The most famous trade channel in ancient my country should be the "Silk Road", and the most desirable country on the Silk Road should be the ancient country of Loulan. Why the ancient Loulan country, which has been active for hundreds of years, disappeared bizarrely in the 4th century AD is still an unsolved mystery. But what we are talking about today is not the mysterious ancient country of Loulan, but the story that happened in 罗布泊 that the ancient country of Loulan relied on.
The Lop Nur Period originally discovered 楼兰古城 and attracted countless adventurers and scholars. But soon, people discovered the great scientific research value of Lop Nur itself and the rich mineral reserves that may be buried under Lop Nur. People's attention when they came to Lop Nur also left part of their attention to Lop Nur itself.
► Lop Nur's investigation kicked off
However, due to various reasons, my country has not sent a large-scale scientific research team to conduct a detailed investigation of the natural resources under Lop Nur. It was not until the emergence of Peng Jiamu in 1964 that our country conducted a relatively large-scale investigation of Lop Nur for the first time.
Peng Jiamu is a famous biologist in my country and a member of the Communist Party. In 1956, he was working at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry. After hearing that the motherland needed to form a comprehensive scientific investigation team to inspect the natural resources in Xinjiang, he resolutely gave up the superior working conditions in Shanghai and actively applied to the organization , I hope I can go to Xinjiang for inspection.
In 1957, Peng Jiamu was diagnosed with a malignant tumor and had to return to Shanghai for treatment. However, after his condition improved slightly, he immediately returned to Xinjiang to participate in scientific research.
In 1964, Peng Jiamu led the team to enter Lop Nur for the first time for investigation, and collected water samples of Lop Nur Lake and mineral specimens. What is exciting is that it was imported at the time through laboratory tests For the potassium content of the three rivers in Lop Nur, the scientific expedition team members believed that Lop Nor was likely to contain rare natural heavy water resources. However, due to the limitation of scientific expedition time and various conditions, they did not find heavy water resources.
Peng Jiamu entered Lop Nur for the second time because at that time, with the approval of the state, the Sino-Japanese documentary "Silk Road" film crew had to enter Lop Nur for on-site shooting, and Peng Jiamu also participated in the inspection as a consultant. This time their gains were not small. Not only did they find many precious treasures, but they also took the first step for our country in some unexplored scientific research fields.
► The third expedition, the missing Peng Jiamu
The first two scientific expeditions were relatively smooth, but the third scientific expedition conducted in May 1980, led by Peng Jiamu The team was in trouble.
At that time, the scientific expedition team traversed the entire Lop Nur lake for the first time, because before 1972, the lake here had not dried up, so it was impossible to cross it. They obtained a large number of biological and soil specimens, also collected a large number of mineral fossils, and obtained a large number of first-hand scientific research materials.
On June 5, 1980, the scientific expedition led by Peng Jiamu had reached the end of the scientific expedition-Milan. The expedition team had completed the task on the afternoon of June 11, and they decided to cross again. Lop Nur went to Urumqi to end the two-month scientific expedition.
But unfortunately At 2 o’clock in the afternoon on June 16, the scientific expedition team’s survival supplies are almost gone , and their location is now far from the destination. Urumqi is still far away. After discussion, they decided to find water nearby, but they found nothing that afternoon, and water and gasoline could only last until tomorrow.
The team members suggested to send a telegram to the local garrison to request support. Peng Jiamu initially disagreed, because To request the garrison to come and send water, it would cost about 7,000 yuan. At the time when the monthly salary of a senior researcher was only more than 200 yuan, 7,000 yuan is simply an astronomical figure . Finally, under pressure, Peng Jiamu sent a telegram message to the local garrison, explaining the serious water shortage of his team.
At more than nine o'clock in the morning on June 17, the troops replied to a message and decided to provide assistance and requested the coordinates of the camp. But it was also the afternoon of the same day that members of the scientific expedition team found a note left by Peng Jiamu, indicating that Peng Jiamu went to the east of the camp alone to find a source of water.
The climate in the desert is unpredictable, and walking alone in the desert is extremely dangerous. After Peng Jiamu left, he stayed in Lop Nor forever. The country organized rescue teams four times and went deep into Lop Nor to search. The last time it directly launched the army, but it never found anything. Finally, Peng Jiamu had to be declared missing during the scientific expedition.
► Hypothesis of the reason for disappearance
There have been many speculations about the mystery of Peng Jiamu's disappearance. To be more imaginative, Peng Jiamu was captured by aliens and traveled back to ancient times. According to conspiracy theories, Peng Jiamu was kidnapped by other countries and was framed in the desert. It has been said that he was in the desert. The mummy corpse found in is Peng Jiamu.
was kidnapped by aliens. I won’t say anything about crossing. After all, the probability of this kind of thing happening is comparable to that of Mars hitting the earth. Conspiracy theories are actually untenable, because at the time Peng Jiamu's departure from this practice was completely unpredictable. Is it possible that he has been following him in the desert? This operation is too difficult. The claim that the mummy is Peng Jiamu's remains has been rumored many times by the state.
Basically, these claims are just rumours. There is no real evidence for . Let’s talk about the most likely reason.
One possibility is that when Peng Jiamu was out looking for water, he encountered some unknown creature or natural phenomenon, which caused Mr. Peng Jiamu to suddenly disappear . And because everyone had a limited understanding of the desert at that time, it was impossible to dig the desert three feet on a large scale. This has led to an unsolved mystery of what happened to Mr. Peng Jiamu after searching for water.
It may also be that Peng Jiamu found out that he had a plant virus that was infectious and incurable. Because Mr. Peng Jiamu's knowledge of botany was already at the forefront of the world at that time, it is entirely possible to find that he has some unknown and potentially infectious toxin. In order not to hurt his teammates, he had the excuse to find water from the east.
► Summary
Regardless of the truth, Mr. Peng Jiamu has made great contributions to our country’s scientific research. This is an indisputable fact. No matter how many years have passed, we Will remember him!
