Another story about the name of the spring is that Shu Tong, a contemporary calligrapher, used to live by this spring and used to frequently wash his brushes and inkstone in this spring.

• 关于墨泉的得名还有一个传说，因当代著名书法家舒同当年曾在泉边居住，常以此水磨墨洗砚而得名。