Fengdu County (; formerly ) is a
county
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located in
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...
Municipality, People's Republic of China. The county was established as Fengdu County () during the
Sui Dynasty
The Sui dynasty (, ) was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that lasted from 581 to 618. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties, thus ending the long period of division following the fall of the Western Jin dynasty, and la ...
. The name was changed to Fengdu County () during the
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...
. In 1958, the name was changed back to Fengdu County ().
Administration
Before changes in 2013, Fengdu County had 2
subdistricts, 21
towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an or ...
and 7
townships. , Fengdu County had 2 subdistricts, 23 towns and 5 townships. As of 2020, Fengdu County has the following 2 subdistricts, 23 towns, and 5 townships:
Climate
Ghost City
The Fengdu Ghost City is a tourist attraction modelled after
Diyu, the concept of hell in
Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology () is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature in the geographic area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology includes many varied myths from regional and cultural traditions.
Much of ...
and
Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
. It was built over 1,800 years ago. The ghost city became an island once the
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. The Three Gorges Dam has been the world' ...
project was completed. Specifically, part of the Fengdu Ghost City is or will be submerged, but scenery above the "Door of Hell" remains or will remain above water.
Transportation
Fengdu has one
Yangtze crossing, the
Fengdu Yangtze River Bridge.
Image gallery
File:Fengdu.jpg, Façade of an unfinished five-star hotel overlooking Fengdu
File:Fengdupicutre.jpg
References
External links
Pictures of Fengdu Ghost TownGodchecker entry on Feng Du
(Chinese)
Fengdu - The Ghost City information
details changes to Fengdu ghost town
China's ghost town vanishes
County-level divisions of Chongqing
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