170 km east of Chongqing, on the north bank of the river, Fengdu, on the Ming Hill, with a history of 1,900 years, has been regarded as the "City of Ghosts". It was the legendary capital of Ghost State by Daoists.
As the saying goes, "devils go to hell while people go to Fengdu after life". It had been a background for many ghost stories by novelists since ancient time and it is a place for tourists to explore Chinese culture about the ghosts or after life. Local guides would have all the ghost stories, to make you go through various tests of agility and strength and go to Heaven.
The Ghost King sculptured statue is 138 meters high and 217 meters wide. The tongue only is 81 meters long and mouth 70 meters wide. The pictures is carved in to the mountain for a depth of 26 meters. Visitors can climb the body of the king to the top of the mountain. Guinness World Records has listed it as the biggest sculpture carved on a rock with temples constructed on the Ming Hill.
By the river bank and many statues of ghosts and devils molded in the temples, these terrifying statues describe the after-life where people who disobey ancient Chinese morals are punished in every horrifying way. By the standard of Hollywood movies, it should be rated the highest level.
After the Three Gorges Project is completed, most of the ghost city will be submerged. It's been planned relocated across the Yangtze River.