Why is the capital called "ghost town"?

In the traditional culture of ghosts and gods in China, another name of the underworld is Du Feng, which is homophonic with the word "Fengdu" in Fengdu County. The traditional word "Fengdu" is "Fengdu", plus the ghost culture of "Fengdu". Fengdu is called "ghost town", "tourist capital", "ghost country Kyoto" and "hometown of divine comedy in China" by the people.

Historical legends:

Legend has it that in the Han Dynasty, two people, Yin Changsheng and Wang, saw through the world of mortals in the present words, so they began to practice in the famous mountains of Fengdu, and later they both became immortals. Word of mouth, people slowly misinformed Yin and Wang as "Yin Wang". Yin and Wang are collectively called hades, that is.

Then after different dynasties, there were more and more statues related to ghosts and gods in Fengdu Mountain, and the ghost culture atmosphere became stronger and stronger, so that it was later called "ghost town". As a result, in the Ming Dynasty, Fengdu was eventually renamed Du Feng. After the founding of New China, superstition was broken and Du Feng was renamed Fengdu.

Ghost towns are famous for their various buildings and shapes in the underworld. There are many buildings showing the underworld in Ghost Town, such as Huma Temple, Tian Zi Temple, Naihe Bridge, Huang Quan Road, Wangxiangtai and Wangyaotang. It is not only a legendary ghost town, but also a treasure house of folk culture and art integrating Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. It is one of the most famous cultural landscapes on the Yangtze River Golden Tourism Line.

Extended data:

Fengdu County, located in the center of Chongqing, borders Zhongxian County, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Pengshui Miao Tujia Autonomous County, Wulong District, Fuling District and Dianjiang County clockwise. Fengdu county covers an area of about 2900 square kilometers, which is not small, but the population is not too large. 20 18 statistics show that there are only 840,000.

Fengdu County is an old county with a long history. It was established in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it was not called Fengdu County at first. It was called Pingdu County because of Pingdu Mountain (now a famous mountain). During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Huangshu occupied Bashu, and Pingdu County was merged into Linjiang County (now Zhongxian County) when it was in Liu Chan. It was not until 6 18 AD that the Sui Dynasty restored Fengdu County.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Du Feng Ghost Town