Fengdu famous mountain

Fengdu famous mountain

Fengdu mountain, located on the North Bank of the Yangtze River, is 172 kilometers away from Chongqing. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, more than 2000 years ago, Fengdu belonged to the state of Ba. Zhixian County in Qin and Han Dynasties. In the second year of Yongyuan (90th year) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was renamed Pingdu County because there was Pingdu mountain in the east of the city. In the Sui Dynasty, the first word of "fengwenba" in the Yangtze River and the word "Du" in "pingdushan" were changed to "Fengdu". There are 27 ancient temples in Mingshan. The statues of "hell" respectively simulate human lawsuits, courts, prisons, torture, etc., with peculiar design and realistic expression, reflecting the Chinese concept of God and ghost, heaven and hell. There are also inscriptions of Su Shi, Lu You, Fan Chengda and other celebrities.

Overview of scenic spots

Adjacent to famous mountains, Shuanggui mountain, located in the northwest corner of Fengdu, is also a tourist attraction. There are more than 500000 trees of more than 100 varieties on the mountain, including more than 20 rare trees. The main scenic spots on the mountain are Confucius Temple, Luming temple, Su Gong temple, Enlai Pavilion, Huguo Pavilion, Liangyuan Pavilion, Helong Pavilion, etc.

Famous scenic spot

Fengdu famous mountain scenic spot

The inner ghost town imitates the justice system of the outer world and creates a "hell of hell" with strict hierarchy, which integrates the functions of arrest, detention, court trial, judgment and enlightenment, so as to punish the criminals who committed crimes in their lifetime. Therefore, the good men and women at home and abroad go to the mountains to worship, or pray for the protection of gods, or self-examination and repentance. Although the legend of the devil is false, its social enlightenment function of punishing evil and promoting good is praised by people.

In the scenic area, the trees are green, the flowers and birds are singing, the architecture is antique, and the sculpture and painting are simple. Temples, halls, statues, pavilions and pavilions stand on the mountain, celebrities, poets and poets leave ink and elegant, and inscriptions of poems are meaningful. Naihe bridge, Guimen pass, huangquan Road, the 18th floor hell, xingchendun, Yuhuang hall, Tianzi hall, kaosin stone, iniquity mirror platform, wangxiangtai, the legend is magical.

Fengdu famous mountain scenic spot, with its long history, irreplaceable unique cultural connotation, magical legend and beautiful scenery, shows the mysterious oriental charm to Chinese and foreign tourists.

Human history

The origin of famous mountain - Ancient Pingdu mountain is now famous mountain. It was renamed because Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty wrote a poem "Pingdu, an ancient famous mountain in the world". According to Fengdu county annals and the biography of immortals by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, it is said that Wang Fangping and Yin Changsheng of Han Dynasty once cultivated immortals in Pingdu mountain, so Taoists set up a Heavenly Master in this mountain and listed it as "one of the thirty-six caves and seventy-two blessed places". Later generations attached "Yin and Wang" as "Yin king", and pingdushan gradually attached "Yin capital". Fengdu, a famous historical and cultural city originated in the Han Dynasty, was known as "Kyoto, the ghost country" and "Yin Cao Di Fu" by people at that time, and became the destination of the dead. It is not only a ghost town in legend, but also a treasure house of folk culture and art integrating Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. It can be called the hometown of Shenqu in China.

Traffic and Tourism

Tourism information

Fengdu mountain, located on the North Bank of the Yangtze River 172 km downstream of Chongqing, is the most famous cultural landscape on the golden tourism line of the Yangtze River. In December 2000, it was rated as one of the first 4A tourist areas in Chongqing by the National Tourism Administration.

Adult ticket: 100 yuan (off-season 100 yuan, peak season 70 yuan) children ticket: 50 yuan (half price for the elderly and children, free ticket for children under 1.2 meters) other concessions: Fengdu Mingshan National Forest Park. Cableway (under construction) opening hours: 6:30 - 17:30 best travel time: October, September

Traffic information

Route 1: Chongqing Chaotianmen wharf to Fengdu wharf, ships are available at any time (please consult Chaotianmen ticket hall), 6 hours to Fengdu. Stop at Fengdu old town and get off the boat.

Route 2: there is a shuttle bus to Fengdu every hour in Chongqing's four kilometer transportation hub. The ticket price is 73 yuan (including insurance). You can get off at Fengdu new county and transfer to the urban transportation 109. The ticket price is 2 yuan (6:00 ~ 21.30) to the scenic spot.

Route 3: take the bullet train to Fengdu station at the north square of Chongqing north station, and then take bus No. 201, 202, 203 to the new County, and transfer to bus No. 109 to the scenic spot.

Address: No.152, Mingshan Road, Mingshan town

Longitude: 107.719375

Latitude: 29.887834

Tel: 023-70613203; 023-706

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