On March 28th, a “striped” mirage appeared at the Anaya Golden Coast in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China. Several eyewitnesses on the scene described this mirage as very special and unbelievable.
According to a report by Extreme Vision News, many eyewitnesses mentioned that the edges of the mirage were smooth, with a clear boundary between the sky and the sea, making it a rare sight to behold.
Mr. Ma, who runs a guesthouse by the seaside in Qinhuangdao, shared his experience. Around 2:20 pm on March 28th, while filming a video by the sea, he noticed a blurry image emerging near the horizon in the distance, gradually becoming clearer.
“These images formed a neat horizontal strip, extending from the left side of the horizon to the right,” said Mr. Ma. He described the mirage resembling a train made of building blocks, featuring various houses, towering pillars, and a large ship moving and floating in front of it, displaying vibrant colors and a magnificent spectacle.
Having lived in the area for over 30 years, Mr. Ma had never seen a mirage before. Even on television, mirages were typically portrayed as intricate and uneven buildings or mountains. Witnessing this mirage in person for the first time left him in awe.
Mr. Zhao, who works in travel photography, mentioned that he was filming by the seaside that afternoon. Around 3:40 pm, someone alerted him to the mirage, prompting him to capture several video clips. In the videos, the mirage on the skyline seemed to merge with the ground buildings in the distant bay, gradually fading as one moved away from the shore.
Later, when reviewing his phone photos, Mr. Zhao noticed multiple layers near the horizon around 2:40 pm, suggesting that the mirage began forming around that time.
Based on Mr. Zhao’s recorded timeline, the mirage lasted for at least an hour from its formation to disappearance.
When the term “mirage” is mentioned, people often associate it with the mythical land of Penglai, envisioning a surreal yet beautiful scene. However, in reality, it is a tangible phenomenon.
Mirages have been documented in ancient Chinese and foreign texts, but their mysterious nature has often shrouded them in a veil of mystique and misunderstanding.
Historical records, such as Shen Kuo’s “Dream Pool Essays” from the Northern Song Dynasty, have documented various peculiar phenomena of ancient times.
In the local chronicles of Zhangpu County during the Kangxi era, it is recorded: “In the eighth year of Jiajing, four islands and three peaks appeared together, suddenly disappearing into the sea. Shortly after, the three mountains merged into one peak towering into the sky, resembling a changing tower that appeared for three days.”