Xianren Cave
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Xianren Cave is a small cave
located in Dayuan Village (大源乡) Wannian County
, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China, and a location for historically important finds of prehistoric pottery
shards and rice
grains. The name refers to the legendary Chinese Xian "immortal; transcendent; fairy". The cave is 7 metres (23 ft) tall,11 metres (36.1 ft) wide and 14 metres (45.9 ft) deep.
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
located in Dayuan Village (大源乡) Wannian County
Wannian County
Wannian is a county under the jurisdiction of Shangrao City in Jiangxi, China.Its total area is 1140.76 square kilometers. Its 2003 population was 361,000.Under Wannian County are 6 towns and 9 townships....
, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China, and a location for historically important finds of prehistoric pottery
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
shards and rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
grains. The name refers to the legendary Chinese Xian "immortal; transcendent; fairy". The cave is 7 metres (23 ft) tall,11 metres (36.1 ft) wide and 14 metres (45.9 ft) deep.