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The Yeren (Chinese: 野人; pinyin: yěrén; literally: "wild-man"), variously referred to as the Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman (Chinese: 神农架野人; pinyin: Shénnóngjiàyěrén; literally: "The Wildman of Shennongjia") or Man-Monkey (Chinese: 人熊; pinyin: Ren Xiong; literally: "Man Bear"), is a legendary creature said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in the remote mountainous forested regions of western Hubei.[1]
Description[edit]
Witnesses typically report the creatures to be covered in reddish colored hair.[2] Some white specimens have also been sighted. Their height is estimated to range from six to eight feet, although some colossal examples allegedly in excess of ten feet tall have been reported. Overall, it is smaller than the American Bigfoot. The yeren is peaceful (unless atacked)
and will generally quietly walk away when encountering people[3] in the Zhejiang province.[4]
In popular culture[edit]
- Wildman of China is Monster in My Pocket #119.
- The Chinese Wild Man shows up in John Carpenter's film Big Trouble in Little China.
- Yerens appear as monsters in Iron Lore Entertainment video game Titan Quest. They can be found in Act III (Orient mission) of the game.
- The Syfy channel's show Destination Truth searched for the Yeren in episode 12 of season 3.
- Animal Planet's show Finding Bigfoot searched for the Yeren in episode 5 of season 4 Kung Fu Bigfoot.
- The Yeren is the main issue in 2014 Russo-Japanese film Yeren-San.
See also[edit]
- List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
- Almas (cryptozoology)
- Barmanou
- Bigfoot
- Chuchunaa
- Bukit Timah Monkey Man
- Orang Mawas
- Orang Pendek
- Pangboche Hand
- Wild man
- Yeti
- Yowie
References[edit]
- ^ Frank Dikötter (1997). The Construction of Racial Identities in China and Japan: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. pp. 30–31. ISBN 1-85065-287-2.
- ^ "The Yeren". monstrous.com. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/leftcoastleaner/yeren.jpg
- ^ Mysteries of the Unexplained. Reader's Digest Press. 1982. p. 164.
- Coleman, Loren & Patrick Huyghe (2006). The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide. pp. 130–31. ISBN 0-380-80263-5.
- Adam Davies (2014). Manbests: A Personal Investigation (Chapter 1). CFZ Press. ISBN 978-1-909488-21-2.
- Jean-Paul Debenat (2015). Asian Wild Man: The Yeti, Yeren & Almasty: Cultural Aspects & Evidence of Reality. Translated by Paul Leblond. Hancock House. ISBN 978-0888397-195.
- Rupert Matthews (2014) [2008]. Sasquatch: North America's Enduring Mystery; Kindle locations 2138–81. Arcturus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78404-107-6.
- Christopher Murphy (2009). Know the Sasquatch/Bigfoot: Sequel and Update to Meet the Sasquatch. Hancock House. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-88839-689-1.
