Yeren
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In Chinese folklore, the Yeren (Chinese: 野人; pinyin: yěrén; lit. 'wild-man'), variously referred to as the Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman[1][2] (Chinese: 神农架野人; pinyin: Shénnóngjiàyěrén; lit. 'The Wildman of Shennongjia') or Man-Monkey (Chinese: 人熊; pinyin: Ren Xiong; lit. 'Man Bear'), is a legendary creature said to reside in the remote mountainous forested regions of western Hubei.[3][4]
The creature is often called the “Chinese Bigfoot” or “Chinese Yeti”.
In popular culture
- Wildman of China is Monster in My Pocket #119.
- The Chinese Wild Man shows up in John Carpenter's film Big Trouble in Little China.
- Yerens appear as monsters in the Iron Lore Entertainment video game Titan Quest. They can be found in Act III (Orient mission) of the game.
- Syfy's show Destination Truth searched for the Yeren in episode 12 of season 3.
- Animal Planet's show Finding Bigfoot searched for the Yeren in episode 5 of season 4 "Kung Fu Bigfoot".
- Lila from Cartoon Network animated series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee is a Yeren.
References
- ^ Zhou, Guoxing. "FIFTY YEARS OF TRACKING THE CHINESE WILDMAN" (PDF). Idaho State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Byron, Katy (October 10, 2010). "Chinese researchers to relaunch 'Bigfoot' search - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Frank Dikötter (1997). The Construction of Racial Identities in China and Japan: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. pp. 30–31. ISBN 1-85065-287-2.
- ^ Wren, Christopher (June 5, 1984). "ON THE TRAIL OF THE 'WILD MAN' OF CHINA". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
