Jiaolouxin Fairy Cave

Jiaolouxin Fairy Cave

Fairy Cave is located in Xian Dongkou Village, Jiaolouxin Township, about 13 kilometers east of Xing County. Inside the cave, there are caves within caves, interconnected passages leading in all directions, creating a winding and mysterious path. The explored karst cave area covers approximately 10,000 square meters, including 10 medium to small chambers over 50 square meters, 9 large halls over 100 square meters, and the largest hall spanning more than 1,400 square meters,被誉为“华北第一”。

A few years ago, I visited the “Fairy Cave.” The entrance was only about two feet wide, no more than three feet high, and seemingly bottomless. At that time, since it had not yet been developed, I didn’t venture inside but merely took a look from the mouth of the cave. The entrance didn’t seem naturally formed—it was square-shaped, as if cut by a knife, yet there were no signs of artificial carving on the cave walls. I found it very puzzling and couldn’t help but wonder: how was this entrance formed?

Recently, while reading about Qing Dynasty history, I came across a passage written by Wang Shizhen in Volume 5 of his “Xiang Zu Bi Ji” (Notes of Xiangzu):

In Xing County, Shanxi, about ten li from the county town, there is a cave. Inside the cave live two small beings, about a foot tall, dressed in what looks like tree leaves. They occasionally come out and sit at the cave entrance, but rarely emerge after the Start of Winter.

Based on this record and local legends about immortals once living in the cave, it is certain that some kind of “people” must have lived inside in ancient times. The two small beings described by Wang Shizhen, who were about a foot tall, were peculiar because their clothing resembled tree leaves, and they appeared irregularly—seldom seen after the Start of Winter. What could they have been? Given their height and behavior, they couldn’t have been human hermits. Could these cave-dwelling little people have been descendants of extraterrestrials?

A few years back, local authorities organized experts to explore the cave and discovered many seated meditation pits and what were said to be human remains. Experts at the time speculated that they might belong to monks or Taoist priests. It’s unclear whether those remains are still there, but a DNA test would certainly reveal the truth.

Most puzzling of all is the cave entrance itself—if regular humans were to use it, it would be far too narrow and small. Its formation is even more unbelievable, being perfectly square-shaped as if cut by a blade, definitely not the work of humans or nature.

So, how was the entrance of the “Fairy Cave” formed? Who were the immortals that supposedly lived in the cave in ancient times? These remain unsolved mysteries. Could it be that extraterrestrials once lived here in ancient times? All of this awaits further research and verification by experts in the future.

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