Extraordinary Powers Craze
Period of intense interest in paranormal phenomena in China during the late 1970s and early 1980s, sparked by reports of children with psychic abilities.
The Extraordinary Powers Craze was a period of intense interest in paranormal phenomena in China during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was sparked by a 1979 newspaper article about a twelve-year-old boy named Tang Yu who could allegedly read with his ears.1
This event led to a nationwide fascination with Extraordinary Human Body Function (EHBF), with numerous reports of children and adults demonstrating psychic abilities such as ESP and Psychokinesis. The Chinese government, influenced by the scientist Qian Xuesen, officially sanctioned research into these phenomena, leading to the establishment of research institutes and a surge in the practice of qigong.1
Sources
- Jacobsen, Annie. Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. ↩
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