Executions of well-known convicts, with a list that includes a Ming emperor, a foreign dignitary, and those involved in the Boxer Rebellion, were open for public viewing. Those convicted of treason or serious crimes against their family were brought here to be tortured and executed by lingchi – known as death by a thousand cuts. Image credit University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: Wr-s126.Ĭrossing the busy intersection of Xuanwumen Outer Street and Luomashi Street in western Beijing, you may not be aware of the bloody history of this Qing Dynasty execution grounds. In the dead of the night, it has been said that headless poltergeists and devilish figures roam the corridors of Sai Ying Pun Community Complex – the spirits of murdered victims and unsettled patients calling for revenge.Įxecutions of Boxers after the Uprising, Caishikou Execution Grounds (菜市口法場), Beijing.
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Sound similar to the plot of your favorite horror movie yet? The asylum was abandoned after two fires in 1961. After the war, the complex was turned into an insane asylum. Originally built in 1892 to house European nurses, Sai Ying Pun was, accordingly to urban legend, a common site of execution during WWII. And it has a frightening history to match. With eerie yellow lights casting shadows on dark, empty verandas, the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex is one of the most chilling locales on High Street, Hong Kong. The story is always the same – the woman turns to speak but has no face.
A woman dressed in white has often been heard sobbing as she strolls around the grounds and as recently as 1995 guards have reported seeing a woman dressed all in black. When the palace was opened to the public in the late 1940’s, staff began to notice strange phenomena within the imposing red gates. Jealous concubines, spiteful servants, and envious guards would often poison one another in the most devious of ways, while eunuchs went to any length to further their plot for power. And it wasn’t just the emperor creating Halloween-worthy tales. Betrayal and disobedience were common and anyone who went against the emperor’s rule was easily removed. The Forbidden City is a staple of any tour to China, but did you know that the Imperial Palace is also haunted but its own array of poltergeists and ghosts?īuilt over 600 years ago during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the imperial palace saw more than its fair share of executions. Nobody’s perfect so not even the main protagonist, the hero might be brave in some circumstances but irrationally fearful at some stages of life.Image by Photo by Wong Zihoo via Unsplash
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