What do you do when one of your cities is beneath the ocean? Turn it into a tourist attraction, of course.
The ancient city of Shi Cheng was also known as the Lion City because it was located in the province of Zhejiang, where it was surrounded by the five Lion Mountains.
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A dam was built to create a man-made lake, and as the water rose, the city was left at the bottom of this new found body of water.
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Founded over 1,300 years ago, it vanished from view 53 years ago when the Chinese government decided they needed a new hydroelectric power station.
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Depending on where on the lake bottom it is, the city is between 85 and 131 feet underwater.
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