Published On: Tue, Feb 18th, 2014

Amazing pictures of ancient Chinese underwater city

Image by coolchickflick

Image by coolchickflick

A Chinese city, left to ruin after a dam flooded the valley it was situated in, has become a paradise for divers, thanks to an idea from a local tourist official.

The ancient city of Shi Cheng, known as the Lion City, was founded over 1,300 years ago, but it vanished more than half a century ago to make way for a new hydroelectric power station, and a man-made lake.

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