Fengdu Ghost City

The gate to Youdu (right to left: 幽都), the capital of Diyu.

Statue of the "wreath eating ghost" (食蔓鬼). In legend, this ghost was a girl who adorned herself with flower wreaths she stole from statues of the Buddha. After she died, as punishment, she was not allowed to feast on food offerings from living people and could only feed on flower wreaths.

The Fengdu Ghost City (simplified Chinese: 丰都鬼城; traditional Chinese: 豐都鬼城; pinyin: Fēngdū Guǐ Chéng) is a tourist attraction in Fengdu County, Chongqing municipality, China. It is situated about 170 kilometres (110 mi) downstream from Chongqing on the north bank of the Yangtze River. It is an attraction of a cruise tour along the Yangtze River.

The city has numerous buildings, structures, dioramas, and statues related to Diyu, the concept of the underworld and hell (or Naraka) in Chinese mythology and Buddhism. It is modelled to resemble Youdu, the capital of Diyu.

Gallery

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  The Bridge of Helplessness (奈何桥), which every soul has to cross before entering the underworld.
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  Statue of a lustful ghost (欲色鬼).
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  Statue of a drunkard ghost (酒鬼).
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  Statue of a Yaksha (夜叉鬼).
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  A sign that bears a name (神曲Shenqu) for Fengdu used in ancient times.
  from right to left: "中國神曲之鄉"
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  Hall of the Son of Heaven (天子).
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  Hall of Sun Simiao, the "King of Medicine" (药王).
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  Statue of a judge of hell (判官).
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  The Home Viewing Pavilion (望乡台), a pavilion that every soul passes by on the journey to the underworld. From the pavilion, they can see their families and loved ones in the world of the living.