Taipei, March 25 (CNA) Close to 900 items said to be in the shape of extraterrestrial creatures are being displayed in downtown Taipei by a group who believe some Earth residents originated from outer space.
Located in Taipei's Gongguan district -- near National Taiwan University -- the Museum of Aliens showcases a total of 888 items made of stone and jade. Most of them are sculptures that resemble creatures seen in some Hollywood alien movies.
These items are from the personal collection of Chen Yi-wen, who heads an association of people who are interested in alien culture and believe that "aliens come in various forms and aliens are among us," museum guide Audrey Kuan said.
Most of the sculptures have thin eyes and pointed ears. Some resemble birds or turtles, and some wear strange hats.
"Almost all of these items were from China's Xinjiang province. Four of them were from the Central American region of ancient Mayan culture. According to our research, their history is in the range of hundreds of years to thousands of years old," Kuan said.
The association believes that aliens communicate by electric waves rather than language and are "100 times, even 1000 times smarter than humans, " and that "alien spirits exist inside the body of some human beings and have a tremendous impact on a selected few." "To us, Albert Einstein, Adolph Hitler and Sun Yat-sen were all aliens. They were either great men or extremely evil, which is a sign they have been affected by alien spirits." she said.
Wizards and witches were the first group of humans "created or affected" by outer space creatures, the association says.
A lot of scientists and religious groups have visited the museum since it opened in mid-March, she said, adding that most visitors are curious about these items and the association's theory but that it is difficult to explain to them.
Among the visitors was Lu Ching-chung, a well-known researcher of Taiwan's "UFOlogy" and a self-proclaimed alien spirit.
Scientific research on aliens has stalled for quite some time, said Lee Chia-wei, a paleontology professor at Tsing Hua University.
"The only fact that has been scientifically confirmed is that there are forms of life on other planets... it is difficult to prove that human beings are able to communicate with extraterrestrial life forms by electromagnetic waves, however," he said. (By Chris Wang) enditem/bc