Eight Immortals Cave Visitor Center Introduction
The Ba-xian Cave, which combines geological landscapes and prehistoric sites, is located on a cliff facing the sea in Changbin Township, Taitung County. It features a naturally formed array of more than a dozen sea-eroded caves. These caves were originally at sea level but are now scattered across a 150-meter-high cliff due to the geological uplift of the eastern coast, where waves have eroded the softer parts of the rock face. Ba-xian Cave currently has trails leading to each sea-eroded cave, with the largest cave being Lingyan Cave; the highest above ground is Kunlun Cave, standing at 130 meters. Other caves include Qianyuan Cave, Zhaocheng Cave, Hail雷 Cave, Chao Yin Cave, Yong'an Cave, and Shui Lian Cave. Many of the caves are used for religious altars, hence their names often carry religious significance. Ba-xian Cave is also an important prehistoric site, having yielded a wealth of evidence from the Upper Paleolithic pre-ceramic culture, named "Changbin Culture," making it the oldest known prehistoric cultural site in Taiwan, thus it is listed as a National Historic Site.
