Ghost City

Local name丰都鬼城
LocationFengdu County, China

Fengdu Ghost City is a large complex of shrines, temples and monasteries dedicated to the afterlife located on the Ming mountain, in Fengdu County, Chongqing municipality, China. It is situated about 170 kilometres downstream from Chongqing on the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The city consists of buildings, structures, dioramas, and statues related to Diyu and Naraka, concepts from Chinese mythology and Buddhism that signify the underworld or hell. It is modeled to resemble Youdu, the capital of Diyu.

After the building of the Three Gorges Dam and the rising of the water level of the river it became separated from the city of Fengdu, which was rebuilt higher up the mountainside on the south side of the river…

Tags Place of WorshipBuddhist
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengdu_Ghost_City

Address China

Coordinates 29°53'14.572" N 107°42'50.019" E

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