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What's the name of the capital of hell? Du Feng

The capital of hell is called Yongdu.

In the traditional culture of ghosts and gods in China, the capital of Yunnan is the underworld, where souls will enter after death. After the terrible trial, they decided whether to go to hell or be reborn.

The underworld and eighteen layers of hell were originally only the afterlife described in Buddhist classics, but later they were used by Taoism, which found a reasonable basis for their words.

There is a legend about the capital of Yunnan: In the Han Dynasty, there were two people, one was Yin Changsheng and the other was Wang. Because they saw through the world of mortals, they devoted themselves to the practice of Fengdu famous mountains, and later they both became immortals. Word of mouth, people slowly misinformed Yin and Wang as "Wang Yin", that is, the king of the underworld, which is what we now call.

The legendary hell

1, the gate of hell

The gate of hell is an archway with three characters of "Gate of Hell" written across it. This is the only way to the underworld. There are eighteen demons and children on both sides of the door. When the dead come here, they will check whether they have a pass. This pass is a "road guide". It is proof that the soul reports to the underworld after death.

2. Huang Quan Road

Passing the gate of hell is the road to death. According to legend, there will be some fog on both sides of the road, and you can't see the road ahead at all. The word "death" first appeared in the story of Zheng Zhuanggong digging a hole to meet his mother.

3. Forgotten rivers

Between Huang Quan Road and Hades, the forgotten river is the dividing line. Forgotten rivers are called "Immersed River" and "Sancha River". Dizang in Ten Kings Classic is the dividing line between Shi Yang and Yin Si. It is generally considered to be the concept of the Ten Kings Sutra of Buddhism, and the so-called "three paths" come from the three paths of hungry ghosts and beasts in the Golden Light Sutra. The forgotten Chuanjiang River is blood-yellow, and there are ghosts everywhere that cannot be reborn. Insects and snakes are everywhere, and the wind is blowing.