Your trip to China can take many pictures, water gardens and peace villages, the bustle of city streets, the foliage of its forests, skyscrapers lit … However, one of the most disturbing and mysterious can be found in Fengdu, not without reason called nationwide Ghost Town
Fengdu mountain rises Ming, on the north bank of Yangtze River, more than 2,000 years. A long history that has to be acknowledged in numerous literary works. Its name dates from the Han dynasty, when two officials reportedly rushed to the scene to practice Taoist teachings and, according to legend, became immortal. During the Tang Dynasty, a temple stood faithfully seeking to represent life in hell through twisted statues of demons and torture.
Loaded legend is also the huge bridge that provides access to the temple. It was built during the Ming dynasty and consists of three stone arches. As you are a woman or man, or by age, there are different ways of crossing to bring good luck.
The center of the ghost town it is a great palace with an area of nearly 3,000 square meters. It is accessed through a large arc of wood and stone. However, there are over 48 temples that can be visited.
Another curious Fengdu buildings is the tower house built in 1985 and erected in the place where the spirits supposedly condemned to hell might look once their loved ones. It is worth going on for 3 to 15 March, as it is the feast of the temple and carried out activities there numbers and colors.
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