Xixi Fairy Cave

　　Xixi Fairy Cave is located in Xixi Township, about 15 kilometers south of Xichang City. It is a large magmatic karst cave stretching over 10 kilometers. The cave features winding passages with varying widths. In narrow sections, only one person can pass through at a time; in wider areas, there are spacious chambers that can accommodate hundreds or even thousands of people.

　　Inside the cave, the karst formations take on a myriad of vivid shapes—some dynamic, some static, resembling birds, beasts, flowers, plants, or landscapes. They are so lifelike and exquisitely formed that they seem crafted by the hands of gods. Some formations look like palaces and courtyards, others like mountains, rivers, trees, or animals. Their colors range from vivid reds to translucent greens, presenting a dazzling spectrum of hues that create a fairy-tale-like atmosphere. A subterranean river flows quietly along the cave wall to the north, with the soothing sound of trickling water echoing through the cavern like a musical rhythm, refreshing the mind and lifting the spirit. Near a vertical shaft dozens of meters deep within the cave stands a stone tablet engraved in the spring of the 23rd year of the Guangxu Emperor’s reign during the Qing Dynasty, bearing the inscription “Deep, Mysterious, Bizarre, and Perilous.” Hence, it is called the “Fairy Cave.”