Prehistoric site found under Fuxian Lake

Fuxian Lake is located in Yuxi City, Yunnan. It not only features clear water and beautiful scenery, but is home to many unsolved mysteries as well. In recent years, the Yunnan Chinese Civilization Research Society (YCCRS) conducted a series of underwater scientific surveys in Fuxian Lake, and found stone cultural structures once carved with metal tools. YCCRS scholars believe that there is a prehistoric site under the lake.

The underwater site consists of 30 stone structures, covering an area of 2.4 square kilometres. One of the structures is a pyramid-like building that is more than 20 metres tall, equivalent to the height of a ten-storey building. Another huge structure sits on a 63-metre-wide foundation and stands 21 metres high, resembling the Roman Colosseum. Some buildings could have served for  sacrificial purposes. A 300-metre-long and seven-metre-wide paved section runs through the complex, and the flagstones are carved with exquisite patterns.

According to Huang Yilu, vice president of the Yunnan Chinese Civilization Research Society, the remnants of these stone cultural structures are mostly on the fourth layer, and many triangular patterns carved with “sun god faces” are seen on these structures. Some patterns could be labled “seat of sacrificial priest or tribal chief” and “heaven-reaching tree.”

The scientific survey crew also cleared a path leading to the fifth layer, where the water is 6-6.5 metres deep. The n-shaped path includes two sections, the north section and the south section. Both sections directly lead to the top of tower. The south section is 51 metres long, seven metres wide and sits under six metres of water, and the red sandstone surface is covered with relief carvings. The north section is 46 metres long, 7.1 metres wide and sits 6.5 metres under water, while its surface is evenly paved with flat slates. There are also human-built stone walls that are arranged in an orderly manner.

YCCRS also found a group of patterns carved with metal tools on one of the stone cultural structures, including depictions of the sun and the moon, male and female genitalia, odd and even numbers, triangles. YCCRS scholars believe that the then social and cultural community worshiped these symbols.

 

Prehistoric site found under Fuxian Lake

Fuxian Lake is located in Yuxi City, Yunnan. It not only features clear water and beautiful scenery, but is home to many unsolved mysteries as well. In recent years, the Yunnan Chinese Civilization Research Society (YCCRS) conducted a series of underwater scientific surveys in Fuxian Lake, and found stone cultural structures once carved with metal tools. YCCRS scholars believe that there is a prehistoric site under the lake. The underwater site consists of 30 stone structures, covering an area of 2.4 square kilometres. One of the structures is a pyramid-like building that is more than 20 metres tall, equivalent to the height of a ten-storey building. Another huge structure sits on a 63-metre-wide foundation and stands 21 metres high, resembling the Roman Colosseum. Some buildings could have served for sacrificial purposes. A 300-metre-long and seven-metre-wide paved section runs through the complex, and the flagstones are carved with exquisite patterns. According to Huang Yilu, vice president of the Yunnan Chinese Civilization Research Society, the remnants of these stone cultural structures are mostly on the fourth layer, and many triangular patterns carved with sun god faces are seen on these structures. Some patterns could be labled seat of sacrificial priest or tribal chief and heaven-reaching tree. The scientific survey crew also cleared a path leading to the fifth layer, where the water is 6-6.5 metres deep. The n-shaped path includes two sections, the north section and the south section. Both sections directly lead to the top of tower. The south section is 51 metres long, seven metres wide and sits under six metres of water, and the red sandstone surface is covered with relief carvings. The north section is 46 metres long, 7.1 metres wide and sits 6.5 metres under water, while its surface is evenly paved with flat slates. There are also human-built stone walls that are arranged in an orderly manner. YCCRS also found a group of patterns carved with metal tools on one of the stone cultural structures, including depictions of the sun and the moon, male and female genitalia, odd and even numbers, triangles. YCCRS scholars believe that the then social and cultural community worshiped these symbols.