Naihe Bridge, Bridge to the Afterlife, a Moral Compass

152 Mingshan Road, Mingshan Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing, inside the Fengdu Ghost City Mingshan Scenic Area

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Introduction

In Chinese folklore, people believe that after people die, they will come to a place called Naihe Bridge. If a person did good things before they died, the gods and buddhas will protect them on Naihe Bridge, allowing them to easily pass through. However, if a person did bad things, they will be punished and sent to the Blood River Pool to suffer. Naihe Bridge is divided into three layers: kind ghosts can safely reach their destination through the upper layer, people who have both good and bad deeds must walk through the middle layer, and wicked people can only walk through the lowest layer, where their ghosts will be drowned in polluted water and bitten by copper snakes and iron dogs. In reality, Naihe Bridge is located in front of the Liao Yang Palace in Fengdu Ghost City, with three parallel stone arch bridges. These three bridges are built on flat ground, and are the same size and shape, with a width of four feet and stone railings on both sides. The bridge surface is slightly curved and has a history of over 500 years.

Address

152 Mingshan Road, Mingshan Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing, inside the Fengdu Ghost City Mingshan Scenic Area

Opening hours

07:00-17:20 (Monday-Sunday, January 1-December 31)

Transportation

1. Public transit: (1) Ships from Chaotianmen Pier to Fengdu Pier are available at any time (please inquire at the Chaotianmen ticket office), which take six hours to arrive at Fengdu and make a stop at the old Fengdu county town. Get off at the scenic area. (2) There are hourly buses from the Chaotianmen long-distance bus station to Fengdu. Get off at the new Fengdu county town and transfer to the 109 bus to the scenic area. 2. Self-drive: Take the Yufu Expressway from Chongqing main city to Changshou, then Fuling, and finally to the new Fengdu county town. 3. High-speed rail: Take the high-speed train from Chongqing North Railway Station to Fengdu Station, then transfer to the 109 bus to the scenic area.