Kanas Lake is suspected to be infested with "water monsters", and the scenic spot responded that as early as the 1980s, Chinese scientific research teams had visited Kanas Lake many times and found a huge "Dahongyu" in the lake. Kanas Lake is suspected to be a "water monster" and the scenic spot responds.
Kanas Lake is suspected to be a "water monster", and the scenic spot responds 1 According to Xinjiang News Network, tourists have recently photographed unknown creatures suspected of being a lake monster in a curved water area of Kanas Lake in Xinjiang.
The video shows that a huge black shadow swims on the lake, causing large waves. On the morning of May 19, the staff of Kanas Scenic Spot in Xinjiang told the elephant journalist that the scenic spot had not been investigated because of this incident.
It is reported that a bend in Kanas Lake is located in shallow water, and large fish and unknown aquatic organisms in the lake will frequently appear in this water area for feeding.
According to records, Kanas Lake is one of the "fairyland on earth" in China. It is located in the northern Altay region of Xinjiang. The lake water comes from the melting water of glaciers in several surrounding mountains. The lake water here is clear and has beautiful natural scenery, so it is called "the most beautiful lake in China".
Of course, Kanas Lake is well-known in the world. Besides its beautiful scenery, there is another more fascinating reason, that is, the mystery of "water monster" is hidden here.
In local folklore, people believe that there is the tomb of Genghis Khan at the bottom of Kanas Lake, and in order to protect it, there have been "water monsters" guarding the lake for hundreds of years.
The water monster of Kanas Lake was first discovered in 1980. At that time, a local herder said that he saw the water monster by the lake and dragged one of his horses into the water and disappeared.
Although this story sounds strange, it was still reported by the media and quickly known by people. Since then, people have been claiming that they saw unknown aquatic life in Kanas Lake, especially in a CCTV program in 20 12, a video of a suspected "water monster" in Kanas Lake was released. Since then, people have been even more concerned about the "water monster" in Kanas Lake.
Speaking of it, in the world, many lakes have rumors of "water monsters", for example, the famous "Loch Ness Water Monster" and "Changbai Mountain Tianchi Water Monster". Although these unknown aquatic creatures appear in different parts of the world, they have amazing similarities. For example, witnesses all said that the "water monsters" they saw were huge and their necks were very long, like
So is the mystery of the water monster in Kanas Lake. As early as more than 40 years ago, some people speculated that it might be prehistoric creatures. Therefore, in the 1980s, researchers from Xinjiang University and relevant departments organized teams to search for water monsters in Kanas Lake many times. However, they never found any traces of prehistoric creatures in it, and immediately ruled out the possibility of plesiosaurs.
So, what is the "water monster" of Kanas Lake?
After CCTV released a video of Kanas Lake "Water Monster" in 20 12, some researchers put forward a brand-new guess. They think that Kanas Lake "Water Monster" may be Hucho.
What is "hucho salmon"?
This is a kind of cold-water fish, and it is also a world-class endangered protected animal because of its scarcity. In China, it is mainly distributed in Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, as well as Xinjiang and Mongolia provinces in the north. In places where there are hucho salmon, locals also like to call them "water dragons". It is worth mentioning that Kanas Lake in Xinjiang, China, is the place with the largest number of hucho salmon, and is called "hucho salmon"
At the same time, around Kanas Lake, local people also refer to Hucho as "big sea dragon". In fact, from these names, we can see that Hucho is a big fish. Relevant researchers also pointed out that Hucho is a carnivorous fish with a maximum length of more than 10 meter. Because of its slender body, it really swims like a "water monster".
From the video of "Water Monsters" photographed by many witnesses in Kanas Lake, it can be seen that the figures of these water monsters are really similar to those of Hucho salmon swimming underwater. Therefore, people's misunderstanding of the Kanas Lake Water Monsters over the years has also been solved in this one.
Under normal circumstances, the body length of adult Hucho is generally 2-5 meters, and only the very old "fish essence" type Hucho can grow to more than 10 meter. However, such giant Hucho is extremely rare, which can also explain why "water monsters" are not often seen in Kanas Lake, because researchers have found that giant Hucho generally likes to live in the lake.
Therefore, this time, the "water monster" that tourists saw in Kanas Lake is also a giant hucho salmon. It is only because they have heard the legend of the presence of water monsters and their curiosity that they will think that they have seen unknown aquatic life in Kanas Lake.
Kanas Lake is suspected to be haunted by "water monsters", and the scenic spot responded to May 14. Kanas Lake Scenic Spot, located in Altay Mountains in northern Xinjiang, was suspected to have photographed unknown creatures again, causing the tourists present to exclaim. The video posted by the official Tik Tok account of Kanas Scenic Area in Xinjiang shows that a huge black shadow swims in the lake, and a large splash appears on the surface of the lake, which lasts for about one and a half minutes.
On May 4, 2022, online video showed unknown creatures in Kanas Lake (screenshot of online video).
There is still a legend among local herders in Kanas Lake that "giant lake monsters in the lake often drag horses drinking from the lake into the water and swallow them". As early as the 1980s, China's scientific research team visited Kanas Lake for many times and found a huge "Dahongyu" in the lake. Since then, the Kanas "Lake Monster" incident has also appeared frequently.
Now, has the mysterious "Lake Monster" reappeared in Kanas? On May 19, the cover journalist called the Kanas Scenic Area Management Committee to learn about the "Lake Monster" video that was widely circulated on the Internet recently. Ms. Wang, the staff member, replied: "That's Hucho."
In the past 40 years, Kanas Lake has been a "lake monster" many times.
1980, the news that a "lake monster" appeared in Kanas Lake in Xinjiang was published in Guangming Daily, which attracted people's attention from all walks of life.
Later, according to public reports, on June 9, 2004, Fang Wei, a staff member of Xinjiang Meteorological Technology and Equipment Center, met the "Lake Monster" while playing Kanas Lake. Fang Wei and his colleagues were climbing the mountain in Kanas when they suddenly saw two bright spots shining continuously in Kanas Lake.
Fang Wei's husband, Zhang Pingwen, told the media at that time that he and his colleagues saw four "lake monsters" swimming from the direction of Kanas Bay to Erdaowan, and the water surface they swam across drew two long water marks, which first surfaced and then sank into the water. "The biggest one is at least 7 meters, and the smaller one is more than 5 meters."
20 12 On June 22nd, CCTV's Oriental Time and Space also broadcast a video of "Kanas Lake in Xinjiang reappears the mysterious' lake monster' and sets off huge waves".
In 20 12, CCTV's Oriental Time and Space broadcast "Kanas Lake reappears mysterious water monster".
The source of this video is also the picture taken by Wang Hongqiao, a staff member of Kanas Scenic Area in Xinjiang, when shooting the wonders of the sea of clouds at the top of the fish-watching platform on Kanas Lake. Hongqiao Wang and his companions said in an interview at that time that at first, they saw three suspected "Lake Monsters", but at 7: 00 a.m. 17 a.m., three swimming "Lake Monsters" appeared on the water, and after advancing for hundreds of meters, they gradually approached the three "Lake Monsters" in front. By 8: 39, the white bright spot began to turn east.
Expert investigation and interpretation of Kanas' unsolved mystery
Professor Huang Renxin from the Biology Department of Xinjiang University was one of the earliest experts who paid attention to the "Lake Monster" in Kanas. He thought that the "Lake Monster" might be a huge fish.
1985, the scientific research team arrived in Kanas for investigation. At first, the team planned to patrol the lake to find out whether the "Lake Monster" existed. At first, after several days of observation, there was no change in the lake. After a period of time, the calm lake suddenly set off waves, and a huge spray splashed up, and a huge bloody rainbow-shaped fish gradually appeared under the waves. According to its appearance, the scientific research team estimated that it was at least ten meters long. After the identification and speculation of other caught small fish, the scientific research team believes that this mysterious big fish, known as the "lake monster" of Kanas Lake, should be Hucho.
According to public information, Hucho taimen, a large carnivorous and fierce fish, has a body length of 2-5 meters in adulthood and is a second-class endangered protected animal in the world.
Some ichthyologists have questioned what a "lake monster" really is. 1988, Ren Mulian, Heilongjiang Institute of Fisheries, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, pointed out in an interview that according to the body length-weight equation of Hucho taimen, if the body length of Hucho taimen reaches 10 meter, the body weight will be as high as 13 ton. If there is a "lake monster" class of hucho salmon in Kanas Lake, "this is obviously unreasonable". He believes that there is a limited number of organisms in Kanas Lake and it does not have the conditions to support such a huge hucho salmon.
It is reported that Kanas Lake is 24.5 kilometers long, with an average width of 1.9 kilometers, an average water depth of 90 meters, the deepest point of 188.4 meters and a water storage capacity of 4 billion cubic meters. The fish in the lake are Altai Rana, Buthus altissima, viviparous lizard, Thunderbird, common grouse, Hucho (commonly known as Dahongyu), Lepidoptera ocellata, Cod, Arctic Catfish, Siberian Oblique Catfish, etc. Kanas Lake is dominated by tourism, and the cold water is not suitable for a large number of fish farming, so the fish yield is very small.
Scenic response:
"That's the hucho salmon. Besides the lake monsters, there are wild bears and foxes."
Is there a "lake monster" in the lake? If so, what is it?
On May 19, the cover journalist called the Kanas Scenic Area Management Committee in Xinjiang, and a female staff member who claimed to be surnamed Wang said, "That's Hucho."
Regarding the daily management of Kanas Lake and whether it will regularly feed the giant creatures, she responded that in order to prevent the ecological environment balance from being destroyed, the staff of management departments at all levels in Kanas Scenic Area in Xinjiang will not manually feed the creatures in the lake, but will feed the terrestrial wild animals near the scenic area only during the winter hunger and cold period according to the guidance of experts to ensure their survival.
At the same time, Ms. Wang also said that in recent years, in addition to the appearance of "lake monsters", there will also be wild animals such as black bears and foxes in Kanas Lake Scenic Area. However, because there is no fixed law when these creatures appear, the scenic area has not set up relevant observation equipment to record the whereabouts of wild animals.
Kanas Lake is suspected to be a "water monster", and the scenic spot responds. According to Xinjiang News Network, recently, tourists have photographed unknown creatures suspected of being a "water monster" in a curved water area of Kanas Lake in Xinjiang.
The video shows that a huge black shadow swims on the lake, causing large waves.
According to the Elephant News, on the morning of May 19, the staff of Kanas Scenic Spot in Xinjiang told reporters that the scenic spot has not been investigated because of this incident. "That's what tourists send casually. There are no monsters."
It is reported that a bend in Kanas Lake is located in shallow water, and large fish and "unknown aquatic organisms" in the lake will frequently appear in this water area for feeding.
1980, the news of the water monster was published in Guangming Daily, which attracted the attention of people from all walks of life. Since then, tourists have claimed to see the water monster from time to time. This water monster is called Kanas Water Monster.
Later, the China CCTV program "Oriental Time and Space" explained the truth of the "water monster" in Kanas Lake in detail, which was just the shadow of Dahongyu preying.
According to public information, "Kanas" is Mongolian, meaning "beautiful and mysterious lake". Kanas Lake is located in the northern part of Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, starting from Kalemaxus in the north, reaching Heute in the south, Tiewaike in the east and Alguisala in the west.