Yeti

Deja Moultrie

Up in the Himalayan Mountains in Asia many have witnessed to see what they called a Yeti. The most commonly known name for Yeti is Bigfoot as most people call this creature. A Yeti is what seem to be abominable snowman. As The National Geographic Channel stated, most people believe that a Yeti is a giant ape-man, and others believe it is a God. With its dark gray like or reddish-brown hair and weighing between 200 and 400 pounds, the Yeti made its first appearance in 1832 by a British explorer B.H. Hodgeson stated by Stewart Green in his article “The Yeti: Legend, Lore, and Climbing Mystery”. B.H. Hodgeson have reported seeing the wild creature, but with it reddish-brown hair he believed that it was an orangutan. Years after the first report of this mysterious creature, others believed that they have encounter this same animal and reported their story also. Stewart Green also mentioned that in 1899 the first recorded footprints of the Yeti have been reported by Laurence Waddell, but being that he wasn’t a full believer in the Yeti stories that everyone was telling him because the never really witnessed the creature with their own eyes, he felt as though the footprints was left by a bear. Which is quite understandable because in Laura Smith-Spark informed us in her article “Has the mystery of the Yeti finally been solved?” the hair follicle that is believed to be from a Yeti genetically proved that a Yeti and bears are related in some way, shape or form. Therefore it wouldn’t be too difficult to get those two species confused. In 1925 as Stewart Green stated, was when the first detail report was made by a Greek photographer name N.A. Tombazi, on a British expedition. It was said that he saw a dark figure in the snow, but couldn’t make out what it was. It walked like a human, but it didn’t wear any clothes. Before he could take a picture, the dark figured disappeared .There isn’t anyone who had full contact of Bigfoot and who have tons of evidence that this creature exist. There are some people that are still trying to get a glimpse of this mysterious creature and there are some people who do not believe that this creature walks on earth. The Yeti is still known to be one of the most popular mythological legend and until someone comes to fully prove that this creature is real it will forever be a myth.

Works cited:
DavidWalker1964.” Roger Patterson Bigfoot Footage”. Youtube.com.Google.24 Nov.2007. Web. 14 Oct. 2015

Green, Stewart. “The Yeti: Legend, Lore, and Climbing Mystery”. Climbling.about.com. About.com.2015. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.

“Abominable Snowman”.natgeotv.com.National Geographic Channel.2014. Web. 14 Oct. 2015
Smith-Spark, Laura. “Has the mystery of the Yeti finally been solved?” .Cnn.com.Cable News Network.17 Oct. 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.


Five Tags: Yeti, Snowman, Asia, Big Foot, Himalayan Mountains

Pod Houses in San Zhi

Author: Jackson Jones

 Map of Taiwan. The tip all the way north is the location of the pod houses.

Along the north coast of Taiwan, between Tamsui and Keelung in the San Zhi   district of Taiwan, lie fascinating pod houses. The pod houses are brightly colored and possess a strong resemblance to UFOs. Many of San Zhi’s local residents avoid the pod houses due to a lingering suspicion of paranormal activities. Prior to the rumors, photographers because of their unique characteristics often visited the homes. The pod houses were designed in such a way to allow the builder to continuously expand vertically. Originally, the homes were built with the purpose of providing the wealthy with an appropriate neighborhood for a weekend retreat. (Turnbull) However, these plans were cut short when construction suddenly ceased and the site was abandoned. This unexpected event sparked rumors of the area being haunted. The belief of ghostly event occurring in San Zhi was so powerful and overwhelming to the natives, the Taipei County Government's wanted the area destroyed. However, due to the Taipei County Government’s lack of ownership to the land, the desired actions could not be taken. 

Taiwan Pod Houses by yeowatzup

Chuang’s article in the Taipei Time provides evidence from first-hand encounters with the pod houses. In the article Lin states, “The site is definitely not haunted,” in which she references to the rumors of ghost sightings and high numbers of traffic accidents on the nearby highway. Also, rumors have swirled that over 20,000 skeletons were found when construction first began. The true reason behind the construction’s halt lies in financial issues. The construction had supposedly resumed; however, the site is still unpleasing to look at. In Chuang’s article, Lin states Hung Kuo, who runs Taipei's Hilton Hotel, is interesting in finishing construction. Hung Kuo plans to do so by finishing the buildings, and adding other aesthetical attributes around the UFOs; ultimately, making the site a tourist attraction. His plan is to make San Zhi a location where people will flock to in hopes to admire the strange houses. (Chuang)

Contrarily, many others believe the San Zhi site is possessed because a large number of deaths occurred while construction was still in progress. Many of the deaths followed the construction workers moving a dragon. Very little information is publicly available regarding the pod houses; it is believed that the government is attempting to hide the activity occurring on site. If you have the desire to see for yourself if the site is really haunted or not, take a weekend trip to Taiwan and then make your decision.

Works Cited:

Chuang, Jimmy. "FEATURE: Taipei County Looks to Rebuild Site of Weird UFO Houses." Taipei Times. N.p., 29 Jan. 2009. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.

yeowatzup. “Sanzhi.” Photograph. Justin Delany. Gadling. Aol Travel, 27 April 2011. Web. 23 October 2012.

"San Zhi." San Zhi. StatmyWeb., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.

"Sometimes Interesting." Abandoned Resort: Sanzhi, Taiwan. N.p., 11 July 2011. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.

“Taiwan.” Photograph. Haunted. WordPress. 10 October 2012. Web. 23 October 2012

Tom. "Urban Ghosts." 7 Eerie Abandoned Resorts and Holiday Destinations. N.p., 25 Aug. 2011. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.

Turnbull, Alex. "Google Sightseeing." The Mysterious Abandoned Pod City of San Zhi. WordPress, 4 Jan. 2008. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. 

Links for further research:

Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpPKXr9sp_0

A video of all the pod houses in San Zhi, and gives you what they think they could look like if they were in outer space.

Luxury Home Decorating

http://luxuryhomedecorating.com/modern-and-beautiful-exterior-design-by-san-zhi-taiwan-a-futuristic-resort/

Information and pictures about the exterior design of the pod houses.

CrassTalk

http://crasstalk.com/2011/12/five-interesting-abandoned-places-3/

Information on the abandoned pod houses, and other abandoned places.