Urban Legends

Lotus Pond

Origin: China

There was a young couple who were in love and they planned to run away together and get married. They arranged to meet at midnight beside the lotus pond. The girl showed up on time and waited for the boy to arrive. She waited and waited for such a long time, but her boyfriend never appeared.

When the girl was going back to the dormitory, she suddenly spotted her boyfriend with another female classmate. The girl was so distraught that she began to cry and cry. She went back to the lotus pond and threw herself into the water. She committed suicide by drowning.

Sometime after that, another young couple agreed to meet late at night at the lotus pond. The boy was early, so he waited at the water's edge, pacing back and forth. Suddenly he heard a female voice behind him say, "I asked you to meet me at midnight, didn't I?"

The boy answered, "No". All of a sudden, two pale white hands emerged from the water and dragged him into the pond. He was drowned to death.

Ever since then, at Chung Chi, there is an unwritten rule: If you got to the lotus pond at midnight and you encounter a girl, do not answer her questions, do not even look at her, otherwise, your life will be in danger.