If you are interested in the mysterious places of our planet, then we suggest you familiarize yourself with one of these. This is Black Bamboo Hollow. The history of this place has a large number of disappearances without a trace and entire expeditions. Therefore, it is not surprising that the people called the Hollow the Valley of Death, but first things first.
Location
Heizhu (Black Bamboo Hollow) is located in the southwestern part of China, in the province of Sichuan. If you move away from the city of Chengdu for two hundred kilometers, you can stumble upon the Stone Gate (Shi-men). They stand just on the eastern slope of Mean Mountain and serve as the entrance to the Black Bamboo Hollow.
Description
The Hollow area covers up to 180 square kilometers. Bamboo thickets grow throughout the territory, which reach a height of up to forty meters. Fog often spreads between them, which is formed due to the low location of the Hollow. Also in the forestthere are swamps, waterfalls and a huge lake, the size of which reaches 200 meters.
It would seem that this place has everything to become a nature reserve: unusual bamboo thickets, convenient location, stunning natural beauty around. Instead, the valley has earned a grim reputation.
How it all started
The first mention of missing people in Black Bamboo Hollow appears in 1949. At a time when the Communists were pressing the Kuomintang army, a detachment of 30 people fought off the main forces. They fell into the valley, since then no one has seen them.
After some time, three scouts from the Chinese army passed through the Hollow. Only one was able to get out of the valley. He said that at some point he fell behind his comrades. Therefore, he tried all the way to catch up with them, but instead he found a way out of the Hollow.
In 1950, about a hundred people disappeared without a trace. The search party was never able to find any trace. In the same year, a plane flew through the valley, which fell on its territory. According to the black boxes found, it was in perfect working order.
Then in 1962, a guide escorted an exploration team to the Black Bamboo Hollow. All team members are gone. They could not find them, nor things, nor equipment. According to the guide, when the group approached the entrance of the valley, he fell behind a little. It was at this time that a thick fog appeared. Because of him, nothing could be seen for a meter. The conductor was frightened and froze in place. In a moment the fog cleared, but the geologistswas gone.
Four years later, in March 1966, a group of military cartographers was sent to the bamboo forest. All six people also disappeared. But after some time, one of the members of the group was found by a local hunter. The man was barely breathing, they could hardly bring him to his senses.
Ten years later, a group of foresters went to the bamboo forest. Two disappeared without a trace. Part of the group that survived said that as soon as they entered the valley, they were enveloped in a thick fog, from which some strange and at the same time terrible sounds were heard. According to them, everything passed in a few seconds. And according to the foresters' clock, the fog lasted twenty minutes.
Black Bamboo Hollow: Mystic
Science has not been able to explain why people disappeared without a trace. After all, even after some time there were no remains, no traces. Because of this order of things, rumors filled with mysticism began to circulate among the people.
According to one version, a rare kind of white bamboo bear lives in the forest, which eats human meat, a kind of cannibal panda.
The second version says that the dense fog that appears instantly and also quickly disappears is a disguise of alien creatures. They came to earth to kidnap people.
Also, residents talked about strong geomagnetic radiation, anomalous properties of decaying plants, emitting psychotropic vapors. There was also a version about portals from parallel worlds and evil spirits.
Scientific expedition
Due to the huge number of different mystical theories and their adherents, the Academy of Sciences of the People's Republic of China in the late nineties of the twentieth century organized an expedition to the Black Bamboo Hollow. Yang Yun became the team leader.
The expedition lasted a whole month. During this time, the presence of supernatural forces and mystical creatures was not revealed. But the members of the group discovered an extremely complex structure of geological rocks and recorded the release of vapors that are deadly and poisonous. They appeared as a result of rotting of some tree species. In addition, it was noted that the climate in the valley is quite severe, and weather conditions change dramatically. All these natural conditions could cause death of people. And the bodies just disappeared into the sinkholes that suddenly formed under their feet.
Yang Yun also argued that the totality of factors predetermines the mysticism of the area. But even the words of scientists could not shed light on the sudden appearance of fog, the disorientation of experienced people and many other points.
Death Valley these days
Today Black Bamboo Hollow (China) is very popular with tourists from all over the world. Mystical stories no longer scare them away, on the contrary, they beckon. Although among the locals there are a large number of those who, even under the threat of death, will not agree to cross the entrance to the Hollow.
For lovers of mysticism, there are several stone paths in bamboo thickets. You can walk along them with guides whobe sure to tell about all the missing people in the Chinese Bermuda Triangle and share their theory of mysterious events.
Together with photos from the Black Bamboo Hollow, you can take themed souvenirs that are sold locally. And in the vicinity of the valley, you can have a good meal in small cafes after an exciting journey.
It is worth noting that no missing people have been recorded since 1976. Either all the mystical creatures were afraid of the expedition of scientists, or the natural conditions simply changed. But one thing is certain - tourists in the valley have nothing to fear.
If you are not afraid of scary stories, then Black Bamboo Hollow is waiting for you.
