Hello and welcome back to the Most Amazing Channel on the internet - I am your host,
Rebecca Felgate and today we are talking about the Top 10 Shanghai Urban Legends.
Shanghai is the biggest city in China, home to over 24 million people… and with hundreds
of years of history, there are plenty of myths and legends to be found within
the city walls.
10 The Dragon Pillar Not that you necessarily would, but if you
have ever ventured beneath the Yan’an Elevated Highway, there are a number of pillars holding
the road up.
All of the pillars look the same except for the ninth one.
While all the other pillars make up the concrete jungle, the Ninth pillar is adorned with lots
of gold, glittering dragons.
Why?
Well this is the centre of a particularly popular urban legend.
It seems that while the highway was being constructed in 1995 everything was going well
until excavation started by what was to be the 9th pillar.
Things started going wrong…really wrong…so wrong that engineers decided to summon a priest
who soon let them know that a dragon was sleeping beneath the pillar and had been disturbed
by the construction.
It seems that the dragon watched over the city and upsetting it would mean terrible
things for Shanghai.
The priest advised making a noble gesture for the dragon… so it was decided that the
pillar would be a shrine to the Dragon – allowing it to be recognised, which was enough to send
it back to sleep.
If this is true…what happens if it wakes up one day?!
Yikes!
Rolling in to number 9, we have Caobao Road Station
Uh oh, ladies and gents we have a haunted train station….
And this one be ACTIVE.
It seems that the Caobao road underground, which sits along line one, is deeply haunted.
Not only do trains mysteriously break down, there have been nine deaths under mysterious
circumstances and a slew of suicides.
One of the weirdest instances was a member of the public who appeared to have been pushed
from the platform by an invisible hand.
It seems one woman who killed herself has been frequently spotted after her death sitting
on a platform seat.
Another woman’s laugh can reportedly be heard late at night.
Some say the spirits come from a nearby mortuary, others say it is the site of the station itself.
8 The Legend of the Paramount In the 1930s and 40s, the Shanghai Landmark,
The Paramount was the vibiest place to be in the city.
The venue was run by notorious crime boss, Huang Jinrong, who allowed drug dealers to
enter his establishment, and he frequently peddled prostitutes and escorts to the high
powered business people that came to his venue.
The clientele was exclusive – it is said Charlie Chaplain came to dance in the ballroom
there.
One night, a Japanese officer wanted to buy a dance from a woman, Chen Manli was her name.
She was new to the club and was defiant.
She did not want to dance with this officer.
It is said that he was furious and decided to shoot her right there and then on the dancefloor.
As she bled out, her soul seeped into the floor.
Many say she still haunts the fourth floor of the building in the former ballroom, where
she can be seen swaying slowly by herself.
7 The Lizards Made Him Do It There is a very haunted house in Shanghai
– the Qui Mansion.
The mansion has a dark past wherein two of its owners, who kept exotic animals, mysteriously
went missing.
After their disappearance, it seems that the home stood abandoned for years as people were
too scared to venture in – often people would claim to have seen the ghosts of animals
haunting the building.
In 2009 the building was set to be knocked down to make way for a high rise apartment
building.
It seems that workers from the demolition site angered the animal spirits.
One worker on the site attacked his manager with a hammer and when asked by authorities
to explain his actions, it seems he said that the Lizards made him do it.
One woman, Ms. Ye, who lives near the construction site , claimed she saw a dragon crawling up
the arm of a construction crane.
Another scary mansion up next at number 6 The Diving Board
The Wukang Mansion has been given the unfortunate nickname of The Diving Board – why?
Well because it is a very popular suicide spot in Shanghai and nobody really knows why.
The building was constructed in 1924 and has been home to many members of high society,
including celebrities.
One celebrity who killed herself in the building was Shagguan Yinzhu.
She was denounced by the Chinese government and her films were trashed.
She killed herself and is perhaps the most famous ghost to haunt the building, despite
being among good company.
It is said that the actresses perfume can still be whiffed along the halls, and some
say her ghost re-enacts her death by falling from the window.
5 - The Flowerbed It seems that the Shanghai University Flowerbed
happens to be the spot that thousands upon thousands of Jiading people were executed
by Manchurian killers in 1644 during the Qing Dynasty.
It is said that the spirits of the dead haunt the University Library, especially the area
around the flowerbed, which is said to feel deathly cold even on hot summer days.
4 Disneyland Vs China Disneyland Shanghai opened up in 2016 but
its opening has not been smooth by any means.
You will see articles online like “Why do Shanghai Disneyland Guests go Poo Poo in Public
areas” – others say that the location has been trashed by tourists.
Local legend has it that there is a lot of resentment from local people at Disney opening
up, with many thinking it spreads too many American Values.
As a result, or so some say, the people of China want to bring shame on it.
3 The Goddess of Plaza 66 It wasn’t just the construction of the Yan’an
highway that caused issues, it seems that the city’s exclusive Plaza 66 angered an
ancient sleeping goddess who caused a number of construction issues for the build.
The goddess was only discovered when a Feng Shui master tried to find out what was going
on.
It seems the goddess was satisfied with a new building design that incorporated a giant
incense stick burned in her honor.
It seems she is less sleepy than the dragon, though…she is thought to be the mischievous
driving force behind a number of visitors getting lost in the building.
2 - The Tea Waitress There is a very gloomy looking building in
Shanghai near Nanjing Lu that was once said to be a luxury hotel in the 80s.
The legend goes that one day, a young girl was working at the hotel as a waitress when
she made a mistake on the job and spilled some tea on a customer.
Tea is a pretty big deal In China and in a fancy hotel it is important to be served right.
The poor young girl was on the receiving end of a slew of abuse from her boss who thought
she had shown up the establishment.
He locked her in a room of the hotel as a punishment.
Sadly a huge fire swept through the property that same day.
The guests and staff managed to safely evacuate, except for the waitress who was locked up.
She died in the building after being horribly burned.
Local residents say that the waitress can be seen looking out of the windows of the
building and that the property has never been torn down because of the scary aurora she
has left over the place, with most construction workers fleeing after just hours at the spot.
1 That Baby Eaters China, it seems, has a strange relationship
with cannibalism.
In January 2003, an artists exhibition in shanghai caused outrage and furore when it
screened a documentary if the artist Zu Hu biting into the body of a stillborn baby.
When Hu spoke to the press, she said "No religion forbids cannibalism.
Nor can I find any law which prevents us from eating people.
I took advantage of the space between morality and the law and based my work on it."
It seems that a lot if dark out was coming from china and many people wondered why.
Maybe it is because the artist isn’t alone in the eating of baby flesh – China seems
to have a black-market for buying foetuses as it is believed that eating them is good
for stamina and sexual health, with shanghai hospitals providing more on the black market
than any other.
So guys that was the Top 10 Scary Shanghai Urban Legends – which did you think was
the scariest – let me know in the comments section down below.
Comments from a previous video – Scary British Superstitions
Spongebob Squarepants is claiming the Ravens of the Tower of London stole his tea.
Jack Taylor Brown was giving us a round of Dolly as they wrote: Jolene, Jolele, Jolene,
Jplene, I’m begging of you please don’t take my man.
Brandy Rose said: Wow Rebecca, many of these really rang true with me and I learned a few
new ones.
Mom's family is Irish and father's is Welsh.
Throwing spilled salt over the shoulder, horseshoe direction, no opening umbrella indoors...also
shuddering is a sign that someone walked over your grave, putting an itchy hand in a pocket
means you'll soon receive money, your ears burning means someone is talking about you,
and of course covering all the mirrors in the house when someone dies so their soul
doesn't become forever trapped in one.
We are so weird.
Great video as always, thank you!
Cryovizard said : In Germany you cant wish someone a happy birthday before their birthday.
Oooh I like that…
I love learning about other cultures traditions!
Should we do more superstition videos for other countries… or are you still enjoying
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