A local official inspected the area and felt that the cave there would produce phoenixes, an omen meaning that someone living in the area was destined to become famous. The phoenixes, therefore, must not be allowed to escape, and the official ordered that a stone pillar be placed on the "phoenix's wing."
清廷彰化縣令楊貴蔘來勘查時，認為這個地方是俗稱的「鳳凰活穴」，必出貴人，絕不能讓鳳凰飛走，因此命人用一塊三尖石柱釘住「鳳翅」。