Fengdu, which also called the"City of Ghosts" on
the Ming Hill is far 170 km from the east of Chongqing, on the
north bank of the river with a history of 1,900 years. Why it
has been regarded as the "City of Ghosts"?
It got its reputation as the "Ghost City" in the Eastern
Han Dynasty. Two officials from the imperial court: Wang Fangping
and Yin Changsheng, got bored with the political life in the
court and came to Mt. Minshan outside Fengdu City to practice
Taoist teachings. Both of them later became immortals by carrying
out self-cultivation. This story widely spread and Mt. Minshan
became famous. When combined together, their surnames Yin and
Wang, sound very much like "King of Hell" in Chinese.
Hence the people began to call Fengdu the "Ghost City".
It was the legendary capital of The Ghost King sculptured statue
is 138 meters high and 217 meters wide. The tongue only is 81
meters long and mouth 70 meters wide. The pictures are carved
in to the mountain for a depth of 26 meters. Visitors can climb
the body of the king to the top of the mountain. Guinness World
Records has listed it as the biggest sculpture carved on a rock.
Ghost State by Daoists.
With temples constructed on the Ming Hill by the river bank
and many statues of ghosts and devils molded in the temples,
these terrifying statues describe the after-life where people
who disobey ancient Chinese morals are punished in every horrifying
way. By the standard of Hollywood movies, it should be rated
the highest level.
From the ship pier, you can climb the winding cobblestone road
or take a cable car to reach the 288 meter-high hill. Some ships
arrange an early night visit to the ghost city just to catch
the terrifying effects.
To Chinese, the social structure in the hell is exactly like
that in this world. In hell, a sprit would go through a whole
and complete bureaucracy to get the final sentence. The pure
spirits would be rewarded and the sinful ones would be severely
tortures. Different tortures would be given to different sins.
The Temple built on Mt. Minshan display instruments of torture
and wide demon images, which vividly depict the Chinese people's
imagination of Hell. Landmarks on the hill bear horrible name
- Ghost Torturing Pass, Last-Glance at Home Tower, nothing-to-be-done
Bridge and the River of Blood.
Every Chinese Lunar March 3 to 15, merchants and businessmen
gathered Fengdu city. There were various folk culture activities.
The ghost face is one of specialties. Fengdu ghost city are
welcome domestic and overseas visitors very much.