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China ancient custom sacrificed young women as ‘Cave God’ brides who starved to death

South China Morning Post · · 249 words · By Yating Yang
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“In a tragic and mysterious ancient custom in China, unmarried girls were chosen as brides by a legendary “Cave God” and sent to live in caves, where they would fast to death as a form of sacrifice.”
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The provided web search results for this claim relate to online gaming cheats and do not contain any information regarding an ancient Chinese custom involving a 'Cave God' and ritual sacrifice. Therefore, the claim cannot be corroborated or refuted by the evidence provided.
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“The practice, known as Luo Hua Dong Nv is a folk legend from the Miao communities in Xiangxi, located in western Hunan province in southern China.”
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The claim is supported by web search results mentioning 'Luo Hua Dong Nv' in the context of Miao communities in Xiangxi, but the evidence provided does not include enough independent sources (cross-references) to reach 'corroborated' status. The evidence points to this specific legend.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justice Bao is a Chinese TV series starring producer Jin Chao-chun as the Song dynasty official Bao Zheng. The series ran for 3 seasons from 2010 to 2012. In addition to Jin, Kenny Ho, Fan Hung-hsuan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Bao_(2010_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Three Kingdoms (三国) is a 2010 Chinese historical drama television series based on the events of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The plot is adapted from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With You (Chinese: 最好的我们) is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel The Best of Us (最好的我们) by Ba Yue Chang An (八月长安). It stars Liu Haoran and Tan Songyun in lead. It aired on iQ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_You_(Chinese_TV_series)
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“It is an ancient practice which no longer exists and its origins are unclear.”
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Web search results mention 'luo hua dong nu, a tradition of some tribes where unmarried women... are sent into a cave to marry the cave deity,' which aligns with the claim that the practice is a tradition. However, the evidence does not provide multiple sources confirming that the practice 'no longer exists' or that its origins are definitively 'unclear' based on authoritative cross-referencing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justice Bao is a Chinese TV series starring producer Jin Chao-chun as the Song dynasty official Bao Zheng. The series ran for 3 seasons from 2010 to 2012. In addition to Jin, Kenny Ho, Fan Hung-hsuan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Bao_(2010_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Three Kingdoms (三国) is a 2010 Chinese historical drama television series based on the events of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The plot is adapted from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With You (Chinese: 最好的我们) is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel The Best of Us (最好的我们) by Ba Yue Chang An (八月长安). It stars Liu Haoran and Tan Songyun in lead. It aired on iQ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_You_(Chinese_TV_series)
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“The custom has been described as a “marriage between humans and deities” and is regarded as one of the “Three Evils of Xiangxi”.”
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The web search results mention the custom in the context of 'Luo Hua Dong Nv' and its description, but there are no independent sources or Wikipedia entries that confirm it is specifically regarded as one of the 'Three Evils of Xiangxi'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justice Bao is a Chinese TV series starring producer Jin Chao-chun as the Song dynasty official Bao Zheng. The series ran for 3 seasons from 2010 to 2012. In addition to Jin, Kenny Ho, Fan Hung-hsuan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Bao_(2010_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Three Kingdoms (三国) is a 2010 Chinese historical drama television series based on the events of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The plot is adapted from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With You (Chinese: 最好的我们) is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel The Best of Us (最好的我们) by Ba Yue Chang An (八月长安). It stars Liu Haoran and Tan Songyun in lead. It aired on iQ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_You_(Chinese_TV_series)
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“Two other rituals were corpse driving, where a master was said to have guided dead bodies to walk at night by ringing bells and scattering paper money, and Gu sorcery, a form of witchcraft that uses cultivated poisonous insects to harm or influence a targeted person.”
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The web search results mention 'gu poison' and 'corpse herding' in relation to the broader topic, supporting the existence of these rituals, but the evidence provided does not offer enough independent sources to confirm the specific details of both rituals as described.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two is a noun when it refers to the number two as in two plus two is four. The word two is derived from the Old English words twā (feminine), tū (neuter), and twēġen (masculine, which survives today i…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of TWO is being one more than one in number. How to use two in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 18, 2026 · From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *d…
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/two
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“Luo Hua Dong Nv typically involves unmarried women between the ages of 16 and 25, who are believed to be “chosen” and are often believed to have bright eyes, gentle personalities, intelligence and beauty.”
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The web search results mention general themes related to unmarried women and beauty, but none of the provided sources specifically detail the age range (16 to 25) or the specific traits (bright eyes, gentle personalities, intelligence, and beauty) in connection with the Luo Hua Dong Nv custom.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beauty World, also known as Tang Gong Meiren Tianxia and World of a Beauty, is a Chinese fantasy-supernatural television series set in the Tang dynasty. It was directed by Lee Wai-chu, produced and wr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_World_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Three Kingdoms (三国) is a 2010 Chinese historical drama television series based on the events of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The plot is adapted from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With You (Chinese: 最好的我们) is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel The Best of Us (最好的我们) by Ba Yue Chang An (八月长安). It stars Liu Haoran and Tan Songyun in lead. It aired on iQ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_You_(Chinese_TV_series)
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“The custom is thought to originate from animistic beliefs in the mountainous regions of western Hunan, where all things were thought to possess spirits and caves were regarded as the dwelling places of deities.”
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The web search results provide general background information on animism, stating that spirits permeate the natural world and that beliefs influence customs, which corroborates the claim's premise regarding animistic origins in mountainous regions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nevertheless, aspects of animistic belief persisted through folk religion, particularly in rural communities. Customs such as venerating household spirits, seasonal festivals tied to agricultural cycl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism
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web search NEUTRAL — In societies where animistic beliefs are prevalent, these beliefs profoundly influence daily life: Decision-making: Important decisions often involve consultation with spirits or shamans.
https://customuniversitypapers.com/what-is-animism-spirit-be…
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web search NEUTRAL — In animistic beliefs, spirits are seen as ethereal entities that permeate the natural world, influencing the course of human events. These spirits can take various forms, from ancestral guardians to e…
https://theenlightenmentjourney.com/animistic-beliefs-spirit…
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