The Scenic Wonder of Meitian Cave

　　Meitian Cave is located at the foot of Yishan Mountain in Shiqiao Town, Yongxin County, and is known as the Precious Immortal Holy Cave. It has two entrances: the Yang side is called the Yuxu Cave, and the Yin side is the Hepi Cave. The entrance of the Hepi Cave opens like a pair of folding doors, and nearby there are peculiar sights such as stone arhats and a stone Guanyin. The Yuxu Cave, on the other hand, is very spacious and can accommodate a thousand people for gatherings. It features a square skylight formed by huge cliffs embracing together, magnificent and splendid. Venturing deeper into the main hall with a torch in hand, one encounters wonders such as stone beds, stone stalactites, stone dragons, stone elephants, stone lions, stone chessboards, and a stone where two children are reading. The sound of spring water dripping through rock crevices reaches the ears, resembling the soft whisper of swallows skimming over a lake or the resonant echo of ballet dancers stepping lightly on glass. Occasionally, small animals like bats move about, adding an air of mystery to the cave. Even more astonishing is the smooth stone table inside the cave, on which several raised stone chess pieces are faintly visible—said to be the remnants of a game left by the immortal Lü Dongbin and the Purple Mushroom Sage.

　　On the rock walls of Meitian Cave, the poetry of the traveler Xu Xiake can still be faintly discerned:

　　“I have long admired the splendor of Meitian, so I quickly asked for food and climbed the ridge. The boatman waited for me by boat in Yongxin, while I, together with Jingwen, headed south from Huangu along the way. After five li, we reached the foot of Meitian Mountain. The peaks are all clustered with rocks stacked high, without even a trace of soil among them, truly like lotus flowers standing upright above the water.”

　　In the golden autumn of 2002, the movie *In Search of the CCP*, which depicts the revolutionary struggles during the Soviet Area period, was aired on CCTV-6. Observant viewers may notice that many scenes were filmed in Meitian Cave. As a result, the cave gained widespread fame, attracting a continuous stream of visitors.