章丘查牙山，有石窟如井，深數尺許。北壁有洞門，伏而引領望見之。會近村數輩，九日登臨，飲其處，共謀入探之。三人受燈，縋而下。洞高敞與夏屋等；入數武，稍狹，即忽見底。底際一竇，蛇行可入。燭之，漆漆然暗深不測。兩人餒而卻退；一人奪火而嗤之，銳身塞而進。幸隘處僅厚於堵，即又頓高頓闊，乃立，乃行。頂上石參差危聳，將墜不墜。兩壁嶙嶙峋峋然，類寺廟中塑，都成鳥獸人鬼形：鳥若飛，獸若走，人若坐若立，鬼罔兩示現忿怒；奇奇怪怪，類多醜少妍。心凜然作怖畏。喜徑夷，無少陂。逡巡幾百步，西壁開石室，門左一怪石鬼，面人而立，目努，口箕張，齒舌獰惡；左手作拳，觸腰際；右手叉五指，欲撲人。心大恐，毛森森以立。遙望門中有爇灰，知有人曾至者，膽乃稍壯，強入之。見地上列椀琖，泥垢其中；然皆近今物，非古窰也。旁置錫壺四，心利之，解帶縛項繫腰間。即又旁矚，一尸臥西隅，兩肱及股四布以橫。駭極。漸審之，足躡銳履，梅花刻底猶存，知是少婦。人不知何里，斃不知何年。衣色黯敗，莫辨青紅；髮蓬蓬，似筐許亂絲，黏著髑髏上；目、鼻孔各二；瓠犀兩行，白巉巉，意是口也。有想首顛當有金珠飾，以火近腦，似有口氣噓燈，燈搖搖無定，燄纁黃，衣動掀掀。復大懼，手搖顫。燈頓滅。憶路急奔，不敢手索壁，恐觸鬼者物也。頭觸石，仆，即復起；冷溼浸頷頰，知是血，不覺痛，抑不敢呻；坌息奔至竇，方將伏，似有人捉髮住，暈然遂絕。眾坐井上俟久，疑之，又縋二人下。探身入竇，見髮罥石上，血淫淫已殭。二人失色，不敢入，坐愁歎。俄井上又使二人下；中有勇者，始健進，曳之以出。置山上，半日方醒，言之縷縷。所恨未窮其底；極窮之，必更有佳境。後章令聞之，以丸泥封竇，不可復入矣。
章丘的查牙山上，有個像井一樣的石坑，大約深幾尺。北面的石壁上有個洞口，趴下身子，伸長脖子就能看見。有一次，附近村莊的幾個人在重陽節登山，在那裡喝酒，商量著一起進洞探看。三個人拿了燈，用繩子吊下去。洞裡高大寬敞，像一座大屋；往裡走了幾步，洞漸漸變窄，忽然就到了盡頭。盡頭的底部有個小洞，人可以像蛇一樣伏地爬進去。拿燈一照，裡面漆黑，深得看不到底。兩個人膽怯，退了回去；另一個人搶過燈，嘲笑他們，便把身子擠進洞口，往前爬去。幸好狹窄的地方只有一堵牆那麼厚，過去以後，洞裡立刻又高又寬，他便站起來繼續走。頭頂的石頭參差突出，搖搖欲墜。兩邊的石壁凹凸嶙峋，像寺廟裡的塑像，全是鳥獸、人和鬼的形狀：鳥像在飛，獸像在跑，人有的像坐著，有的像站著，鬼怪則顯出憤怒的模樣；千奇百怪，大多醜陋，很少好看。他心裡發冷，害怕起來。好在道路平坦，沒有一點坡度。他遲疑著走了幾百步，西面的石壁上出現一間石室。門左邊立著一塊鬼形的怪石，臉朝著來人，眼睛瞪起，嘴張得像簸箕一樣大，牙齒和舌頭都十分猙獰；左手握拳，貼在腰間，右手五指張開，像要撲人。他嚇得渾身汗毛直豎。遠遠望見門裡有燒火留下的灰，知道從前有人來過，膽子才稍稍大了些，勉強走進去。地上擺著一排排碗和杯子，裡面積著泥垢，但都是近時的器物，並非古窯燒製的。旁邊放著四把錫壺，他起了貪心，解下腰帶，捆住壺頸，掛在腰間。再往旁邊看，西邊角落裡躺著一具屍體，兩臂兩腿向四面攤開。他驚駭極了。慢慢看清以後，發現屍體腳上穿著尖頭鞋，鞋底刻出的梅花還在，知道是個年輕婦人。不知道她是哪裡人，也不知道死於哪一年。衣服已經暗淡破敗，分不出青紅；頭髮蓬亂，像一筐亂絲，黏在頭骨上；眼睛和鼻子各剩兩個洞；兩排牙齒白森森地露著，想來那裡就是嘴。他又想到，頭頂上也許有金珠首飾，便把燈湊近她的頭，似乎有一口氣吹向燈火，燈焰搖擺不定，變成暗黃，屍體的衣服也掀動起來。他又大為恐懼，手直髮抖，燈突然滅了。他憑著記憶中的道路急忙奔逃，不敢伸手摸牆，怕碰到那些鬼怪模樣的東西。頭撞在石頭上，他跌倒了，又立刻爬起來；冰冷溼潤的液體浸到下巴和臉頰，他知道是血，卻不覺得疼，也不敢呻吟。他喘著粗氣奔到小洞口，剛要趴下，彷彿有人抓住他的頭髮不放，他一陣眩暈，便昏了過去。眾人坐在石井上面，等了很久，覺得不對，便又用繩子吊下去兩個人。兩人探身往小洞裡看，發現他的頭髮掛在石頭上，鮮血淋漓，身體已經僵硬。他們嚇得臉色都變了，不敢進去，只坐著發愁嘆氣。不久，上面又派下兩個人，其中有個膽大的，這才奮力爬進去，把他拖了出來。眾人把他放在山上，過了半天，他才醒來，把經歷的事詳細說了一遍。可惜沒能探到洞的盡頭；要是一直探到底，一定還有更好的景緻。後來，章丘縣令聽說了這件事，便用泥封住小洞，再也進不去了。
章丘查牙山，有石窟如井，深数尺许。北壁有洞门，伏而引领望见之。会近村数辈，九日登临，饮其处，共谋入探之。三人受灯，缒而下。洞高敞与夏屋等；入数武，稍狭，即忽见底。底际一窦，蛇行可入。烛之，漆漆然暗深不测。两人馁而却退；一人夺火而嗤之，锐身塞而进。幸隘处仅厚于堵，即又顿高顿阔，乃立，乃行。顶上石参差危耸，将坠不坠。两壁嶙嶙峋峋然，类寺庙中塑，都成鸟兽人鬼形：鸟若飞，兽若走，人若坐若立，鬼罔两示现忿怒；奇奇怪怪，类多丑少妍。心凛然作怖畏。喜径夷，无少陂。逡巡几百步，西壁开石室，门左一怪石鬼，面人而立，目努，口箕张，齿舌狞恶；左手作拳，触腰际；右手叉五指，欲扑人。心大恐，毛森森以立。遥望门中有爇灰，知有人曾至者，胆乃稍壮，强入之。见地上列椀琖，泥垢其中；然皆近今物，非古窰也。旁置锡壶四，心利之，解带缚项系腰间。即又旁瞩，一尸卧西隅，两肱及股四布以横。骇极。渐审之，足蹑锐履，梅花刻底犹存，知是少妇。人不知何里，毙不知何年。衣色黯败，莫辨青红；发蓬蓬，似筐许乱丝，黏着髑髅上；目、鼻孔各二；瓠犀两行，白巉巉，意是口也。有想首颠当有金珠饰，以火近脑，似有口气嘘灯，灯摇摇无定，燄𫄸黄，衣动掀掀。复大惧，手摇颤。灯顿灭。忆路急奔，不敢手索壁，恐触鬼者物也。头触石，仆，即复起；冷湿浸颔颊，知是血，不觉痛，抑不敢呻；坌息奔至窦，方将伏，似有人捉发住，晕然遂绝。众坐井上俟久，疑之，又缒二人下。探身入窦，见发罥石上，血淫淫已僵。二人失色，不敢入，坐愁叹。俄井上又使二人下；中有勇者，始健进，曳之以出。置山上，半日方醒，言之缕缕。所恨未穷其底；极穷之，必更有佳境。后章令闻之，以丸泥封窦，不可复入矣。
章丘的查牙山上，有个像井一样的石坑，大约深几尺。北面的石壁上有个洞口，趴下身子，伸长脖子就能看见。有一次，附近村庄的几个人在重阳节登山，在那里喝酒，商量着一起进洞探看。三个人拿了灯，用绳子吊下去。洞里高大宽敞，像一座大屋；往里走了几步，洞渐渐变窄，忽然就到了尽头。尽头的底部有个小洞，人可以像蛇一样伏地爬进去。拿灯一照，里面漆黑，深得看不到底。两个人胆怯，退了回去；另一个人抢过灯，嘲笑他们，便把身子挤进洞口，往前爬去。幸好狭窄的地方只有一堵墙那么厚，过去以后，洞里立刻又高又宽，他便站起来继续走。头顶的石头参差突出，摇摇欲坠。两边的石壁凹凸嶙峋，像寺庙里的塑像，全是鸟兽、人和鬼的形状：鸟像在飞，兽像在跑，人有的像坐着，有的像站着，鬼怪则显出愤怒的模样；千奇百怪，大多丑陋，很少好看。他心里发冷，害怕起来。好在道路平坦，没有一点坡度。他迟疑着走了几百步，西面的石壁上出现一间石室。门左边立着一块鬼形的怪石，脸朝着来人，眼睛瞪起，嘴张得像簸箕一样大，牙齿和舌头都十分狰狞；左手握拳，贴在腰间，右手五指张开，像要扑人。他吓得浑身汗毛直竖。远远望见门里有烧火留下的灰，知道从前有人来过，胆子才稍稍大了些，勉强走进去。地上摆着一排排碗和杯子，里面积着泥垢，但都是近时的器物，并非古窑烧制的。旁边放着四把锡壶，他起了贪心，解下腰带，捆住壶颈，挂在腰间。再往旁边看，西边角落里躺着一具尸体，两臂两腿向四面摊开。他惊骇极了。慢慢看清以后，发现尸体脚上穿着尖头鞋，鞋底刻出的梅花还在，知道是个年轻妇人。不知道她是哪里人，也不知道死于哪一年。衣服已经暗淡破败，分不出青红；头发蓬乱，像一筐乱丝，黏在头骨上；眼睛和鼻子各剩两个洞；两排牙齿白森森地露着，想来那里就是嘴。他又想到，头顶上也许有金珠首饰，便把灯凑近她的头，似乎有一口气吹向灯火，灯焰摇摆不定，变成暗黄，尸体的衣服也掀动起来。他又大为恐惧，手直发抖，灯突然灭了。他凭着记忆中的道路急忙奔逃，不敢伸手摸墙，怕碰到那些鬼怪模样的东西。头撞在石头上，他跌倒了，又立刻爬起来；冰冷湿润的液体浸到下巴和脸颊，他知道是血，却不觉得疼，也不敢呻吟。他喘着粗气奔到小洞口，刚要趴下，仿佛有人抓住他的头发不放，他一阵眩晕，便昏了过去。众人坐在石井上面，等了很久，觉得不对，便又用绳子吊下去两个人。两人探身往小洞里看，发现他的头发挂在石头上，鲜血淋漓，身体已经僵硬。他们吓得脸色都变了，不敢进去，只坐着发愁叹气。不久，上面又派下两个人，其中有个胆大的，这才奋力爬进去，把他拖了出来。众人把他放在山上，过了半天，他才醒来，把经历的事详细说了一遍。可惜没能探到洞的尽头；要是一直探到底，一定还有更好的景致。后来，章丘县令听说了这件事，便用泥封住小洞，再也进不去了。
On Mount Zhaya in Zhangqiu there is a stone pit like a well, several feet deep. In its north wall is the mouth of a cave, which you can see if you lie flat and crane your neck. Once some men from a nearby village climbed the mountain on the Double Ninth and drank there, and they agreed to go in and explore. Three of them took lamps and were let down on a rope. The cave was as high and wide as a great hall. A few paces in, it narrowed, and suddenly they came to the end. At the bottom of the end wall was a hole that a man could crawl into on his belly like a snake. They held a light to it: pitch-black, dark and deep beyond measuring. Two of them lost heart and backed away. The third snatched a lamp, jeered at them, and forced himself headfirst into the gap. Luckily the narrow part was no thicker than a wall. At once the passage grew high and wide again, and he stood up and walked on. Overhead the rocks jutted steep and jagged, about to fall and not falling. Both walls were craggy and knobbed, like the clay figures in a temple, all shaped into birds, beasts, men and ghosts: the birds as if flying, the beasts as if running, the men as if sitting or standing, the ghosts and goblins showing their rage. Strange and weird, mostly ugly, few fair. A chill of fear came over him. Happily the path was level, without the least slope. He edged forward some hundreds of paces. In the west wall a stone chamber opened. Left of its door stood a strange stone ghost facing him, eyes bulging, mouth gaping wide as a winnowing basket, teeth and tongue hideous; its left hand was clenched into a fist against its waist, its right spread all five fingers as if to pounce. He was terrified; his hair bristled and stood on end. Looking in through the door, he saw the ashes of a fire, knew that someone had been there before, took a little heart, and forced himself in. On the ground bowls and cups stood in rows, caked inside with mud; but they were all recent ware, not old kiln pieces. Beside them were four pewter pots. He coveted them, undid his sash, tied them by the necks and hung them at his waist. Then, glancing aside, he saw a corpse lying in the west corner, arms and legs flung out to all four sides. He was horrified. Looking closer, he saw that its feet wore pointed shoes, the plum blossoms carved on the soles still there, and knew it was a young woman. Who she was and from what village, no one knew, nor in what year she had died. Her clothes were dark and rotted, no telling blue from red. Her hair was a tangle like a basketful of snarled silk, stuck to the skull. Two holes for eyes, two for the nose; two rows of gourd-seed teeth, white and sharp — that must be the mouth. Thinking there might be gold and pearl ornaments on the crown of her head, he brought the lamp close to it. Something seemed to breathe on the lamp. The flame wavered, never still, burning a murky yellow, and the clothes stirred and lifted. He was terrified again; his hand shook. The lamp went out. He ran, going by his memory of the way, not daring to feel along the wall for fear of touching the ghostly things. His head struck rock and he fell, and was up again at once. Something cold and wet soaked his chin and cheeks; he knew it was blood, but felt no pain, and did not dare groan. Panting, he ran to the hole. Just as he was getting down to crawl in, someone seemed to seize him by the hair and hold him. He fainted dead away. The others sat at the top of the well and waited a long time. Growing uneasy, they let down two more men. These leaned into the hole and found him with his hair caught on a rock, bleeding freely, already stiff. The two went pale and did not dare go in; they sat sighing in dismay. Soon two more were sent down from above. One of them was bold, and only then did anyone push in and drag him out. They laid him on the mountainside. Only after half a day did he come to, and then he told it all in detail. His one regret was that he had not reached the end: had he gone all the way, there must have been finer sights still. Later the magistrate of Zhangqiu heard of it and sealed the hole with a ball of mud, and no one can get in any more.