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Chinese Dwarfs Village by shoczy(m): 5:22pm On Jul 17, 2015 |
Villages in general are not strange. Villages in China are also not
strange. There are many remote ones in this country, but one
stands out from the others. Scientists and experts are extremely
interested in the inhabitants of Yangsi, situated in the Sichuan
Province. The reason? Not only are there only 80 residents in the
village, but almost half of them are dwarfs.
Rumor has it, according to those who live in Yangsi, that a
mysterious disease befell the little village more than 60 years ago.
Young children between the ages of five and seven were most
affected, and the disease caused them to simply stop growing.
Experts now know that stunted growth is only likely to appear in 1
in 20,000 people, so what happened in Yangsi is something very
much out of the ordinary. Especially considering that historic
sightings of the dwarfs claim that several hundred of them were
residing in the Sichuan region at one point .
As if the mystery affliction wasn’t bad enough, some of the children
struck by it started suffering from a variety of disabilities. As adults,
some of the afflicted gave birth to children who also only grew to
around 1 meter (3 ft) in height.
The Chinese government has never allowed visitors to the village,
inevitably opening up the story to a host of urban legends. It has
been said that the citizens felt dark forces had invaded their homes
and started believing that they were cursed due to their ancestors’
anger over improper burials. Others apparently believe a turtle to be
the source of the problem. Some of the villages cooked and ate a
black turtle and, soon after, the strange disease hit Yangsi.
After all this time, however, it seems that the residents are growing
out of the disease. The younger generation has seemingly been
spared.
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