Along the road from the center of Long Hải commune heading to the wind power area, about 50 meters to the left of Long Hải Secondary School, at the end of a hillside slope, there is a fairly large ancient well called Tien Well. This well was constructed in the 15th century when the first settlers arrived on Phú Quý Island to dig and build it. The Phú Quý district has classified it as a heritage site that needs protection. It is a large, sturdy well, serving a sizable community of residents. It is also possible that one or more Cham religious structures were once erected here.

This location is only 300 meters from the Bà Tranh Temple, situated in terrain quite ideal for building religious and spiritual architecture. Despite the many ups and downs throughout history and the ever-changing geographical landscape, Tien Well has accompanied the island’s people from generation to generation, nurturing the souls of Phú Quý’s inhabitants.

In a specialized research document about Phú Quý by scholar Lê Hữu Lễ, the following passage refers to Tien Well:
“Speaking of Tien Well in Tây Long Hải Hamlet, people associate it with groups of drifting migrants who found fresh water here and passed down the story that it was ‘fairy water,’ hence the name Tien Well. Originally, it was a clear freshwater pond so transparent that a dropped needle could be seen. Today, it has been built up with a sturdy structure. During the rainy season, water floods up to the rim; normally, its depth is about 5.7 meters.”

Visiting Tien Well, one seems to hear whispers echoing from a thousand years ago, the murmuring flow of water from the bottom of the well like the laughter of Cham maidens bathing at night, fragrant with the dreamy scent of wild grass, as if witnessing the five ancient fairies taking their bath.