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Mysterious Fuxian Lake's secrets told
Updated: 2007-08-17 08:47
Fuxian Lake
Fuxian Lake stretches out through Chengjiang County, Jiangchuan County
and Huaning County in Yunnan Province, about 60 kilometers to Kunming
City, spanning an area of 212 square kilometers.
The lake is ranked third largest in Yunnan, right after the Dianchi Lake
and the Erhai Lake. Also the deepest lake in Yunnan, it is 155 meters
deep at its greatest depth. One day, Geng Wei, a specialized diver, found
a strange phenomenon under the lake. He discovered many stone materials,
including flagstones and stone strips with thick moss above them, could
be seen.
Geng Wei believed the stones might be from a remote time. However, why
were they underwater? Where did they come from? With these questions,
Geng remember a mystical legend about the lake . Local people often said
residents could see a city-like silhouette under the lake from the nearby
mountains on a fine, calm day.
Was it the ancient city mentioned in the legend? In order to explore this
riddle, Geng dove into the waters some 38 times to carry on surveys. He
finally wrote a report to notify related official departments and experts
in Yunnan Province of his findings.
Archaeology under the Lake
To unveil the mystery, a Chinese submarine archaeology team stationed in
Fuxian Lake also became involved. Members had discovered lots of blocks
scattered on the lake bottom. With the advanced use of detectors, they
saw stones that formed a wall seen on a sonar display along with various
flagstones. High stairs appeared in front of them. Flagstones covered
with moss seemed to reveal an ancient sunken city.
The team members found the scope of the site under Fuxian Lake was
extremely big, and the traces of construction were everywhere. After
several days of observation and analyses, experts estimated the scope of
the area is between 2.4 square kilometers to 2.7 square kilometers. Where
is it from?
Some experts speculate the site might be the ancient city of Yuyuan,
which disappeared mysteriously many hundreds of years ago.
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