Chapter 50 Mysterious Lop Nur

In order to uncover the true face of Lop Nur, countless explorers have risked their lives to go deep into it throughout the ages. There are many tragic stories, and Lop Nur has been covered with a mysterious veil.Some people call the Lop Nur area a "Devil's Triangle" on the Asian continent. The ancient Silk Road passed through it. Throughout the ages, many lonely ghosts have wandered here, and dead bones are everywhere.When Faxian, an eminent monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, passed by this place on his westward journey to learn Buddhist scriptures, he once wrote that "there are many evil spirits in the sand river, and those who meet the hot wind will die, and none of them will be perfect...".Many people died of thirst not far from the spring, and incredible things happened from time to time.

In 1949, a plane flying from Chongqing to Dihua (Urumqi) disappeared over Shanshan County. It was discovered in the east of Lop Nur in 1958, and all the people on board died. What is puzzling is that the plane was originally flying in the northwest direction, why did it suddenly change its course and fly to the south? In 1950, a guard of the People's Liberation Army's anti-bandit unit disappeared. More than 30 years later, the geological team found his body in Hongliugou on the south bank of Lop Nur, more than 100 kilometers away from the accident site. On June 17, 1980, the famous scientist Peng Jiamu disappeared during an inspection in Lop Nur. The country dispatched planes, troops, and police dogs, spent a lot of manpower and material resources on a blanket search, but found nothing.

In 1990, seven people from Hami went to Lop Nur to look for crystal mines in a van, but they never returned.Two years later, three lying mummies were found under a steep slope.The car was 30 kilometers away from the deceased, and the whereabouts of others are unknown. In the summer of 1995, three Milan farm workers went missing in a Beijing jeep to explore treasures in Lop Nur.Later explorers found the bodies of two of them 17 kilometers away from Loulan. The cause of death is unknown, and the whereabouts of the other is unknown. It is incredible that their car is in good condition, and there is no shortage of water and gasoline.

In June 1996, Chinese explorer Yu Chunshun disappeared during a solo hiking expedition in Lop Nur.When the helicopter found his body, the forensic examination revealed that he had been dead for 5 days. The reason was that he deviated from the original trajectory by more than 15 kilometers, could not find a water source, and finally died of thirst.After his death, it was found that his head was facing the direction of Shanghai. In 1997, a family of three, led by their father, went to search for treasure near Loulan, but they never returned, and the bodies of the last three were found. In 1997, four people from Changji drove a large truck to Hongliugou on the south bank of Lop Nur to look for gold mines, but there was no news. In 1998, someone found 4 dead bodies and a broken car near Hongliugou.

At the end of 2005, someone found the body of an unnamed male in Lop Nur. At that time, it was speculated that the man was a "donkey friend", but the forensic doctor identified that he was not killed.After the body was discovered, it also attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of "donkey friends" in China, and some even sent out an initiative to find his identity on the Internet. Finally, with the efforts of everyone, the identity of the man was finally confirmed and confirmed. Finally, its remains were returned to their hometown.After investigation, the man went to Lop Nur on his own to explore in 2005, but why he died has always been a mystery...

In February 2009, a driver of the Shanshan County Party Committee drove three guests into Lop Nur. As a result, the three guests came out intact, but the driver mysteriously disappeared, and his whereabouts are still unknown.