By Tim Binnall
An intriguing piece of footage from China shows a sizeable serpent-like creature swimming in a lake and some suspect that the mystery animal could be the site's legendary 'monster.' The remarkable video was reportedly captured late last month by a Shanghai resident, identified as Ms Li, who was vacationing at the picturesque Lake Tianchi. During a walk along the shore of the site, which is also known as Heaven Lake, she heard a curious sound coming from the water. "At first, I thought it might be several fish," she later recalled, "but upon closer inspection, it was just one long, silver-colored creature." Taken aback by the peculiar aquatic animal, which she estimated to be around fifty feet in length, Li managed to capture footage of the fast-moving oddity with her cellphone.
Similar to possible lake monster sightings at various locations around the world, the video went viral on social media in China with many wondering if she had spotted the country's version of the Loch Ness Monster. While staff at the site conceded that they could not be certain what exactly she had filmed, they mused that "imagination is quite vivid. We hope there really is an aquatic creature that can satisfy everyone's curiosity, but whether it exists or not is hard to say." Prior to the late-August sighting, the 'Heaven Lake Monster' previously popped up in the news back in October of 2020 when a worker at the Changbai Mountain National Park, which oversees the site, captured footage of an odd anomaly that surfaced on the water.