Pisces Jade Pendant
A Chinese internet meme about a supernatural jade pendant.
The Pisces Jade Pendant is a Chinese internet meme and urban legend about a supernatural pendant found in the Lop Nur desert. The story claims the pendant can replicate objects or enable time travel, and is linked to the disappearance of scientist Peng Jiamu during the Cold War era.
Quick Facts
- Origin platform
- Tianya forums
- Origin year
- 2009
- Associated figure
- Peng Jiamu
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Associated historical period
- Cold War era
Facts from the source article.
Foundation
The Pisces Jade Pendant myth first appeared on the Tianya forums in 2009. It centers on the disappearance of biologist Peng Jiamu during the Cold War, when China tested nuclear weapons in the region with Soviet approval. The pendant is said to warp space and time, with some versions involving time travel and others focusing on its ability to copy objects. The story also includes the discovery of "Sand people" in Xinjiang, who were found ill with toxins and plants inside them. These people sold artifacts, and the government sent Peng to investigate after the Cultural Revolution. Nuclear tests were allegedly used to remove unwanted populations. Peng supposedly found the pendant, named for its two fish replicas, and used it to replicate himself, traveling back to the Han dynasty as Wang Mang. The myth has inspired films and web novels on platforms like Weibo.
The legend
The legend revolves around the sand people in Xinjiang, who were found mentally ill with toxins and plants inside their body. The sand people were stated to have been in large numbers, and had been selling items "artifacts". The government was said to have recruited Peng Jiamu, who had been a renowned biologist to investigate the region after the cultural revolution. Nuclear testing with in the region during the period had been said to have been conducted to remove the undesired people. The pisces jade pendant was said to have been found during Pen's expedition, and was said to be named so because of it having replicated two fishes. It is said that Peng had replicated himself and went back to the Han dynasty period as Wang Mang, as he had passed similar reforms to the PRC.
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