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Spirited Away in the Forbidden Yawata no Yabushirazu

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This forest is not only said to be haunted, but also strictly forbidden for humans to enter. The legends claim that if you dare venture into the haunted Yawata no Yabushirazu, a place for the spirits and the gods, you may never return. 

Just a short 30-minute journey from the bustling heart of Tokyo lies a place that belies its proximity to the metropolis—the eerie bamboo forest of Yawata no Yabushirazu, often simply referred to as Yawata (藪知らず). 

The secluded forest of mostly moso bamboo around 17 or 18 meters wide and long is found close to the modernized and urban landscape of Ichikawa city in the Chiba Prefecture. The city has close to 500 000 people but has managed to preserve this little plot of holy land for a long time. It has been there at least from the Edo period when it was mentioned in travel guides and historical writings and hasn’t changed much in size, however, it is said they had to cut down a fair bit to widen the highway that goes alongside it. 

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Far from a tranquil retreat, Yawata has gained notoriety as one of the most haunted locations in Japan, where stories of mysterious disappearances and sinister occurrences have given rise to an aura of fear and fascination.

Spirited Away to a Forbidden Realm

Unlike the conventional ghost sightings associated with haunted places, Yawata’s legends revolve around a chilling concept—the belief that those who enter this bamboo forest are spirited away, or kamikakushi, never to be seen again. 

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The Yawata no Yabushirazu forest is not very big and without something else, not very easy to get lost in either. The very name became a synonym for mazes and is today another saying or idiom for “to get lost.”

Spirited Away: Directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli, is a renowned Japanese animated fantasy. Released in 2001, the film follows the journey of a young girl named Chihiro, who becomes trapped in a mysterious and magical world while on her way to her new home. As Chihiro navigates this otherworldly realm, she encounters a myriad of fantastical creatures and undergoes profound personal growth.

They believe that Yawata no Yabushirazu is a type of kinsokuchi. This is translated to Tabooed land is a sacred space, normally close to a shrine or other holy and spiritual significant place. It is believed that divine spirits live and are not for people to enter. There are even entire mountains and islands that have become a tabooed land. 

This phenomenon, reminiscent of the famed movie trope of Spirited Away by Studio Ghibli, has woven a tapestry of folklore that has captivated the imagination of locals and paranormal enthusiasts alike.

The Travels of Mito Kōmon into the Yawata

The sinister reputation of Yawata no Yabushirazu has sparked various theories regarding its origins, each more haunting than the last. 

One of the most well known stories is how a Tokugawa Mitsukini (徳川 光圀,) ventured into the forest alone and met up with many monsters or yokais on his way. He was also known as  Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門) and was a daimyo living in the 1600s Edo period. 

It was written about him in a dramatization of his life in the Meiji period about his travels where he was masquerading as a commoner and investigated strange and evil powers in Japan. One of them was Yawata no Yabushirazu, but he managed to escape.

According to the stories, a young woman appeared, or perhaps it was an old man with white hair and said to just overlook it all this one time. Why is unclear. He managed to escape and when he got out he ordered the locals to make it a tabooed land without giving too many details about what had happened inside. 

The Vengeful Ghost of a Samurai

There is also said that the forest is actually the final resting place for a vengeful ghost of a samurai. 

This samurai warlord that supposedly haunts the forest was Taira no Masakado (平 将 門) from the 10th century Heian Japan. He was ruling the area and was the leader of a rebellion against the emperor that ended in a bloodbath. He won and took control of parts of the east in Japan until he too was killed by his cousin, Sadamori in the Battle of Kojima in 940. His cousin took his head to the capital. 

It is said that after his death, Masakado became a vengeful ghost, and people think that he was buried around Yawata no Yabushirazu, or at least his head. Although there is said that the head ended up in Shibasaki fishing village, present day Ōtemachi and is one of Tokyo’s oldest parts. It was said his grave was placed on a hill looking out toward Tokyo Bay. 

Many legends surround this story about his head, even one about his trusted vassal who defended his cut off head until it decomposed and turned to mud. 

Throughout the years the people of Japan spent a lot of respect to his shrine to appease his vengeful spirit, and people believed throughout the Edo period that their fortuned corresponded with how much the paid respect to his shrine, and even today it is well kept, although it is found facing the Imperial Palace in Tokyo’s financial district, not in the forest. 

Other Legends of the Haunted Forest

So old and mysterious is the forest that countless tales and legends come from that it makes it difficult to trace their origin story at times, and for what reason they are being told. 

There is also a story about the sound of weaving emitting from the haunted forest of Yawata no Yabushirazu. People claim that young women come around the neighborhood every night to borrow tools for weaving. The next day the tools are returned, however they are all stained with blood. 

Depending on who you ask, the forest’s malevolent nature is attributed to samurai ghosts seeking vengeance or the whispers of a more scientific explanation involving poisonous gasses permeating the air. Some say that there is a bottomless pit within the forest that gives off poisonous gas or some sort of swamp that is very dangerous. 

Another theory is that Yawata no Yabushirazu is actually a burial ground for the nobles from this place, like a family grave or that the plot was used as Yamato Takeru’s encampment and therefore a place of wonder and godliness. 

The lack of a definitive answer only adds to the mystique surrounding Yawata, leaving its secrets to the realm of speculation and folklore.

A Fence Against the Unknown of Yawata no Yabushirazu

Local residents take the legends of Yawata seriously, and evidence of this lies in the formidable stone fence that surrounds the forest, effectively barring entry to anyone daring to set foot inside. The barrier not only serves as a physical impediment but also symbolizes the collective awareness and caution that the community exercises concerning the mysteries hidden within the bamboo groves.

As stories of Yawata no Yabushirazu persist, the forest stands as a forbidden realm, a place where the line between reality and the supernatural blurs. The tales of those who have ventured into the bamboo thickets and never returned remain both a warning and a testament to the haunting allure of this enigmatic location at the threshold of the ancient and modern world.

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Kinsokuchi | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム 

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八幡の藪知らず – Wikipedia 

八幡の藪知らず | 日本伝承大鑑 

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Haunted Screams from Khairatabad Science College

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Forgotten in Hyderabad city in India there is the remains of the Khairatabad Science College. After several mysterious deaths, the abandoned building is thought to be haunted by the forgotten bodies in the biology lab. 

With a history dating back to the early 1900s, the now closed down Khairatabad Science College has been the site of countless ghostly encounters and spooky legends. The building is now abandoned and can be found on the main road close to the Khairatabad flyover. 

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Not much details about its closing remains. What year and exactly why is disputed and often omitted when telling about it. According to legend though, it closed down after a part of the building collapsed and people just got up and left everything. Including the dead bodies in the biology laps that legends say the students did different testings on. 

The Guards that Never Returned

After Khairatabad Science College closed down, the government was afraid of the abandoned building being used by thieves and drug addicts, so they employed two guards to keep them out.

According to the guards, they heard strange sounds coming from the college that no one could explain. There wasn’t supposed to be anyone inside of it, but according to the legends, there was something dark that resided inside of its walls. On one particular day they heard the screams of a baby, sounding like it was in danger and they had to investigate. 

Guarding a haunted building: A haunted abandoned school can’t be the easiest place to patrol as a security guard on night duty. According to one legend about the Khairatabad Science College, some of the guards got to meet the wrath of the spirits supposedly haunting the abandoned college.

One of the guards went on an inspection in the building to investigate the strange sounds coming from the haunted school but never returned. 

When the police got involved, they found the missing guard dead in the building, although the cause of death was never uncovered. Only a look of fear was left in his dead eyes, but what happened with him no one could find out. However, the police started to find more dead bodies over the years. That is when the rumors about if you walked into the building, you wouldn’t get out alive. 

Skeleton and Shouting from Khairatabad Science College

There are also those claiming to have seen walking skeletons when passing by the Khairatabad Science College. In the dark night, their rattling white bones can be seen wandering the grounds. Some claim that it is the spirits of the sinister things that were left inside of the abandoned building.

There are also those claiming to hear shouting coming from within the haunted school as well. Could it be teenagers breaking in as a prank? Or could it really be the ghosts supposedly haunting the premise? Those thinking there are ghost in the building believe that when the college closed down, they were unable to get rid of all of the bodies, and they are now haunting the premise. 

Is Khairatabad Science College really haunted?

Whether the stories are true or not, there is no denying that Khairatabad Science College has a rich history of spooky legends and ghostly encounters that continue to terrify the people walking past the abandoned school at night. The future of the building is as of yet unsure and the spirits can rest in peace it seems for now. So if you dare walk into the building, will you be able to get out as well?

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The Djinns of Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb in Mehrauli

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Djinns are said to haunt the Mehrauli park in Delhi, and around the mysterious mosque and tomb of Jamali Kamali, there are said to be strange hauntings going on. Who are the Djinns said to roam around the Jamali Kamali Mosque, and what do they want?

Tucked away in a quiet corner of the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, the Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb has been shrouded in mystery and intrigue for centuries. The hauntingly beautiful mosque and tomb were built in the 16th century by the Sufi saint Jamali, who was believed to have miraculous powers. 

History of Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb

Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb in Mehrauli, Delhi, is a historic complex that dates back to the 16th century in what has been known as “The City of Djinns”. Delhi is believed to be home to many Djinns, who reside in the city’s ancient buildings, tombs, and ruins. The complex was built by the Sufi saint Jamali in 1528-1529, who was a traveling poet known for his Persian spiritual teachings and miraculous powers in the Lodi Dynasty. 

The City of Djinns: Arches of Jamali Kamali Mosque, Mehrauli, Delhi.// Source: Abhishek Khanna/ Wikimedia

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Jamali or Shaikh Fazlu’llah was a disciple of the famous Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya and is believed to have been a contemporary of Mughal emperor Akbar. 

The complex consists of a mosque, a tomb, and a courtyard, and was built during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

The mosque and tomb are built in the traditional Indo-Islamic architectural style and are adorned with intricate carvings and beautiful calligraphy. The mosque has a central dome and two minarets, while the tomb is a square-shaped structure with a flat roof. The courtyard is surrounded by arched colonnades and is a peaceful oasis in the heart of Mehrauli.

After Jamali died in 1535, he was buried in the tomb. 

Kamali that is buried in the tomb with him was an unknown person. We know he was male because of the symbolic pen box on his grave and that he was one of Jamali’s disciples. Historians are unsure about their relationship and have called Kamali both his brother, wife or companion. Because of how their graves are places, it also implies that they were lovers. 

Legends and Myths Associated with Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb

Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb has been shrouded in mystery and intrigue for centuries. The complex is said to be haunted by the spirits of Jamali and Kamali, who are believed to have supernatural powers. There are many legends and myths associated with the complex, which add to its enigmatic appeal.

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One of the most popular legends associated with Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb is that it was the site of a love affair between Jamali and Kamali, something that the placements of the graves have suggested. 

Haunted Stories of Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb

Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb is said to be one of the most haunted places in Delhi. Many people have reported paranormal activity in the complex, including sightings of ghosts or Djinns.

People have claimed to have seen strange lights and shadows in the tomb and heard something that sounds like an animal growling at them or laughing voices. 

There is also a feeling of someone standing right next to them, or thinking that someone is looking at them behind the pillars, but when going to investigate, there is nothing there. 

Mehrauli Park: By daylight i is a nice and green park to spend time in. When darkness falls however, it is said that Djinns are haunting the park and especially the Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb seen in he background. // Source: Varun Shiv Kapur/Flickr

Perhaps worst is it for those that have felt an unknown force slapping them that leaves tiny hand marks on their faces for days. This is said to happen especially during the night when the park is supposed to be locked and no one is supposed to be there. 

Who is to say who is right, as people claim that what they have heard is real, while others say the stories are just made up. 

A story told through Vice claims that a woman was in the park after dark, when she felt something sinister coming after her. The following six months she woke up 3 in the morning every night and saw a hand on the glass of the ventilator placed above the door to her balcony. 

This experience took a toll on her mental health until she left her job and moved to another city when the episodes stopped. Whether this was because she changed her life or because she managed to shake the djinns off, who is to say?

The Enduring Legacy of Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb

Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb is a fascinating and enigmatic landmark that has captured the imagination of people for centuries. Is it Jamali who is still haunting his own tomb? Could it be Kamali, whose name is just something given to locals as it rhymed with Jamali. What were they really to each other? A teacher and student? Lovers? Today there are more rumors than answers.

While the complex is said to be haunted, it is also a peaceful oasis in the heart of the bustling city and is a popular tourist attraction. But just to be safe, it is said you should get out of the park when you hear the call to evening prayer, The maghrib adhan, before dark, so you don’t bring any djinns with you home. 

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The story of Delhi’s Jamali Kamali mosque and why people think it’s haunted | Times of India Travel 

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The Haunted Qiu Mansion of Shanghai

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The Qiu Mansion in Shanghai is said to be one of the city’s most haunted places. It was owned by the Qiu brothers who mysteriously disappeared and left a haunted house and an unsolved mystery. 

The Qiu Brothers Mansion, also called the Cha House or Cha Gong Guan is an old mansion now restored as a historic building combining both western and chinese style in Shanghai in China. It is in the high end district of Jing’an and was built in a time where Shanghai was a place for people all over the country and world to make money.

Shanghai is known for its diverse cultural elements with a French or British flare to the architecture as well as traditional Chinese. In the early 1900s, it was known as the Athens of China by the Europeans and many tried to make the city their own as they saw the financial importance it played by the coast. 

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By the early 1900s there were a lot of from rags to riches stories, and plenty of people came to the Bund and to Shanghai to try to make a fortune. Some did make good money, although most just kept working away. Even fewer ended up keeping their riches forever.

The Qui Brothers

The Qiu brothers, Qiu Xinshan and Qiu Weiqing began their story as migrant workers in Shanghai that started from nothing and worked their way up. They came from a fishing family on Weishang Lake in Shandong Province, and had to go east in search of a better future.

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The pair made their fortunes selling paint in the early 1900s when the First World War broke out and the Germans couldn’t trade with China anymore, so the Qiu brothers took over the work from a German merchant selling paint and soon started to see their fortune grow.

With the money from the paint selling business, the two brothers took it and built two identical mansions next to one another in the heart of the city in 1913, or even later in the 1920s. 

The brothers became incredibly rich and lived a lavish lifestyle and their ornate Qiu Mansion grounds became home to the brother’s collection of exotic pets that included Burmese tigers, peacocks, and even crocodiles roamed the gardens.

The Missing Mystery

At the height of their fame and notoriety, the Qiu brothers mysteriously disappeared as their paint industry started to decline in the wake of the wars raging. The Qiu Mansions started to decay and their once great gardens withered. The animals disappeared one by one, many just straight up killed to get rid off or eaten.

What really happened could be something quite different though, as it is also said they moved to a smaller apartment, and they rented out the mansion to be used as a school. What happened to them in the end though, seems to be shrouded in shadows though.

Haunted Rumors of the Qiu Mansion

Rumors emerged of strange occurrences such as objects moving by themselves or shadows appearing in the abandoned mansion and eerie noises could be heard in the night. Yet, no one has been able to prove the legends. 

During World War II the mansions were used as a middle school until 2002 and one of the buildings of the Qiu Mansion was demolished in the 1950s. In 2010 they moved the remaining house almost 60 meters down the road and reopened in 2019 as a historic building. 

Just across the street there is a Four Seasons Hotel facing the former Qiu Mansion. From there, many visitors as well as staff have reported hearing and seeing strange animals roaming around the abandoned site. 

Perhaps the weirdest thing happening to the place is the rumors from the workers working all around the hotel. Construction workers from the restoration have sometimes sought hospital treatment for strange bites they believe come from animals, even though no one knows where and how they got injured. 

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The Imperial Haunting at Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel

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Checking into the Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel in Chengde, China? According to legend, this is a haunted hotel, and the ghost in question is none else than the former Empress Dowager Cixi. 

In the mountains to the northeast, three hours from Beijing is the city of Chengde in Hebei province, home to the Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel (承德云山饭店) situated by the Yangtze River and was built as the modern pride of the city to welcome guests. 

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The Hotel has around 220 rooms and is the old imperial resort destination of Chengde and was the first four star hotel in the city meant to cater to foreign tourists as well as locals. The hotel is also known as one of the more haunted hotels in the country.

The Ghost of The Empress Dowager Cixi

Yehe Nara Xingzhen: (29.11 1835 – 15.11 1908), a Chinese noblewoman of the Manchu Yehe Nara clan who controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager. Selected as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor she gave birth to a son, Zaichun, in 1856 and controlled until her death.

The Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel overlooks the Yangtze River and is said to be the haunting grounds of Empress Dowager Cixi (慈禧太后) from the Qing Dynasty, the last empress of China. 

Empress Dowager Cixi governed the country for 47 years until her death in 1861 after working her way from the position as a concubine and was a highly controversial figure, often depicted as a ruthless despot that was a big reason for China’s corruption problem, anarchy and revolution that came in the following years. 

Although in recent years, other perspectives on her have emerged as well as many, this meant that the problems in China at the time were much more deep rooted to blame on just one regent. 

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The Empress is said to watch over her former gardens which the site where Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel is built on used to be a part of. The Empress Dowager Cixi is said to be appearing at the end of the hallway on the 8th floor dressed in the traditional Chinese clothes from the late 1800s. 

For what reason The Empress Dowager Cixi is said to be haunting this exact hotel is uncertain and in no sources found do they state a connection to the place other than the gardens. 

The Man in Western Clothes

The Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel is not a hotel with just one ghost if we are to believe the legend though. The Hotel is also said to be haunted by a man wearing western style clothes who also hangs around on the same floor as well as the ghost of the The Empress Dowager Cixi. 

Whether this particular ghost actually was a western visitor or just wearing the clothes are never really made clear. Although the female ghost both has a name and a history, the ghost of the man is for now nameless and no one knows who it can be. 

Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel: Supposedly one of the more haunted hotels in China. // Source

The Legends of the Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel

The one problem encountered with this story of a haunted hotel though is the lack of Chinese sources for it. Why are they all seemingly just speaking in English? Have the ghosts just been seen by foreign tourists? Did the haunted rumors just happen to be jotted down in English on English sites or are the ghost stories about the former dowagers thinner than the top haunted lists would have it?

The question remains, is there actually a more deep rooted ghost story in The Yun Shan Fan Dian Hotel?

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High Street Ghost House in the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex

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On High Street in Hong Kong there is a haunted house with a long history of housing nurses as well as patients that are now haunting the building known as the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex 

High Street, Hong Kong, is a one way street filled with stories and culture that connects to the Bonham Road and Pok Fu Lam Road in the Sai Ying Pun district, that referred to the military camps as it used to be a place where the British stayed.

The area above High Street was assigned to Europeans only and the Chinese were excluded from living there once upon a time. The street itself used to be called Fourth Street, but since the connotation with bad luck and death in China, the street changed its name to High Street. 

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And the reputation of the street is like the reputation of its former name, haunted and cursed. So take a tour down High Street with us to experience all that this iconic destination has to offer.

As you stroll along High Street, you’ll encounter many sites and monuments of note, such as parks, schools, markets and mansions. One of the buildings is the Sai Ying Pun Complex (西營盤社區綜合大樓). 

The High Street Haunted House

There are some dark mysteries surrounding the streets of High Street in Hong Kong. The Sai Ying Pun Community complex dates back to 1892 when it was built for hosting European nurses working at the Civil Hospital until World War II.

Sai Ying Pun Community Complex

There was a lot to do, as even the bubonic plague ravaged the district in 1894 that wiped out entire streets and some of the ghost stories you hear about it today is from the unfortunate patients that didn’t make it. 

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The Sai Ying Pun Community Complex was also where they reportedly executed people when the Japanese occupied China during World War II. 

After the war the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex was turned into an asylum where the building was for female patients and what most locals know the building for. It was one of its kind back then and known as the mental asylum. This closed its doors in 1961 after the opening of Castle Peak Mental Hospital, but served as a day treatment center until 1971.

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Since then the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex has been known for being one of the most haunted places in Hong Kong and often the building was simply called High Street Ghost House. 

High Street Ghost House

In the 70s, the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex was largely abandoned except for drug addicts from the nearby methadone clinic and teenagers coming to spray graffiti and talk about the ghosts they claimed to see there. There is not really one specific story about the building, but most dates back to its time as the mental hospital.

The ghost stories from the High Street Ghost House also bled through into the urban legends and ghost stories from the metro stations that were built underneath the area as well were stories about the ghost of the mental hospital wandered down to the underground stations.

Today the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex is a protected 9 storey building on the site with the arched verandas. There have been reports about headless ghosts roaming the corridors of the community complex and it is said it’s the spirits of the murdered victims and patients that died there. 

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The Dangerously Haunted Tuen Mun Road

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On the major expressways in Hong Kong, there are rumors that it is ghosts that are causing some of the many car accidents that have happened over the course of the years on the Tuen Mun Road. 

Today Hong Kong is known for being a major urban area with concrete as far as the eye goes, that is including the highways. Tuen Mun Road was one of the first major expressways in Hong Kong that opened in 1978 that proved to be a great challenge for the engineers building it at the time because of the winding coastline and steep terrain along the coast that also makes it more dangerous than a road in a straight line.

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The Tuen Mun Road connects two villages in greater Hong Kong called Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan and is a notoriously congested highway. The almost 20 km long road is described as a ‘Zombie’ Road due to its habit of causing dangerous accidents as well as having a haunted reputation. 

Dangerous Highway with many Accidents

As mentioned, the Tuen Mun Road is known for its heavy traffic jams and frequent road accidents that sometimes end in tragedy. Over the almost 40 years there have been hundreds of accidents and several deaths because of it. One of the most talked about being the bus accident in 2003 that killed 21 people. 

But what is it that makes this particular road more dangerous than others? The road accident on Tuen Mun Road is said to be because of the steep terrain with slopes and sharp turns, but is that all there is to it? 

There are alternative explanations that are based on local legends and are grounded in the supernatural . 

Tuen Mun Road Haunted by Ghosts of Former Drivers

The Tuen Mun Road has been called the zombie road and is known for being a haunted road of the victims from the road accidents. Some even claim that the ghosts are some of the reasons why these accidents, or rather, collisions, happen.

Legend has it that people have been driving and suddenly see something that looks like a human, or at least the specter of it and they have tried to avoid it by steering away. However, the thing in the middle of the road was nothing but a ghost and when swerving in the road they hit the sides of the road or other cars, causing more accidents and in the worst cases, more deaths. 

There are even those that claim that the ghosts that roam along the haunted road have taken control over the vehicle and caused the accidents on purpose.  

Because of this, rumors about ghosts haunting the road started and today the road is known as one of the most haunted roads in the world. 

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The Ghosts Inside of Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense

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Uncover stories of battles and defenses that shaped Hong Kong’s past at the Museum of Coastal Defense. According to the legends, there are also tales of ghosts of the fallen soldiers, and also the ghost of a dismembered woman wearing white. 

Step back in time and explore the enthralling world of coastal defense at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense (香港海防博物館). Discover fascinating stories of powerful battles, ancient defenses, and history’s impact on this remarkable region as you explore this former coastal defense fort. And if we are to believe the legends, a haunted one at that. 

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Overlooking the Lei Yue Mun channel near Shau Kei wan on Hong Kong island’s beautiful coastline, the museum is home to picturesque artifacts and historical treasures from across Hong Kong’s long and varied past. 

Centuries of Defense over the Hong Kong Island

The Museum of Coastal Defense was built around an original fort that the British constructed in 1887. During the Second World War, this fort and others like it helped to protect Hong Kong from potential invasion. 

Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense

The area has been used as a fortress of defense for much longer though, as far back as the Ming Dynasty and they have an exhibition titled “600 years of coastal defense”. 

The same goes for the opium wars when Hong Kong became a British Colony as a result of the First and Second Opium wars.

Perhaps the place is best known from the battle on December 8. in 1941 when Japan attacked Hong Kong Island during the Battle of Hong Kong. After the fall of Kowloon, the British fortified their defense to keep the Japanese forces coming over the Devil’s Peak and crossing over the Lei Yue Mun Channel, although they were eventually overrun and ended up under Japanese occupation throughout the war years.  

Haunted Rumors at Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense

So who is haunting this place? First and foremost people believe it is haunted by soldiers that died in the battles that were fought there over the years. 

The ghost of the soldiers is not the only thing that are said to be haunting the place. There have also been reports about a woman in white that are supposedly haunting the halls of the museum. 

Late at night when the security guards are patrolling the museum they have heard distant screams in the corridors. There is also talk about a woman with long hair, but only half a body around in Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense. 

Visitors are also said to have spotted this ghostly woman wearing all white. 

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The Ghost Children at Mang Gui Kiu Bridge

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After a terrible flooding accident on the Mang Gui Kiu Bridge in Hong Kong, there have been several reports about drivers and passerby seeing ashen faced ghost children waving at them, hoping that someone will finally get them out from the place

In Tsung Tsai Yuen (松仔園) in the Tai Po district in Hong Kong there is a bridge that drivers claim to be haunted. Ever since the 1950s have the Mang Gui Kiu Bridge (猛鬼橋) Nearby there is a monument that can perhaps shed some light at just who it can be haunting this bridge. 

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Tsung Tsai Yuen is still a popular place to have an outdoor picnic because of the beautiful scenery and the long river below. The Mang Gui Kiu Bridge was originally called the Hung Shui Kiu, meaning Bridge of Flooding because of being flooded because of rain frequently. This is what led to the tragedy on that day 1955 when 28 children died. 

The Flooding Accident in 1955

On 28th of August in 1955 there was a group of teachers from the St. James’ Settlement that were driving through with children from the Tai Po Rural Orphanage. The teachers and students were on a week-long trip and were having a final picnic before returning home. 

At 13:30 in the afternoon they got caught in heavy rain and they all ran to take shelter under the Mang Gui Kiu Bridge. But it rained too hard and the bridge was flooded and a sudden landslide washed them away. There were only a few survivors, but it is said that many of them remained as ghosts, haunting the bridge to this day. 

The Ashen Faced Children Ghost by Mang Gui Kiu Bridge

They claim to have seen ashen-faced children waving in the dark at passing cars at night, running over the nearby roads.

There are even some locals that have claimed to have seen their children both holding hands and playing with just air at times, almost like there are some ghostly children there with them.  

Taxi and bus drivers have also said that they have experienced passengers that get into their vehicles only to vanish into thin air as soon as they turn on the engine and lights. 

The Ghost Passenger

One of these stories was aout one of the bus drivers that drove the route passed Mang Gui Kiu Bridge with an empty bus when he saw a woman. She got onboard, but the driver noticed that there was only a crumpled piece of chinese ghost money in the cashbox, not real money for the living. 

He shouted back at the pale woman that had just stepped onto his ride, but when he turned there was no one there. He thought to himself that it had to be a ghost and kept on driving to not offend the spirit and perhaps even help her. 

When approaching the next stop he saw that the signal light was on and he pulled into the stop and opened the door, even though no passengers stepping on or off was in sight. 

Then he suddenly hears a voice saying Thank You. 

The Ghosts of Marching Soldiers

This is not the only haunted tale from this area though. It is said that the nearby village, the Dan Kwai Village was an alleged execution place during the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937-1945, primarily a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. 

It is said that the blood of the executed were washed into the water under the Mang Gui Kiu Bridge, coloring it red. 

Years later it was reported about the sound of soldiers marching from the locals and seeing their ghosts at midnight. 

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The Haunted Lui Seng Chun Building

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When they tried to remodel the historical Lui Seng Chun building in Hong Kong everything went wrong and it was believed the whole process was cursed. After it was abandoned, people passing by kept seeing ghosts haunting the place.

In the 1980s, construction workers were planning to remodel the historical Liu Seng Chun building (雷生春). The building is a striking one amidst all the high risers, and they were planning to demolish it and rebuilt it into something more modern. But according to legend, as they were working, one after one of the construction workers as well as the cleaning staff fell mysteriously ill. 

In addition to the workers feeling something was wrong with their health, there were also things disappearing from the construction site without a trace and fatal accidents happened that people thought something paranormal were behind. 

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All of this caused a sudden halt in the project and the Lui Seng Chun building was abandoned for decades. Was there really something paranormal going on in the historical Lui Seng Chun building?

Lui Seng Chun: The building of how it looked in 2012: Source

Angry Ancestors Because of Demolition Plans

For decades Lui Seng Chun on 119 Lai Chi Kok Road in the Mong Kok area in Hong Kong stood abandoned because people didn’t dare to touch the four storey tong-lau (term for a shop style building in Hong kong) that was built in 1931. No one wanted to repeat the same mistake that happened when they tried it in the 80s.

The legend goes that it was believed that the ancestors of Lei Liang, the original owner of Lui Seng Chun, were angry at the demolition plans and instead kept it as it had always been and preserved it.

Only Ghosts in the Lui Seng Chun Building

But it wasn’t the ghost of Lei Liang that people kept claiming to have seen. When people would start reporting ghostly sightings inside and around Lui Seng Chun it was about ghostly children. 

They reportedly saw children playing something that looked like football and at first it looked innocent and normal. But when they looked closer, they saw the ball they were playing with was actually a decapitated head. 

There were also people that claimed that the lights in the upper floors kept turning on in the middle of the night in the abandoned building and that numerous shadows were seen as they passed by the windows. 

Today the Lui Seng Chun building is a Chinese medicine and healthcare center for the Baptist University that opened in 2012 after finally being restored. It is uncertain if the people around the building are still experiencing the same strange and haunted things that used to be reported about. Perhaps finally,the ancestors of the original owners were pleased with how they restored his building to its former glory?

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