Peng Jiamu
Peng Jiamu | |
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| Born | 19 May 1925 |
| Disappeared | 17 June 1980(1980-06-17) (aged 55)Lop Nur, China |
| Occupations | Biochemist, explorer |
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Peng Jiamu (simplified Chinese: 彭加木; pinyin: Péng Jiāmù, born 19 May 1925, disappeared 17 June 1980) was a Chinese biochemist and explorer.
Biography
Peng was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in 1935.[1] He received a biology degree from Central University of China (now Nanjing University), graduating in 1947 and subsequently joined the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, where he studied and worked under Cao Tianqin.[2] He joined several scientific expeditions to Xinjiang organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), starting in 1956. On the expeditions, he catalogued species of flora and fauna and measured potassium accumulation in the Lop Nor desert.
In 1979, a year before he disappeared in the Lop Desert, he was promoted to the Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Science," he said, "is to walk a road not travelled by other people."[3]
Disappearance
During the year 1980, Peng would lead an expedition to the Lop Nur desert, where he would disappear on 17 June a few days after a dispute, leaving a note referencing that he had gone out to find water.[4]
Peng's disappearance had been during the cold war, and it would be the subject of many conspiracies. Many theories have been propped up as to explain his disappearence, from that of the Pisces Jade Pendant theory,[5] defection to or abductions by foreign powers,[6][7] the plant virus theory[8], or extraterrestrial abductions.[9]
A large-scale hunt for him was unsuccessful and widely covered by Chinese media. A TV documentary series named Searching for Peng Jiamu covered the events up to and after his disappearance.[10] On six occasions between 2005 and 2007, human remains were discovered that could have been his, but could not be proven as such. After the fourth hunt, he had been declared a revolutionary martyr by the party.[11]
See also
References
- ^"Memories of great desert explorer live on". People's Daily Online. People's Daily. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^Zhang, Youshang (June 2010). "In memory of Professor Tianqin Cao (Tien-chin Tsao)". Protein & Cell. 1 (6): 507–509. doi:10.1007/s13238-010-0074-2. ISSN 1674-8018. PMC 4875321. PMID 21246905.
- ^"Disappearance of Peng Jiamu".
- ^Boissoneault, Lorraine (28 January 2016). "3 Explorers Who Vanished Without a Trace". JSTOR Daily. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^Feng, Qing (15 February 2025). "The Enigmatic Jade Pendant: Unraveling the Mystery of China's "Double Fish" Legend". PandaYoo. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^Abreu, Kristine De (30 October 2020). "Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Peng Jiamu » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^"Report says missing China scientist seen in U.S. - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^laitimes (26 October 2021). "The most famous unsolved case after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Peng Jia Mu mysterious disappearance in Lop Nur, what happened in the end what Peng Jia Mu contributed to the country in his life The mysterious Peng Jia Mu disappeared looking for Peng Jia Mu Peng Jia Mu Missing version". laitimes. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^Hunwick, Robert Foyle (6 June 2018). "China Unsolved: A Scientist Vanishes". The China Project. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^"In Search of Peng Jiamu". CCTV.com English. China Central Television. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^Hunwick, Robert Foyle (6 June 2018). "China Unsolved: A Scientist Vanishes". The China Project. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
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