Unexplained encounters in China
15 famous cases from China: 3 sky, 1 visitors, 4 creatures, 3 voices & sounds, 4 places. Famous cases set out what was reported and the explanations offered, without taking a side.
By state or region
Famous cases
The Singing Sand MountainMostly explainedMingsha Shan, Dunhuang, Gansu, China · Recorded for over a thousand yearsThe Echo Wall of the Temple of HeavenExplainedTemple of Heaven, Beijing, China · Built in the 1500sThe Dropa StonesHoaxBayan Har Mountains, Qinghai, China · Story spread from the 1960sThe Hangzhou Airport ClosureDisputedXiaoshan International Airport, Hangzhou, China · 7 July 2010The Yeren of ShennongjiaUnconfirmedShennongjia, Hubei, China · Reported for centuries; expeditions since the 1970sThe Tianchi Lake MonsterUnconfirmedHeaven Lake, Changbai (Paektu) Mountain, China–North Korea border · Reports since the early 1900sThe Baigong PipesExplainedMount Baigong, near Delingha, Qinghai, China · Reported from the 1990sThe Cliff That Lays EggsExplainedGulu village, Sandu County, Guizhou, China · Known for generationsThe Ball Lightning of QinghaiPartly explainedQinghai Plateau, China · July 2012The Kanas Lake MonsterMostly explainedKanas Lake, Altay, Xinjiang, China · Reported since the 1980sThe Longyou CavesUnexplainedLongyou County, Zhejiang, China · Found in 1992; at least 2,000 years oldThe Two-Note Bells of Marquis YiExplainedSuizhou, Hubei, China · Made about 2,400 years ago; found in 1978The Night the Forest Fell in GuizhouMostly explainedDuxi forest, near Guiyang, Guizhou, China · 30 November 1994The Fish That Cries Like a BabyConfirmedZhangjiajie, Hunan, China · Known for centuriesThe Ruins Beneath Fuxian LakeDisputedFuxian Lake, Yunnan, China · Found in 2001