Since Pengam's disappearance in 1980, the mystery of his disappearance has been widely spread.
So why did this well-known scientist have a crush on Lop Nur ? Does Lop Nur have any mysterious powers? And what about the so-called Pengam in the United States?
Starting from the facts, Xiaobian will try to restore the before and after of Pengjiamu's investigation of the Lop Nur incident, explore the possible reasons for Pengjiamu's disappearance, and the reasons why Pengjiamu's disappearance has attracted much attention.
In fact, the truth of everything in the world depends on the purpose for which the truth is demanded, and the disappearance of Peng Jiamu is no exception.
Different people interpret this event differently, of course, the conclusions are different, what we can do is to fake the truth and restore the truth of the mystery.
Retrograde search for water, lost in Lop Nur
On May 8, 1980, Peng Jiamu, then vice president of the Xinjiang Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led a scientific expedition team of 11 people to embark on the first journey of New China through the core area of Lop Nur and became the last scientific expedition journey of Peng Jiamu's life.
This time, the scientific expedition route was first from the base camp south to Loulan, then from Loulan to the east through Lop Nur to Milan, and finally north back to Urumqi.
Due to the careful planning before the departure and the tireless efforts of the people, the original two-month scientific expedition took less than a month to complete, arrived in Milan ahead of schedule, and achieved the feat of crossing the 450-kilometer basin of Lop Nur Lake basin for the first time in modern Chinese history.
At this time, everyone had forgotten the arduous trek of a month, and while celebrating the success, they fantasized about returning to Urumqi as soon as possible to reunite with their families.
Just when everyone was excited, Pengam proposed a decision that puzzled everyone, and he was ready to turn around and return to Lop Nur to open a new scientific expedition route, continue eastward, cross Lop Nur and finally reach Dunhuang.
This plan was immediately opposed by all, for the simple reason that, first, the scheduled expedition had been completed; secondly, and most importantly, the supplies carried by the expedition could not withstand the toss, especially drinking water.
However, Pengam was convinced that Kumukuduk had a water source, and after several days of deliberations, on June 11, the expedition team agreed to Pengam's proposal in a way that the majority obeyed the minority, and set off again for Kumukuduk.
This time, however, Lady Luck did not seem to take care of them, and the harsh weather and natural environment made it difficult for them.
On June 17, after some twists and turns, they finally reached Kumukuduk, but the supplies were almost exhausted, the water source was never found, and it was almost impossible to continue.
After some deliberation, Pengam finally agreed to request material assistance from a nearby military base, and the military district called back to say that it could provide supplies and asked the scientific expedition team to wait in place and deliver them the next day.
At this time, the crowd finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Peng jiamu was gone.
Pengam, who had always been frugal, could not bear the government to spend a lot of money to send supplies, and he still wanted to find water in Kumukuduk to facilitate future scientific expeditions.
"I went east to find the well," according to his companion, who went out alone to find the source of the water and left a note with these words in mind.
The danger of the vast desert was everywhere, and it was too dangerous to go out alone, so the crowd quickly organized to go out to look for it, and as a result, pengam was still missing until the next day when the supplies from the military base arrived.
Immediately, the military helicopter and the scientific expedition team once again searched for Pengjiamu, but to no avail, Pengjiamu seemed to evaporate in the human world.
The news of Peng jiamu's disappearance quickly spread in the country, and rumors spread for a while.
In order to quell the rumors, China has conducted several large-scale carpet searches in Lop Nur but in the end found nothing, and Peng Jiamu's disappearance eventually became a mystery.
Stubborn temperament, tough life
Born in 1925 in Panyu City, Guangdong Province, to a merchant family, Peng Jiamu studied well from an early age and was admitted to national central university with ideal results, and after Peng Jiamu graduated in 1947, he engaged in a number of scientific research work.
In 1956, Peng Jiamu originally had the opportunity to go to the Soviet Union to learn new nuclear magnetic resonance technology, but he gave up this american difference, worked tirelessly, and chose to go to Xinjiang for investigation.
But a year later, the scientist unfortunately suffered from a malignant tumor, which could be said to be a terminal illness in China, where medical technology was not developed at that time, but after organizational arrangements, he was treated in Shanghai for several months, and his condition was gradually controlled.
After being discharged from the hospital, Pengam could not wait to put into work.
In 1964, he first arrived in Lop Nur for an expedition, and a few months later, in October 1964, China's first atomic bomb was successfully tested at Lop Nur.
Later, in 1979 and 1980, Pengam entered Lop Nur twice for investigation.
The legend of Lop Nur and Lou Lan
Lop Nur was one of the largest inland lakes in China in ancient times, and it was recorded in the book "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that Lop Nur was "Youze".
During the Han Dynasty, on the famous Silk Road Loulan, there was an ancient country of Loulan that flourished for a while, but was like a short-lived flower, and it is said that the water source of its people came from Lop Nur .
It is conceivable that Lop Nur was still full of vitality at that time, but it is inconceivable that the ancient country of Loulan disappeared into the long river of history overnight, and Lop Nur gradually became a barren land.
Between 1957 and 1962, it was rumored that Lop Nur had discovered the ruins of Loulan, so people constantly ventured to go treasure hunting, but those who went to find treasure either died or went crazy, and the place became a forbidden place for explorers.
In 1972, the American satellite took a picture of the terrain of Lop Nur and, surprisingly, the shape of Lop Nur was as if it were a human ear, and later Lop Nur had a well-known name - the Ear of the Earth.
Strange fantasies, confusing truths
For pengjiamu's disappearance, countless versions have been derived at home and abroad, and various speculations can be said to be that there is no impossible to do but only unthinkable.
Murder Night
Because Pengam's insistence on opening up a new route almost put the entire expedition team in a desperate situation, the expedition team members were dissatisfied and conspired to kill.
And later in the inquiry of the expedition, everyone seemed to be hiding something, which was suspicious. For this statement, Xiaobian believes that the credibility is not large.
Just imagine, no matter how many difficulties there are, in the end there are military bases to give the bottom, the crowd is not really in a desperate situation, how can they think of murder?
Taking a step back, even if the murder were to be committed, and the consensus was unanimous, the likelihood of an interim resolution and keeping it a secret from disclosure was almost zero.
Pisces rumors
According to legend, archaeologists once excavated a cultural relic in the ancient country of Loulan, called the Pisces Jade Pendant, put a living goldfish in front of it, and even copied another identical goldfish.
Therefore, some people speculated that Peng Jiamu, like Lou Lan Guguo, was brought into an exotic space by the supernatural power of the Pisces Jade Pei.
This kind of whimsical ghost and god chaotic power, Xiaobian will not do too much speech, beyond the scope of human cognition, believe it or not, look at the individual.
True and false Pengam
A man who claimed to be a friend of Pengamu broke the news that he had seen Pengjiamu in a restaurant in the United States.
As a result, people began to speculate that Pengam's disappearance was planned in advance, with the purpose of going to the medically developed United States to cure his terminal illness.
I think this is the most unlikely thing to happen. Throughout Peng Jiamu's life, he bowed to the country for the cause of science, "profiting the life and death of the country, will it be avoided because of misfortune" used on him is not exaggerated, I would like to ask such a big-minded person, how could he betray his country because of illness?
Accidental distress
The powerful black storm of Lop Nur, the countless gas eyes (a deep hole that is easy to fall into), and the dangerous Yadan landform, it should be a matter of minutes to bury a person, and pengam, who traveled alone, is very likely to be buried here.
Although the country has repeatedly carpet searched, it is not easy to find someone in Lop Nur in Nuoda.
In summary, Xiaobian believes that the so-called mystery case may actually be the cruelty of nature that took the life of a great man.
As for the various rumors in society, most of them are fabricated by people who are pregnant with ghosts and fetuses to mislead the public.
Pengam dedicated his life to science and made great contributions to the country, and what we should do is to let this great scientist rest in peace, and may his spirit live forever!