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丰都县
Fengdu Xian
The location of Fengdu in Chongqing
Administration Type County
County seat Sanhe Town
Area 2896 km²
Population 800,000 (2006)
Township-level divisions 33
Postal code 408200
Official website http://fd.cq.gov.cn/ Template:Zh icon

Fengdu County (Simplified Chinese:丰都县; Traditional Chinese: 酆都縣; Pinyan: Fēngdū Xiàn; Vietnamese: Phong Đô) is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China.

There is a necropolis called Fengdu modelled after the Chinese Hell in Taoist mythology, built over 1800 years ago. The famous ghost town will become an island after Three Gorges Dam project. Specifically, part of the ghost town of Fengdu will be submerged, but scenery above the "Door of Hell" will remain.

Stone monument looking over Fengdu
View of Fengdu from a pagoda
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