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Promoted by Enjoy World Magazine, travel.sohu.com and other media, a list of "Most Beautiful Tourism Destinations of China" has been published. The selection has 30 categories; including mountains, geological parks, forest preserves, and so on. Here, we will introduce the Top 10 Ancient Towns in China. China Tour Packages

Fengdu Ghost City 豐都鬼城

Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River in Chongqing City, Fengdu is an ancient county with a long history and rich culture. [Photo / China.org.cn]

Located on the northern banks of the Yangtze River in Chongqing City, Fengdu is an ancient county with a long history and rich culture. To many Chinese people, Fengdu is well known as the "the Ghost City", where the spirits of the dead go to rest.

Fengdu County offers many popular attractions for tourists; natural scenes like forests, mountains, everglade, grassland, canyons and karst caves are abundant here. The famous "Ghost City" however is on Mingshan Mountain, where visitors can learn more about Chinese ghost culture.

There are many unique buildings in this "Ghost City", such as Hengha Temple, Baoen Hall, Caishen Palace, Naihe Bridge, Liaoyang Hall, Tianzi Palace, and so on. The "damned king stone" inscription is the largest rock-side stone carving statue in the world. With the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, much of the old city is submerged and the town was relocated to the southern banks of the Yangtze River.

Travel Tips:

Admission: 80 yuan (including Fengdu Mountain, Shuanggui Mountain and Ghost Country Palace)

Tel: +86-23-70613323

Getting There:

By Bus: One can take a bus from Chaotianmen Bus Station in Chongqing City; the ride is about three hours long.