Located o­n the Ming Mountain o­n the northern bank of the Yangtze River, Fengdu County is known to most Chinese as the 'Ghost City.' Having nearly two thousand years' history, the Ghost City combines the cultures of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism with the mystique of ghosts. Many famous literary works like Journey to the West, Apotheosis of Heroes and Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio contain vivid references to Fengdu.

Fengdu Mingshan Mountain is o­n the northern bank of Yangtze River, 172 kilometers from Chongqing City. The legendary capital of the Ghost King is at the top of Mingshan Mountain. Legend has it that the gates of hell are actually o­n top of the mountain. The Ghost City can be reached by either cable car or by climbing hundreds of cobblestone steps.

It imitates the juridical system of hell and produces a hell that mingling the capture, detainment, trial, judgment and education function as a whole. Though the legend of King of hell is false, its function of punishment to the evil men and praise to the good o­nes is highly regarded by people.

Chongqing is misty all year round but has little snow and frost, the winter is warm, the summer is hot, the spring comes early and the autumn is short. It has abundant rainfall, especially at the transitional period of spring and summer, the annual average temperature is about 18 C centigrade, and the best travel time is spring and winter.

Ticket: 80 yuan(including Fengdu Ming mountain, national forest park, and Shuangui mountain, Ghost country God palace and the insurance fee), the fee of ropeway: 20 yuan(up and down)

Opening hour: 6:30 -17:30

Traffic

1.Take coach at Chaotian Gate, Chongqing to Fengdu county , and then go to the scenic area by bus , the ticket is 3 yuan.

2.take highway hovercraft at Chaotian Gate Dock for six hours to Fengdu county, get off the boat you will arrive at the scenic area.