Chi yan teng kong (赤焰騰空), literally meaning "red flame take off", was a painting by Wu You-ru (吳友如) that it is claimed depicted the first graphical account of a UFO incident in Qing dynasty China. [1]
The painting showed crowds gathered near Nanjing's Confucius temple looking up at a "fireball" in the sky. [1] [2] The incident occurred in 1892, which is reported as the 18th year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign. [3] Wu You-ru wrote the date and time on the painting as the 9th month 28th day, 8pm. [4] The month reported is likely not the Gregorian calendar, since the Chinese calendar was used up until the end of the Qing era.[ citation needed]
Chi yan teng kong (赤焰騰空), literally meaning "red flame take off", was a painting by Wu You-ru (吳友如) that it is claimed depicted the first graphical account of a UFO incident in Qing dynasty China. [1]
The painting showed crowds gathered near Nanjing's Confucius temple looking up at a "fireball" in the sky. [1] [2] The incident occurred in 1892, which is reported as the 18th year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign. [3] Wu You-ru wrote the date and time on the painting as the 9th month 28th day, 8pm. [4] The month reported is likely not the Gregorian calendar, since the Chinese calendar was used up until the end of the Qing era.[ citation needed]