FOXSYLVANIA

–The Wildman of China or Yeren is a legendary creature said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in the mountainous forested regions of China’s remote Hubei province.  The name translates as “Man Bear” or “Man-Monkey.”  The creatures are reported by witnesses to be covered in  reddish-brown hair, although some white specimens have also been reported.  Their height is estimated to be in the five to seven foot range, with some ten foot specimens also reported.

Regional officials have reported nearly four hundred Yeren sightings since the 1920’s.  Since the 1980’s, local and national Chinese government has had a keen interest in the Yeren, supporting scientists who have elected to study it. The Yeren may be linked to the extinct hominid Gigantopithecus, which formerly inhabited the region.

The Yeren made a brief appearance in John Carpenter’s offbeat but very cool movie, Big Trouble In Little China, and was the subject of a recent MonsterQuest episode.