UFOs in Ancient China

Summary

In the 1980s, China experienced a renaissance of intellectual thought after the cultural vacuum of the Cultural Revolution. This enthusiasm for knowledge manifested in organizations like UFO enthusiast scientific societies, which published magazines such as "Feidie Tansuo." These groups searched ancient Chinese texts for historical evidence of UFO existence. This approach fascinated not only the Chinese but also scholars of science and Chinese history. The efforts to reinterpret extraordinary aerial phenomena in ancient documents offered a unique perspective on how Chinese historical science addressed scientific and social issues. Although some critics questioned these attempts, most did not dispute the idea that UFOs could be products of extraterrestrial intelligence.