiuxiu's father.

The way you smoking and working

is somehow similar to him.

How did my brother Lafu die?

I was studying in the county school at that time.

That's when they were
digging the well in Sun Valley.

Oh, Sun Valley.

He was about to explore the well.

That silly guy.

When he ignited the dynamite,

he should have climbed up the well rope.

But the rope was accidentally

entangling on the reel.

He was in panic.

When he disentangled the rope,

the dynamite explored.

You see.

You are not often visiting here.

I suppose to say something cheerful.

Wangquan.

Here is some money.

Take it.

Buy yourself some nice clothes.

Don't wear these ragged clothes.

Though we are not rich,

we do have money for living.

What are you doing?

Has he accepted it?

Do you want some more?

No.

Eat something first.

Xifeng will cook later.

Here.

Take a cigarette.

Xifeng is as clever as usual.

After you pick the date,

us two

would finally have some rely on.

What date?

What date?

Your wedding day.

Haven't your grandpa and dad told you yet?

Wangquan.

What's wrong?

You leave?

Wangquan.

We don't mind your family's poverty,

We just want you.

Marrying into the girl's family isn't a big deal

So what!

Widow knows the best how to cherish a man.

When you live together,

You'll find out.

This is your referral letter.

I sealed it secretly.

You know what.

After you register marriages tomorrow,

you can travel to Taiyuan

and celebrate your marriage.

What's happened is happened.

They have no way about it.

Stop right there!

Just leave.

I don't have such grandson.

You're over with it.

Get away!

Call off the engagement

and get rid of your great uncle and me.

Get out!

Out!

I think you should just get over it.

Wangquan has no way out.

His grandpa is fierce.

You don't need to be so angry.

His grandpa is evil.

He even fought against the
Dragon King forty years ago.

No one dares to against him.

Besides,

there are plenty of nice men in the world.

Men are the same.

I told you it won't work.

You won't listen.

Down.

The weird things always happen in your village.

Wind blows in the well.

The dynamite won't explore.

In our village,

it never happens.

Slowly.

Slow down.

Father!

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Father.

Wangquan.

Your father agreed

on your marriage with Xifeng.

Leader Zhang,

in your opinion,

Our village are totally screwed.

Not so absolutely.

Defining it as non-water area

is based on current technology.

The major problem is failing to
locate the water source.

Our technique is poor.

Who's there?

Take a cigarette?

This as*h*le really has something.

He has not had sex with his wife
since his wedding day.

My feet are freezing.

How did Wangquan hold himself back from
having sex with this young widow?

hold himself back from having sex
with this young widow?

♪ The nightwatchman struck one o'clock, ♪

♪ Brother and his wife kiss each other. ♪

♪ They see the light
of the tall building go dark... ♪

Hey!

You!

Give me some water, please.

Where are you going?

You dare not to drink my water

cause you feel guilty, aren't you?

What?

You want me to serve you?

grandpa.

We went to Xiadongquan Well to copy inscription.

f*ck them.

Those assholes in Shimen Valley...

The seniors are right.

Shuangquan Well

was jointly explored by us and Shimen Valley.

We explored it together.

They owns Xishan Well.

We owns Dongquan Well.

Look. This is the well inscription.

There is an inscription tablet
under the Dongquan Well.

We transcribed it under the well.

f*ck Shimen Valley!

They dominated the well for decades.

They won't concede.

They stop us from going under the well.

A bunch of the people stalked us.

Go!

Hurry up!

What are you doing?

Stop!

Stop!

Go and call more villagers.

OK.

Sun Wangquan.

I'm looking for you.

Where did you get the inscription?

As a young man,

you shouldn't make up things.

What did I make up?

We went into the well.

There is a tablet under the well.

But there is no inscription on it.

Make such a big fuss.

Look what have you done?

- Go down with me.
- What?

You go down with me!

Go down by yourself.

Wangcai, give me a hand.

- You broke it!
- What?

Calm down, Wangquan.

What happened?

Speak.

They...

They destroyed the tablet.

My friend.

Like the bind playing music,

we are fully aware of the situation.

People in Old Well Valley have lived for
decades without this well.

You destroyed the tablet and tombs.

It's outrageous.

Outrageous?

We only trust in the tablet, not in people.

If you don't have the tablet,

we may give you a lesson.

This well belongs to Shimen Valley,

bury it.

How dare you!

Bury it!

Secretary!

We have the tablet!

Secretary!

Secretary!

Listen to me.

I have a tablet in my house.

My late husband told me

it was carved

that

in the year of Qing Dynasty's Emperor Daoguang

we built this well based on the money

from both of the village.

It means this well...

becoming Shimen Valley?

Where is the tablet?

The tablet...

was placed in Guanyin Temple.

Just tell us where is it now.

For now,

it is placed in my toilet

as the baffle.

Wangcai, Goudan, let's go!

Go!

Slow down.

Look!

No! It has sh*t.

No, it's smelly.

Brother.

You're more knowledgeable than us.

You take care of it.

See what can he do?

Fill up the well!

Well, I haven't fought for decades.

A coward is no better than a ghost! Fight!

Wangquan!

Officers in county came to solve this
on the day of fighting.

The Secretary of Shimen Valley
picked up the fight.

Two men were badly injured.

A dozen of people were lightly hurt.

The Secretary of Shimen Valley
was expelled from the Party.

He is cunning.

He is accused of fleeing the scene
and governance inadequacy.

He only got a warning notice.

This well officially belongs to Old Well Valley.

This is the hero who jumped into the well.

This well was built in Daoguang reign.

Nowadays, the well is dry.

It's useless.

Don't they use windlass to get water?

There isn't enough time.

People use rope to pull it up.

They have done it this way for hundreds of years.

This is grinding mark.

This card is given to you by Chief Engineer Sun.

Who is he?

He is the Chief Engineer
from provincial government

to investigate our valley.

Great uncle, just keep grazing.

You're bluffing.

This place belongs to the Land God.

I know who he is.

He is Fengshui master to check Fengshui.

Just keep grazing.

second uncle.

The God of Fortune has told me

that you'll never drill well.

Brother, What are you talking about?

Go grazing.

It's not about the well.

The Dragon King and The Well King are all useless.

Useless!

No one dares to drill the well!

That's the second great uncle of Sun Wangquan.

He used to drill well when he was young.

And he was buried under the well
for a whole day and night.

After he was rescued, he became like this.

Isn't this well totally dry?

Already dried out.

There were about five people living here.

They moved away because of lacking of water.

The well is dry.

Yes, it's dry.

This well was drilled
before the w*r of Liberation.

After the well dried up,

the former households moved away.

How deep is it?

More than twenty meters.

How many places remain

in the study group?

There are three places available.

Can you sign me up?

What are you going to do with it?

I have my own plan.

Alright.

Sun.

Sun.

The Bureau for Water Project

is going to start a study group.

I was invited to lecture.

Come and study.

Please.

The finger was cut.

It's fine.

My father,

who is also your great-grandpa,

was an important figure

failed in praying for rain

in 24th year of Republic of China.

Under the large walnut tree,

he beaten the Dragon King.

Throughout the distant and nearby regions,

who does not know Sun Laoer?

Your second great uncle
ends up like this because of drilling well.

Wanglai,

bring the potatoes here.

Wangquan,

three generations breed a talent,

ten generations breed a godlike person.

I find that

people in your generation

are educated

and experienced.

I'm think that there will breed a godlike person.

Your brother is lacking of backbone.

Grandson,

I'm counting on you.

Go joining the study group

and finishing school.

Help Old Well Valley

to find out water.

In this way,

families such as Sun's, Lee's,

Duan's, Zhao's

can live here

in peace.

In this way,

our ancestors

who...

were struggling for water

can finally

rest in peace.

Pouring wine for grandpa.

Pour.

Wangquan,

I'm toasting

to you.

Drink.

grandpa.

Please drink.

Wangquan,

the thing between you and Qiaoying,

by rights,

is none of my business.

However,

for the sake of the well

and you brother,

I have no choice.

That girl

with great ambition

isn't suitable living in our valley.

See?

She left.

I've already told you,

it is just a matter of time.

Wangquan.

Sanze.

You're here picking Wangquan up.

This is really heavy.

There are some measuring tools in it.

As well as some books.

It was some gift from Chief Engineer Sun.

Now your study is officially finished.

Not even close.

Hop on.

Visit me if you have any needs.

Grandpa was going to visit you several days ago.

Really?

He couldn't find the right place.

He's fine. He misses you.

- Is Wanglai still grazing?
- Yes.

Sanze, where are we going?

To pick up Qiaoying.

Go to the first middle school to pick her up.

She just comes back from provincial capital

and lives in teacher Wang's home.

- Zhao Qiaoying.
- Uncle Yang.

Sun Wangcai.

- Are you leaving?
- Yes.

Isn't this Wangquan?

Uncle Yang.

You have been graduated for three years

but never came back to visit.

I've been busy farming.

Alright, get on.

Wangquan.

- You're back.
- Yes, I'm back.

Let's get water.

I went to county to invite an expert
to find water here.

Guess what.

- What?
- Guess.

He said that there was already
an expert close to me.

I was told that you were
the expert of locating well.

Keep it there.

I'll get it later.

I'm talking with Wangquan.

During your internship,

you have investigated water for about
four villages in West Valley.

If it's true,
please locating a well position for our village.

Wangcai, come here, I have something to say.

Qiaoying, you're back.

Put Baggage there.

Brother Wangquan is back.

Uncle Fuchang.

Our village is in limestone terrain.

It's hard to find water.

So what?

Can't we have well forever?

Uncle, what are you doing?

Keep the sheep away!

Drive them away!

Drive them away!

So upset.

Sheep are too thirsty.

Is responsibility system good?

Yes.

Nothing's bad with the central policy.

See?

Farmland is separating.

From now on, the village affairs...

are not my business any more.

For now,

I worry about nothing,

except for one thing.

Wangquan,

help me out.

I've been village secretary for several years.

I used to plow Tachai farmland,

fill the ditch,

build reservoir

and drill several dry wells.

Anyway,

I haven't done any
practical things for our village.

It is said that the ranks of carders
should be made younger in average age.

Before I retired,

I want to drill a well

for our village

as a nice heritage to be beneficial to villagers.

So that I would feel peaceful.

Don't remain infamous in history.

For now,

I'm still in charge.

Wangquan, it's up to you.

And you.

You are the only high-school students
in our village.

I rely on you.

Let's try our best

to complete this task.

Let all the villagers

live frugally for several years.

We all live in Taihang Mountain.

I don't believe that in this terrain,

there has no water.

If you drill out water,

I will erect a monument for you.

If there's no water?

I will still erect a monument

to tell our later generation

give up the hope for water

and never drilling well.

Wangquan,

say something.

Uncle Fuchang,

in such case,

the well must

be drilled for certain!

Even if the situation was like hell

and bet my life on it.

Qiaoying!

Qiaoying!

She's out!

They asked to go to the mountain.

Wangquan!

Are you crazy?

One moment we climb to the top of the mountain,

go down to the ravine the next.

Are you fooling us around?

What kind of life am I living?

I'm not as good as the gourd.

Just this morning,

It's already kiss you a several times.

as*h*le.

Let's go.

Let's check out on that hill.

Do you want to die?

My legs are nearly broken
after the half a month exploring.

Are we not going down the mountain tonight?

We are out of strength.

If you want to go,

go by yourself.

Sun Wangquan.

Don't you hate me?

Last time we met on the hill,

you even didn't give me water.

I guess that one sip of water was for dog.

It was just one sip.

You shall be ashamed.

You put so many plats in the water.

You are heartless.

Go to hell.

It was hot,

if you drank too quick,

your lungs might explode.

Which prince lives here?

Someone not pour the chamber pot today.

Have you hurt yourself?

Mother, we're eating right now.

Can't we pour later?

You only do the talking.

What?

Still won't move?

Is someone exhibiting his prowess

in the presence of us?

What are you waiting for?

Go!

I won't do that.

In Old Well Valley,

no man pours the chamber pot.

I'm not a long-term hired hand.

Even the long-term hired hand

shouldn't pour the chamber pot.

You! Wangquan!

Who do you think you are?

You're just a guy who married into my family.

you are too c*ck.

Mom.

What do you mean long-term hired hand?

Are you referring that we're landlord?

I'm warning you.

If you can't explain this to me,

you shall not come back.

I don't care.

Get out of here!

Get out!

What are you doing?

Just apologize to her.

It'll pass.

Wangquan,

haven't you noticed

that my period

hasn't come yet.

I may be pregnant.

From now on,

I will clean the chamber pot.

Are you still mad about my mom?

To arrange our marriage,

my mother did everything she could.

My father was dead long time ago.

These years

we can only depend on each other and
we don't want to be bullied anymore.

My mother means well.

She just talks harshly.

Alright.

You are generous.

Just give her a break.

Touch my belly.

It's still early.

I've calculated.

After the summer,

I will give birth.

It'll be nice to have a baby boy.

He can drill well with you.

Why laughing?

Only know the well.

What's his name?

I think

the family name,

in my mother's opinion,

should be Duan after my father's name.

The given name,

I decide to

use Sun after your name.

The second given name

will be decided by you.

You can pick from your books.

Pick a nice word.

How about it?

It will take times.

How about

use the word

'Jing'.

'Jing' with the meaning of well..

Jing.

Duan Sunjing.

Not very catchy.

The name will be catchy

after calling it several times.

Jing.

Two hundred and ninety-seven.

Three hundred and seventy-nine.

How much?

Three hundred and seventy-nine.

f*ck it!

I'm tired to death.

I quit.

Let's go back today.

I invite someone to perform opera.

You invite?

- It's our money.
- I don't care.

Let's go. Quit it.

So f*cking tired.

Fine, let's take a break tonight.

Sing something erotic.

We need eroticism.

Sing!

Start!

♪ I got a disease when I was
pregnant for one month ♪

♪ Head aches, brain feels hazy ♪

♪ Aching head and brain, can't be good ♪

It won't do.

So boring.

Change the song.

I'm exhausted today.

Let's go.

Xiuxiu needs to sleep. Let's go home.

Let woman sing.

Dear villagers,

please spare us

and give us a break.

We can't meet your demand.

We want to.

But we can't.

Our Party has educated us for many years.

We need to raise the awareness.

What awareness?

I demand you to sing.

Sing. It's fine.

The Communist Party is in power now.

If our village secretary allows this...

Village secretary

has already left.

Who are you?

Him? He is secretary's son.

Backup secretary.

That will do.

Let's sing then.

We will perform

Pick pods.

♪ Seven came in July ♪

♪ Eight arrived in August's sky ♪

♪ Seventeen or eighteen, I picked bean pods ♪

♪ Oh, My older sis ♪

♪ A man came from the east ♪

♪ But he was a beast ♪

♪ He dragged me into the sorghum field ♪

♪ Oh, My older sis ♪

Come down quickly.

Childe Liang, tell me the truth.

Have you used up all your energy on
that blind woman last night?

She suck you up.

Tell me.

Get away.

Don't be shy.

f*ck off!

You are the one who's used up.

Look at you.

From your head to your toes,

there only arms and legs are hard.

- You are a jerk.
- Jerk?

Look at your face.

Even if you gave me two grand,
I don't want to touch you.

Shame on you.

No touching.

An old crow died three years ago,

only the hard mouth is left.

No touching, just staring.

He steals women's underwear

to satisfy himself.

You f*cking slander!

Anyone who slanders would got pimples.

Take off your clothes.

Maybe you're wearing them.

Take off!

I told you so!

What is this?

Xizhu, you m*therf*cker.

It's my interest, none of your business.

Someone hides one

and shows another one.

Why don't you dare to handle them?.

Leave it!

Go down the well.

Go.

Alright!

What?

What?

What's wrong?

Who's underwear?

None of your f*cking business.

What's wrong with me thinking about woman?

- Secretary is beating villager!
- Beating?

Beat.

Wangquan.

You have a wife at home,

and have another woman outside.

You sleep with

whoever you want.

I'm old enough.

But I haven't touched any women...

Am I still living like a human being?

You beat...

beat me to death.

Chunmei!

Hold my hand.

Let her change clothes.

People up there!

Pull!

What the f*ck are you doing?

What are you doing?

f*ck you up there.

What the hell are you doing?

What are they shouting?

Roll! Hurry up!

Wangquan! Wangquan!

Qiaoying.

- Wangcai!
- Wangquan!

- Where are you?
- Wangquan!

- Wangquan!
- Qiaoying!

Wangquan!

Qiaoying!

- Where are you?
- I'm here!

Don't cry.

Don't cry.

I'll light the lamp.

Stop crying!

Where is Wangcai?

Wangcai!

Wangcai!

Wangcai!

Wangcai!

Wangcai is dead.

Dead.

Brother Wangquan.

We're gonna die!

Brother Wangquan.

I do it just for you.

Only for you.

I thought

helping you to drill the well.

I can go out with you.

With you.

It's late.

It's too late.

Brother Wangquan.

To us,

it's destiny.

We're meant to be like this.

It's worthy.

Die with you.

It's worthy for me.

Brother Wangquan.

Secretary Wu.

Here are two comrades.

They are looking for you.

Secretary Wu.

According to people's report,

there was a guy in our village called Sun Wangcai

invited a bunch of blinds to perform erotic songs.

We're here to investigate.

Come.

Come here.

Sanze is going to city for goods.

I will go with him this afternoon.

He came here just now.

Will you keep drilling that well?

Master Wanshui.

Qiaoying.

Are you discharged?

Great.

When were you back?

This morning.

Where did Wangcai bury?

County decides to
allocate machine to drill well for us.

They also transfer twenty thousand yuan to us.

It never happened before.

How could that be possible?

But we still need another twenty-thousand yuan

to drill the depth of Wangquan's design.

We have allocated the tools

and outsourced the tractor.

There are only several trees left in our village.

We have nothing more to be sold

or to be pawned.

We have scratched every places

to collect ten thousand yuan.

All of you.

What should we do?

I've heard of people saying

our villagers live a tough life

and girls won't marry our villagers.

Youths of every generation stay single.

Brothers share woman.

How shameful!

Shame.

It disgraces our ancestors.

In our village,

Too many people from
families Sun, Duan, Li, and Zhao

lost their lives while drilling wells

You people care more about your
own money than other people's lives.

Here I am with nearly dying age.

I've counted my days left.

I have no money.

I ask my grandson

to bring my coffin.

Sell it for money.

After I died,

people may have water well.

After I died,

just cover my body with mat.

Leave it to the nature.

Leave it to the nature is
on the condition that we have water.

is on the condition that we have water.

If there was no water in the well,

our money was thrown into the bottomless pit.

Speaking of bottomless pit,

we have filled bunches of it.

Money won't be misused.

It seems

we have to spend some money.

Since we all haven't got married,

the well needs to be drilled.

Last month,

I went for the match-making.

Guess what?

Listen.

You are a nice guy.

I agree on this.

But I won't go to Old Well village.

I don't drink your dirty water.

How much money will you pay?

Give me a number.

You contract the tractor

which can make a lot of money.

How much will you pay?

My money is saving for high-class wife.

Nowadays,

this money can only purchase half of a wife,

still missing anther half.

What are you talking about?

This well is explored by Wangquan,

I believe in him!

I offer one hundred.

This money is recorded in the late Wangcai's name.

Wangquan knows very well in his heart.

Let him speak.

What can I say?

I think there will be water.

So I locate the well there.

We haven't achieved the designed depth.

The major problem is lacking of money.

True!

We are families,

I don't think

they will trick us

or swindle our money.

Let's talk about the money.

Last night,

I asked Wangquan to scratch the tablet

and polish it.

According to your donation,

we will carve your names on it

in memory of your eternal fame and glory.

And we will carve an inscription

to state our struggles for water.

It's easy to do if we drilled out water

What if there's no water?

We will carve the story

of us struggles, sacrifices and devotion.

Mention about us failing in mechanization.

That's easy!

We can say that

we are losers.

Suggesting the later generations

stop drilling well.

Otherwise

you can drift along Qinglong River

to the plain.

Leaving your ancestors

and home behind.

Move! Move!

The well

is explore by Wangquan.

If there was no water,

I couldn't make up your loss

by any chances.

You think highly of him

and devote money to drill well.

We may be not poor.

But we don't have cash.

If there was no water under the well,

don't mention about leaving.

Hundred years have passed,

no one has ever left our village.

If our generation is incapable,

we can count on the next generation.

We will finally have water.

The God

is watching us.

Put here.

Put here.

Keep moving.

This is from Qiaoying.

She left.

and she said she will never come back.

These are her dowries.

Including the TV.

It's new

and still working.

Sister Qiaoying said

the mountains are high.

If the TV didn't work,

you can trade it for money.

[A Monument to the History of
Well Drilling in Old Well Village]

[Three years before the Qing Emperor Yongzheng,]

[24 wells drilled, no water,
more than 10 people died.]

[During the Qing Emperor Daoguang, 18 wells
drilled, no water, 5 people died.]

[Two years of the Qing Emperor Xuantong,


[The first year of the Republic of China, 1 wells
drilled, no water, Sun Jinchang died in drilling.]

[The third year of the Republic of China,


[Sun Jinfu and Duan Yanzhang
fell off well and died.]

[The seventh year of the Republic of China,


[Sun Wangman and Zhao Renhou
died in well collapse.]

[The 11th year of the Republic of China, 2 wells
drilled, no water, Duan Junlai died in well collapse.]

[The 15th year of the Republic of China,


[Sun Tingmao, Li Menglong and
Zhang Falai died in well collapse.]

[The 17th year of the Republic of China,


[Li Gengen fell off well and died.]

[The 20th year of the Republic of China,


[Sun Jingyang was suffocated to death.]

[The 25th year of the Republic of China,


[Sun Zeliang died in well collapse.]

[The 28th year of the Republic of China,


[Sun Jiming, Duan Shian, Zhao Tianshou
and Li Chenglin died in drilling.]

[The 31st year of the Republic of China,
Sun Zuwen, Sun Xiaocheng, Duan Huairen,]

[Duan Shiqing and Hao Hewei were k*lled by
Japanese soldiers in case of protecting well.]

[The 32nd year of the Republic of China,


[Sun Wenchang fell off well and died.]

[The 37th year of the Republic of China,


[Sun Wurui, Sun Shengyong
were suffocated to death.]

[1950, 3 wells drilled in Xipo Valley, no water,
Li Dashan fell off well and died.]

[1961, armed confrontation in Xipo Well,
Sun Yingyuan and Duan Zhenqing died.]

[1964, 1 well drilled in Nanshi Valley, no water.]

[1966, 2 wells drilled in Woyang Valley,
no water, Sun Heyuan died in well collapse.]

[1968, 1 well drilled in Qinglong Hill,
no water, Sun Weibing and Duan Chengyuan died.]

[1973, 3 wells drilled in Guaier Valley, no water.]

[1979, 1 well drilled in Xipo Valley,
no water, Duan Laifu died in well expl*si*n.]

[1982, drilling well in Xipo Valley,
Sun Fugui died in well expl*si*n.]

[1982, drilling well in Xifen Valley,
Sun Wangcai died in well collapse.]

[January 9th in 1983, the first
mechanically drilled well in Xifen Valley,]

[providing fifty ton water per day.]

[In Memory of Eternal Fame and Glory]