ghost city of fengdu

Fengdu,which also called the "city of ghost"on the Ming hill, is far 170km from the east of Chongqing,on the north bank of the Ynagtze river with a history of 1,900 years.It got its repution as the "ghost city"in the Eastern Han Dynasty(A.D.25-A.D.220).

Fengdu, a pearl along the Yangtze, a renowned, distinctive historic and cultural city from the ancient time , is famous at home and abroad for its rich ghost culture. There many ghost stories spread far and wide. Many famous literary works such as "The Pilgrimage to the West", "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "The Stories of Zhongkui" etc. have vivid legendary descriptions about the ghost city Fengdu. The main scenic spots in Fengdu are the Mingshan Hill which was appointed as one of the national key relics in the Three Gorges area along the Yangtze River, Shuangguishan National Forest Park which is famous for its gardening beauty, "the Ghostland & God Palace" and "the Judicial Street in the Nether world" modeled after its ancient structure which are the largest ghost culture spots in the country and which are also the largest dynamic tourist spots in Southwest China. the Huinan Han Graves with their grand and peculiar structure, high density, wide time span, and high cultural value, the Grand Ghost Stone Carving under construction, the Siping Forest Park with low sea level (only 380,520m above the sea level), Sanfu Virgin Forest Centre, Longhe Scenic Spot (stalactite cave, boating), and other natural scenic spots. The unique travel resources are attractive to billions of Chinese and millions of foreigners. Up to now Fengdu has received 250,000 foreign guests and about 6,000,000 domestic guests. Fengdu Ghost City has become the hottest tourist, attraction in the Three Gorges Scenic Area along the Yangtze River.