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There is a place in China that has been regarded as a paradise for savages since ancient times. This place is Shennongjia in Hubei. Shennongjia is located in the west of Hubei Province, with a total area of 3,253 square kilometers and a total population of 80,000. It is the only administrative region named after "forest region" in China.

Shennongjia is known as the kingdom of animals and plants, where the virgin forest is lush, with thousands of peaks and valleys, as well as large uninhabited areas and mysterious areas. The most amazing thing is Shennongjia's legends and deeds about savages since ancient times.

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The earliest ancient book that recorded the savage in Shennongjia was Shan Hai Jing, in which the savage was called Xiao Yang. "As a human being, Xiao Yang has a face, long lips, black body and hair, and looks back at everyone and smiles." This is the description of wild forms in Shan Hai Jing.

During the period of Zhou Chengwang, a savage was captured by the southwest kingdom of Xiangfan and presented to the king of Xiangfan, who presented it to Zhou Chengwang. In the novel Romance of the Gods, there is a savage in Bo Yikao, the son of Xibo Hou Jichang, who is called one of the four treasures of Xiqiao. The savage in the novel should come from here.

Shennongjia primeval forest

Li Shizhen, a famous pharmacologist in Ming Dynasty, recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that there was a savage named Maoren in Shennongjia, Hubei. Cats often hold people's arms tightly and faint with laughter, but when they wake up, they will eat people. In order to prevent Maoren from attacking, local people often wrap bamboo tubes around their arms. When Maoren fainted, they quickly pulled out their knives and stabbed them.

In Shennongjia in the Qing Dynasty, there were many county chronicles that recorded things such as savage attacking people and animals, savage going down the mountain and arresting people on the mountain. These records are available almost every year and can still be found today.

Xiao Yang

These are legends and records about Shennongjia savage. Who really saw the savage?

197614 at 0: 00 am on may 6, a jeep was driving on the mountain road at the junction of fangxian county and Shennongjia. When the jeep passed Chunshuya at an altitude of 1700 meters, Cai Xianzhi suddenly found a strange figure coming towards him with his back bowed. Cai Xianzhi stepped on the gas and rushed over, and his figure jumped nimbly to the side of the road.

The monster was frightened and longed to run up the hill, but the hillside was high and steep. It fell down and squatted in the same place, staring at the discerning headlights. All six people in the car were stunned. At that time, they had no weapons to subdue the monster and no tools to record the process, so they had to let the monster leave.

A savage image

After returning to the city, they immediately reported the situation. 1976 On May 17, China Institute of Paleoanthropology and vertebrate paleontology received this information, and many researchers attached great importance to it. In June, 1976, the Academy of Sciences organized an "exotic animal investigation team in northwest Hubei" to go deep into the original forest area of Shennongjia, Hubei. No savage was found in this expedition, but they found some savage hair.

Although this expedition found no traces of living savages, Shennongjia became famous overnight. Subsequently, Shennongjia became one of the regions with the largest number of "savages" and the largest number of witnesses in the world. Since the beginning of the 20th century, more than 400 people have witnessed the appearance of savages in Shennongjia and its surrounding counties at different times, places and to varying degrees.

According to eyewitness accounts, the characteristics of savages are basically the same: tall and burly, like a monkey, with reddish-brown or gray hair all over, accustomed to walking on two legs, agile and alert, and some will make various calls. This description is very consistent with legends and ancient books, and it is also consistent with what local residents have seen.

It is said that the savage captured in the 1950s.

For decades, although a large number of savage hair, feces and footprints have been found, no living savage has been found, which makes the authenticity of Shennongjia savage confusing. Many people think that savage does not exist at all.

The person who holds this view is Professor Zhou Guoxing, the most famous paleoanthropologist. Professor Zhou has been studying savages since the 1950s. He once went deep into the Himalayas to track the "snowman" and spent more than 20 years in Yunnan, Xinjiang and other places to investigate the legends and traces of savages. But for more than 20 years, he has never found a living savage.

He also participated in the whole expedition of 1977. However, he found that when villagers admitted to witnessing the savage, they often could not clearly describe the image of the savage, and even many people mistakenly described the golden monkey as a savage. According to some villagers' claims, most of the bones cut from savages are macaques or golden monkeys.

Zhou guoxing

Therefore, Zhou Guoxing thinks that Shennongjia savage does not exist like Himalayan snowman. When Zhou Guoxing's point of view came out, it immediately caused a big discussion. The debate about the existence of Shennongjia savage has also begun. This argument has lasted for decades, and people are still arguing until now.

Supporters believe that savages exist, but people haven't found them yet. Some savages may have died out decades ago, but people haven't noticed them. Opponents believe that no living savage is found, all the evidence is pale, and all the evidence cannot be called evidence.

Savage footprints

So, after so many years of argument, are there any savages in Shennongjia? In fact, this question has been answered by experts as early as 40 years ago.

In order to find out whether savages exist, in 1970s and 1980s, China conducted three large-scale inspection activities. The first time was 1976. Twenty-seven experts from the Institute of vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology of Chinese Academy of Sciences went deep into Shennongjia for 60 days, but found no living savages.

1977, the academy of sciences organized 1 10 experts and 56 experienced scouts from 32 universities in China, with a journey of 5,000 kilometers and a depth of 1500 square kilometers, which was the largest, largest, best in time, best in equipment and largest in number at that time. In Shennongjia, they found rare species such as golden monkey.

1980 in may, the academy of sciences conducted another investigation, but still found nothing. Due to the time-consuming and laborious investigation, the state stopped the reliable scientific research project of Shennongjia savage. Three inspections 40 years ago clearly pointed out that there were no savages in Shennongjia.

Shennongjia golden monkey

199865438+February, the state issued the first announcement: there are no savages in Shennongjia. 1999 65438+ 10, the state once again released the authoritative report "experts assert that there are no savages in Shennongjia". These two reports were released by research institutions, wildlife conservation associations and other units.

However, these two reports were quickly overwhelmed, and Shennongjia and the savage had a deep connection, and people had generally accepted the fact that there were savages in Shennongjia psychologically. The folk Shennongjia savage expedition team after team is very popular, and many people always believe that savages exist.

Judging from the results of three major scientific investigations 40 years ago, it can almost be proved that Shennongjia savage does not exist. The legend of Shennongjia savage has a history of thousands of years, and scientific investigation has been carried out for more than 40 years, but no living savage has ever been found. Judging from this fact, the conclusions made by the two countries and famous experts 40 years ago should be objective and credible.

Shennongjia savage habitat

Are there any savages in Shennongjia? what do you reckon ?

References: Is Shennongjia Savage a Legend or a Science?