Fengdu County
Fengdu County
丰都县 | |
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 Location of Fengdu County in Chongqing | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,896 km2 (1,118 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 649,200 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 丰都县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 豐都縣 | ||||||
| Postal | Fengtu | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 酆都县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 酆都縣 | ||||||
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Fengdu County (Chinese: 丰都县; pinyin: Fēngdū Xiàn; originally Chinese: 酆都县; pinyin: Fēngdū Xiàn)[1] is a county located in Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China.
Ghost City
The Fengdu Ghost City is a tourist attraction modelled after Diyu, the concept of hell in Chinese mythology and Buddhism. It was built over 1,800 years ago. The ghost city will become an island once the Three Gorges Dam project is completed. Specifically, part of the Fengdu Ghost City will be submerged, but scenery above the "Door of Hell" will remain.
Transportation
Fengdu has one Yangtze crossing, the Fengdu Yangtze River Bridge.
Image gallery
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Facade of an unfinished five-star hotel overlooking Fengdu -
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fengdu Ghost City.
References
- ^ Chongqing Investment Bureau (中国重庆招商) (in Simplified Chinese) Accessed 2010-10-20
External links
- Pictures of Fengdu Ghost Town
- Godchecker entry on Feng Du
- Pictures of Feng Du Necropolis (Chinese)
- Fengdu - The Ghost City information
- Victoria Cruises press release details changes to Fengdu ghost town
- China's ghost town vanishes
- Fengdu
29°53′46″N 107°44′02″E / 29.8961°N 107.734°E
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