3 Mysterious Places In China

 

it’s not just Egypt that has pyramids. China has around forty of these giant mausoleums located about 16 miles northwest of Xi’an, on the Qin Chuan Plains in Shaanxi Province. These giant structures were built to house the remains of China’s early emperors and their relatives. Mysteriously, the Chinese government denies the existence of these pyramids and has even planted trees around them to disguise them. In total, there are around 300 pyramids in the Xi’an region. You can get to the pyramids from Xi’an, which has its own airport.

 

 

 Once the centre of politics and culture in the Sui’an County of Zhejiang, Shicheng was abandoned in 1959 and submerged by the newly-created Qiandao Lake as part of the construction of the Xin’an River Hydropower Station. It lay forgotten for 40 years until divers entered the lake in 2001 and re-discovered the city remarkably preserved, despite its time underwater. Tourists are encouraged to don diving gear and take a trip back in time near half a century. This region sits just less than 100 miles west of Hangzhou City.

 

 

 The Baigong pipes are a series of centuries-old, rusty and metallic pipe-like structures near Mount Baigong, around 25 miles southwest of the city of Delingha in Qinghai province. At first, it was thought they were evidence of ancient or alien plumbing, but more recent analysis reveals them to be fossilized tree roots. The Baigong pipes can be reached by travelling to Delingha in Qinghai.