IPhiramidi Elikhulu Elimhlophe laseXian: Kungani iChina igcina imipiramidi yayo iyimfihlo?

Inganekwane emhlophe yePhiramidi yaqala phakathi neMpi Yezwe II, lapho ama-akhawunti ofakazi bokuzibonela, ikakhulukazi avela kumshayeli wendiza uJames Gaussman, ekhuluma ngokuvela komkhulu “Iphiramidi Emhlophe” eduze kwedolobha laseChina iXi'an, ngesikhathi kusendiza phakathi kweChina neNdiya ngonyaka we-1945, kukholakala ukuthi wabona iphiramidi eneligugu elimhlophe.

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Isithombe se "White Pyramid" esithathwe nguJames Gaussman. © Isikweletu Sezithombe: Isizinda Somphakathi

Akukona nje kuphela ukuthi lesi sakhiwo esimangalisayo bekufanele sibe yiphiramidi enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, kodwa futhi kwathiwa sizungezwe inqwaba yamaphiramidi amancane, amanye akhuphuka acishe afane ngokulingana.

UWalter Hain, umbhali nomlobi wesayensi bachaza umbono wokuqala kaGaussman wepiramidi emakhasini akhe asekhaya. UJames Gaussman ubebuyela e-Assam, eNdiya, ngemuva kokundizisa i 'IBurma Hump,' eyathutha izimpahla zisuka eNdiya zaya eChungking, eChina, lapho ubunzima bezinjini bumenza ehle isikhashana endaweni ephakeme ngenhla kweChina.

“Ngigcine imali ebhange ngenhloso yokugwema intaba, sagcina sesingena esigodini esiyisicaba. Umbhoshongo omkhulu omhlophe wama ngqo ngezansi. Kubonakale kuyinto evela enganekwaneni. Yayivalelwe ngegobolondo elimhlophe elikhazimulayo. Lokhu kungenzeka ukuthi kwakwenziwe ngensimbi noma uhlobo lwetshe. Ezinhlangothini zombili, wawumhlophe qwa.

Itshe eliyinhloko lalimangalisa; kwakuyisinqamu esikhulu sezinto ezinjengetshe okungenzeka ukuthi kwakuyi-crystal. Besingeke sihlale phansi, noma ngabe besifuna kabi kangakanani. Simangazwe ubukhulu bento leyo. ”

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Iphiramidi eduzane naseCity Xian, ku-34.22 North nase-108.41 East. © Isikweletu Sezithombe: Isizinda Somphakathi

I-New York Times yaluthatha lolu daba futhi lashicilela udaba mayelana nalo mbhoshongo ngo-Mashi 28, 1947. UColonel Maurice Sheahan, umqondisi weTrans World Airlines 'Far Eastern division, washo enkulumweni yakhe ukuthi wabona umbhoshongo omkhulu ngamamayela angama-40 eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye Xian. Iphephandaba elifanayo lishicilele isithombe ezinsukwini ezimbili kulandela lo mbiko, ogcine unikezwe uGaussman.

Izithombe zalo mbhoshongo omkhulu ayewudubulile ngeke ziphinde zikhishwe eminye iminyaka engu-45. Ngisho nombiko wakhe uzohlala ungcwatshwe kwizinqolobane zeSecret Service zamasosha aseMelika kuze kube yileso sikhathi. Abaphenyi nabahloli bamazwe abaningi bazamile ukuthola iPhiramidi Elimhlophe laseXi'an, kepha akekho noyedwa ophumelele.

Abanye bathi iPhiramidi Elimhlophe lingafihlwa phakathi kwezintaba eziphakeme nezigodi ezijulile zezintaba iQin Ling.

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Uhulumeni utshale izihlahla kuzo ukuze azifihle nazo. Ngemuva kokuphika ngqo ubukhona babo. © Isikweletu Sezithombe: Isizinda Somphakathi

Uhulumeni waseChina wakhetha cishe imibhoshongo engama-400 enyakatho neXi'an ngo-2000, kepha iPhiramidi Elimhlophe alizange lifakwe. Amanye amasayithi amaningi ambiwa, kwembula ama-mausoleum abunjwe njengamaphiramidi aseMesoamerican, ahlukahluka kumaphiramidi aseGibhithe ngoba abambekile futhi ahlanganiswe nezimbali.

Amalungu asendulo esigaba sasebukhosini eChina angcwatshwa kulezi ziduli zokungcwaba, lapho babehlela khona ukulala ngokuthula ingunaphakade. Iningi lamaphiramidi kunzima kakhulu ukuwabona, njengoba lifihlwe amagquma aluhlaza namagquma, kanye notshani obude nezihlahla. Zimbalwa kuphela izakhiwo esezenziwe ukuthi zitholakale kubavakashi.

Uhulumeni waseChina unikeze izizathu ezilula zokuthi kungani kungekho muntu ovunyelwe ukungena, ikakhulukazi ukuthi abavubukuli abanentshiseko nezivakashi bangalimaza izinsalela.

Izikhulu zikholelwa ukuthi zilinde ubuchwepheshe bokuthuthuka ngokwanele ukumba ngokugcwele amaphiramidi nokuqukethwe kwawo okuyigugu. Ngemuva kwakho konke, eminye imipiramidi kucatshangwa ukuthi indala njengeminyaka eyi-8,000.

Abantu baseNtshonalanga baye baqagela kaningi ngenjongo namandla emibhoshongo, kanye nokubaluleka kwawo kwezinkanyezi. Ngokusho I-Noopept isitoko kubafundi, “Izindawo eziyinhloko zaseNyakatho, eNingizimu, eMpumalanga naseNtshonalanga zonke zazibalulekile emakhosini athile.” Ukwenza ulayini ethuneni lakho ne-eksisi yomhlaba bekungubufakazi bokuthi ubusengowokuqala. ”

Umbono wozungu ojwayeleke kakhulu ufaka phakathi izidalwa zasemkhathini, okuthiwa ngabakhi bangempela. Ngabe kungenzeka yini ukuthi imibono ka-Erich von Däniken kanye neminye yasendulo ye-astronaut ingasebenza nasemipiramidi yaseChina? Nomaphi lapho kufihlwa khona, kuvela imibono eyakha uzungu.