Sanxian Cave
Three Fairies Cave
LocationSanjiaoyan Village, Mengga Town, Mangshi City, Yunnan Province

The Sanxian Cave[1] (Chinese: 三仙洞), or Sanxian Dong,[2] literally meaning 'Three Fairies Cave',[3] is a limestone cave located in Sanjiaoyan Village, Mengga Town, Mangshi City, Yunnan Province.[4] The folklore says that the Cave was named after the three immortals who discovered it and lived in it for a long time.[5]

The Sanxian Cave was formed in the Late Permian, more than 2.7 million years ago.[6] There are stalagmites, stalactites, stone pillars, stone mantles, stone flowers and other landscapes distributed in the cave.[7]

References

  1. ↑ China Today, Volume 48. China Welfare Institute. 1999. pp. 70–.
  2. ↑ Young-tsu Wong (1 December 2000). A Paradise Lost: The Imperial Garden Yuanming Yuan. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-0-8248-6387-6.
  3. ↑ Jim Goodman (2000). The Exploration of Yunnan. Yunnan People's Publishing House. pp. 447–. ISBN 978-7-222-03276-7.
  4. ↑ "List of non-heritage projects and cultural relics protection units in Mangshi". The Paper. 2021-04-02.
  5. ↑ "An underground cave on the cliff". Sina.com.cn. 2014-09-05.
  6. ↑ History of Dehong's Scenery. Yunnan People's Publishing House. 2000. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-7-222-02968-2.
  7. ↑ "Visiting the Sanxian Cave in Mangshi". Sina.com.cn. 2013-09-03.


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