HAUNTED PLACES IN CHINA

1)YUN SHAN DIAN HOTEL: Located in Chengde, a small city in the mountains northeast of Beijing, this hotel is haunted by a man wearing western-style clothing, accompanied by a woman in ancient Chinese dress. The couple haunts the area at the end of the hallway on the 8th floor.

2)THE FORBIDDEN CITY: In the Imperial palace that was the center of power in China for over 600 years, Spectres of Imperial concubines & ghostly eunuchs roam the through it’s many rooms and halls, just like they did in life. It was the Imperial Palace for over 600 years, stretching from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It was home to the country’s most powerful imperial families and their retinue of slaves and concubines. Not surprisingly, there was betrayal and palace intrigue everywhere. Servants and officials literally stabbed each other in the back in attempt to eliminate political opponents in the ranks. Consequently, it should come as no surprise that the Forbidden City is lousy with miserably earthbound spirits. Ghostly music has been heard playing at night and groups of ghostly women in waiting and eunuchs have been seen walking through the corridors by only to disappear around the corner.  One spine chilling tale was of a guard, a soldier named Fat Fu who served as a Forbidden City guard in the mid-1990s being bothered by a strange woman with long hair and a black gown. Finally, he, along wth another guard started chasing her, yelling at her, but she ran away.  Assuming that she was a thief, they chased the woman for some distance, cornering her in a room and locking a door behind them. They then ordered her to turn around. When she did the men screamed in horror because she had NO FACE!!—she was a ghost.

For six centuries, the Forbidden City served as the Chinese imperial palace. Which means it was home for the royal family, along with all their advisors, attendants and concubines. Throughout the centuries numerous murders of power and passion have occurred within  the palace’s walls. Visitors often see ghosts of eunuchs and brides-in-waiting walking the halls.

3) THE BURMA INN: Many years ago, a guest staying at this Beijing hotel died after being poisoned by the head chef. Guilt stricken, the chef committed suicide by stabbing himself to death…what a way to go. The vengeful murder victim’s spirit haunts the hotel in a perpetual search for the murderous chef.

4)  HUGUAN OPERA HOUSE: The place was originally built in 1807 to serve as a home for the poor but incredibly, it built over an ancient graveyard! Now, though it serves as an opera house and museum, it’s, not surprisingly, is VERY haunted. Guests commonly hear sounds of human shouting but see no one.

5) THE GREAT WALL: The most enigmatic symbol of China, The Great Wall that spans more than 5000 miles was built in sections, beginning around 7th century BC. The wall stretches for more than 5,000 miles and was built to protect the Chinese Empire from invasion by hostile nomadic groups. Some sections were constructed as early as the 7th century BC. Approximately 1 MILLION, (with an “m”), soldiers are estimated to have died constructing the wall and countless people  have reported witnessing spirits walking the wall or hearing marching footsteps made by invisible people. Many of these ghost stories center on “The Wild Wall”, the segment just north of Beijing. Several hikers have died along this portion of the wall recently. “Those deaths were chalked up to fatal falls and lightning strikes, but not everyone believes the reports,” states the website of the American TV show, Destination Truth, which traveled to China to sleuth out the mystery. The show reported that at the spot where the deaths occurred, villagers regularly have encounters with long-dead soldiers. The show’s host, Josh, saw “cat-like movement in the distance”,
along with a crashing noise, the smell of fire and a strange animal calling. Josh stopped in his tracks, reads the show’s website, “feeling  someone — or something— is messing around with video equipment in his backpack. Nobody is near him.”