The invention provides a gel electrolyte, a battery cell containing the same, a paper shell battery and a preparation method of the paper shell battery. A paper shell thin lithium ion battery comprises a shell, a corrosion-resistant layer and a battery cell, wherein the corrosion-resistant layer is arranged on an inner wall of the shell, the battery cell is packaged in the shell, the shell material is gas-tight paper, a positive pole plate of the battery cell comprises a first substrate and a positive paste layer, a negative pole plate of the battery cell comprises a second substrate and a negative paste layer, the positive paste layer and the negative paste layer are both in close contact with the gel electrolyte, a tab is integratedly formed at one side, right opposite to the gel electrolyte, of each of the first substrate and the second substrate, and the two tabs both extend out of the shell. In the paper shell thin lithium ion battery provided by the invention, the gas-tight paper is used as outer package of the battery cell, the corrosion-resistant layer is arranged between the gas-tight paper and the battery cell, the internal resistance of the battery can be increased, the battery weight is reduced, the specific capacity is improved, and the bending frequency of the battery is increased.