yellow crane tower
    one of the four great towers of china
    destroyed seven times, repaired 10 times
        initially part of a fort built by Sun Quan
        recently modernized
            latest version features an elevator
        latest version was completely rebuilt 1km away from original site (1985)
    sacred site of taoism
        lu dongbin ascended to heaven from thsi place
    poems written by cui hao and li bai
    located in wuhan
        very hot in the summer (one of the "three furnaces of china")
        other seasons are more mild
    legend: an immortal called wan zi an rode off on a yellow crane
        tower was built in honor of him

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fengdu county (the "ghost town")
    because of the three gorges dam, now submerged
    in Taoist mythology, this town was modelled after the chinese hell
        two officials (misters yin and wang) came here and became immortals
            their names combined ("yinwang") means "king of hell"
        the dead have to pass three "tests" to enter the afterlife
            1. the "nothing to be done" bridge
                you have to cross a bridge with different rules depending on your gender, age, and marital status
            2. the "ghost torturing pass"
                where you get judged for your deeds
            3. tianzi palace
                to pass, you have to stand on a stone for three minutes
                good people can do it, evil people can't
    these days it costs 80 renminbi to get in

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chongqing
    history:
        established by a rebel peasant named ming yu zhen
        in 1891, became first city to trade with outside
        today, largest manufacturer of motorcycles
    geography:
        daba mountains in the north
        wu mountains in the east
        wuling mountains in the southeast
        dalou mountains in the south
        hilly, varied topography
    summers are extremely hot (average of 92.5F)
    lulz couldn't find anything else
    tbh this is a very boring city