Major Supernatural Events in Chinese Folk Legends.

Summary

A 2,000-year-old "Water-Guarding Divine Beast" statue, a rhinoceros carved by Li Bing, was discovered in Chengdu during construction in 1973 and later excavated in 2012. Despite local residents' warnings against moving the statue, experts transported it to a museum. In June 2013, Sichuan experienced unprecedented rainfall, causing massive floods that displaced over a million people and resulted in 685 deaths. Many locals believe the disaster was connected to the statue's removal, though experts deny any supernatural correlation. The incident highlights the tension between traditional cultural beliefs and modern scientific understanding.

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