Why is the capital called "ghost town"?

In the traditional culture of ghosts and gods in China, another name of the underworld is feng du, which is homophonic with the word "Fengdu" in Fengdu County, and the traditional word "Fengdu" is "Fengdu", plus the ghost culture of "Fengdu". Fengdu is called "Ghost Town", "Youdu", "Ghost Country Kyoto" and "Hometown of China Divine Comedy" by the people.

Historical legend:

It is said that in the Han Dynasty, there were two men, Yin Changsheng and Wang Fangping, who, in the present words, saw through the world of mortals, so they began to devote themselves to practicing in the famous mountains of Fengdu, and later they both became immortals. Word of mouth, people slowly misrepresented Yin and Wang as "Yin kings". Yin and Wang were combined into the king of the underworld, that is, Yan Luowang.

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

ghost towns are famous for all kinds of buildings and shapes of the underworld. There are many buildings in the ghost town that show the underworld, such as Huma Temple, Tianzi Temple, Naihe Bridge, Huangquan Road, Wangxiangtai and Yaowang Hall. 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 information:

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 2,9 square kilometers, which is not small, but the population is not large. In 218, statistics showed that it was only 84,.

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, but called Pingdu County because of Pingdu Mountain (now a famous mountain). During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Huangshu occupied the land of Bashu, and Pingdu County was merged into Linjiang County (now Zhongxian County) when it was in Liu Chan. It was not until the Sui Dynasty that Fengdu County was restored in 618 AD.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-feng du Ghost Town