Fengdu County

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丰都县
Fengdu Xian

Administration Type	County
County seat	Sanhe Town
Area	2896 km²
Population	800,000 (2006)
Township-level divisions	33
Postal code	408200
Official website	http://fd.cq.gov.cn/ (Chinese)

Fengdu County (Simplified Chinese:丰都县; Traditional Chinese: 酆都縣; Pinyn: Fēngdū Xiàn) is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China.

There is a necropolis called Fengdu modelled after the Chinese Hell in Taoist mythology, built over 1800 years ago. The famous ghost town will become an island after Three Gorges Dam project. Specifically, part of the ghost town of Fengdu will be submerged, but scenery above the "Door of Hell" will remain.

[edit] External links

• 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

Stone monument looking over Fengdu

View of Fengdu from a pagoda

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