Unsolved:Pisces Jade Pendant
The Pisces Jade Pendant is an urban legend within mainland China that attributes supernatural powers to a Pisces Jade Pendant found in the boundaries of the Lop Nur desert. It is often acknowledged as a meme by many users of the Chinese internet.
Foundation
The myth is believed to have originated within the Tianya forums in 2009.[1] It has several versions, but its origins lie within the mysterious disappearance of the Chinese scientist Peng Jiamu during the cold war era.[2] The cold war era would see the testing of nuclear weapons by China over in the region, without disapproval from the Soviet Union.[3] The pendant has been usually accepted as having the ability to interfere through space and time. A few versions of the myth involve time travel, but many of them revolve around the pendants supposed ability to replicate objects.[4] The myth also inculcates the discovery of "Sand people" in the Xinjiang region during the era.[5] Some interpretations of the myth believe that it had also been connected to disappearance of the "lost" Loulan kingdom.[6]
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".[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
In culture
The myth has become very popular, as due to its inclusion of various themes, having multiple adaptations despite its humble BBS origin.[10] The film The Mystery of Death, had adapted itself off of the legend from a web novel. It has been adapted into various films[11][12] and web novels on platforms like Weibo.[13]
See also
- Peng Jiamu
- List of Chinese cultural relics forbidden to be exhibited abroad
References
- ↑ "Review: Double (2020) | Sino-Cinema 《神州电影》" (in en-GB). 2020-09-06. https://sino-cinema.com/2020/09/06/review-double-2020/.
- ↑ "Deciphering the Mystery of the Disappearance of Pisces Jade Pei and Peng Jiamu" (in en). 2021-12-13. http://www.laitimes.com/en/article/191ua_1ac48.html.
- ↑ "罗布泊双鱼玉佩事件真相大白！罗布泊双鱼玉佩_西陆网". http://lishi.xilu.com/20170726/1000010001000713_3.html.
- ↑ "Why Lop Nur is called the forbidden area of life, there are so many legends" (in en). 2022-05-12. http://www.laitimes.com/en/article/3nqxc_44fxn.html.
- ↑ "沙民（沙民事件与双鱼玉佩） - 历史迷". http://www.lishiqiwen.com/article/42229.html.
- ↑ "Lou Lan Ancient Kingdom? Pisces Jade Pendant? The truth about Pengam's disappearance" (in en). 2022-04-29. http://www.laitimes.com/en/article/3mgvp_435w8.html.
- ↑ "From Pisces Jade Pendant to Xinjiang Replicant - House blessing circle". https://zhaifuquan.com/?id=98.
- ↑ Dark Chronicles (2025-08-29). China’s Banned Experiment:Jade That Copies Humans Gone Wrong. Retrieved 2025-12-20 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "提到雙魚玉佩，我們就不得不捋捋這件事的前世今生" (in zh-tw). https://kknews.cc/culture/x6baz49.html.
- ↑ "- YouTube". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XKUIABVGXc.
- ↑ The Mystery of Jade (2024). Retrieved 2025-12-20 – via letterboxd.com.
- ↑ 死亡之谜 (in 中文（中国大陆）). Retrieved 2025-12-20 – via movie.douban.com.
- ↑ "Are there any novels with the theme of the Pisces Jade Pendant? - WebNovel". https://www.webnovel.com/ask/q332931701148700.
 |  |
