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Town of Fengdu, said to be the abode of devils, is one of the first stops on your Yangtze River cruise. Here the famous 'ghost City' is deserved to visit.

Situated on the northern bank of the river between Zhongxian and Fuling, the city was once depicted as the 'City of Ghosts' in two ancient Chinese classic works - Monkey King and Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. The origin of the town's extraordinary reputation can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.) when two official, Yin and Wang, became Taoist (Taoist) recluses here and eventually Immortals. Later in Tang Dynasty, when combined, their names mean "King of the Under World".

To Chinese, the social structure in the hell is exactly like that in this world. In hell, a sprit would go through a whole and complete bureaucracy to get the final sentence. The pure spirits would be rewarded and the sinful ones would be severely tortures. Different tortures would be given to different sins. The Temple built on Mt. Minshan display instruments of torture and wide demon images, which vividly depict the Chinese people's imagination of Hell. Landmarks on the hill bear horrible name - Ghost Torturing Pass, Last-Glance at Home Tower, nothing-to-be-done Bridge and the River of Blood.

Fengdu has a history that goes back more than 2,000 years and references to it abound in classical literature. It is home to an ancient sect known as ghost worshippers, hence its name. Curiously enough it is a sect which originated here, but has never spreaad further afield, despite its long history.

The temples and shrines in Fengdu focus on the theme of ghost worshipping, with some fascinating images depicting the road taken by a soul on the road from this world, through death, through to the netherworld.

Today, the town is thronged with more tourists who come to visit temples and shrines dedicated to the gods of the underworld.