What exactly is the water monster in Hongya County, Meishan City?

If what the witnesses saw was indeed some kind of aquatic animal, Peng Jian'an, director of the Fisheries and Fisheries Bureau of Meishan City, said that he did not rule out the possibility of large unknown creatures, but the most likely thing was fish. If it is a fish, it should be a very large fish, such as a sturgeon, but it takes at least ten years for a sturgeon to grow to hundreds of pounds and dozens of meters long, and it only takes three years for the reservoir to be built.

Peng Jian'an believes that there is another situation where a very dense fish school may give the illusion of a giant fish, but it is difficult to maintain the shape of the fish school for a long time.

Could it be that an unknown large creature was hidden in a cave or a secret passage and came out after the reservoir filled up with water? Wang Zuotang, chief engineer of the 915 Geological Team, said that the geology of Wawushan is mainly basalt with a small amount of limestone. There are caves in the territory, but the caves in Hongya County do not have the survival conditions for large unknown species.

Regarding the rumors among local people, Liu Chang, director of the Hongya County Tourism Bureau, seems particularly rational: Whether there is a so-called "water monster" must respect the facts and needs to be identified by experts and authoritative departments. If there is a "water monster", Hongya will develop it appropriately while ensuring the safety of local people and foreign tourists.