Case file · Cryptid
Shennongjia cadres' wild-man sighting
In May 1976 six local officials driving through the Shennongjia forest in Hubei reported a tall, reddish-haired creature on the road.
1976 CE · 31.74, 110.68 · status: account
The account
Their report reached Beijing and triggered the national yeren hunt the following year.
The sceptical view
Bears, macaques or golden snub-nosed monkeys are the usual explanations; no body has ever been found.