Case file · Cryptid

Yingkou 'dragon' carcass

In August 1934 the Shengjing Times reported a dead dragon on the riverbank near Yingkou, Liaoning, and printed a photo of the skeleton; crowds came by train.

1934 CE · 40.67, 122.23 · status: explained

The sceptical view

Experts identified the bones as those of a baleen whale; the remains were later lost.

Sources

  1. The World of Chinese: China's dragon sightings
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