"Black City" .. Architectural masterpiece forgotten under China Sea

There is a maze of white temples , and commemorative arches , paved roads , houses, and other aspects of architecture , hidden at a depth of 130 feet below the surface of the water , what looked like a Chinese version of the city of " Atlantis" Greek mythological .

However, this city really real , and it was known as the "City of Black " , which is now under the lake located between the " Black Mountains five " , in the region of Shi Cheng , which was the center of politics and economy in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang .

But in 1959 , the Chinese government decided that there is a need to plant new hydro- powered , so the girl man-made lake , according to the newspaper "Daily Mail" British .

After the establishment of the dam , the historic capital is slowly filled with water until completely submerged and became a mass of water -colored turquoise blue now referred to as the Lake " Kiando ."