East Asian Languages and Cultures

"The Temple of the Ghost City（鬼城豐都）is located in the mountains along the Yangtze River（長江）. Here is the entrance where a person must walk across the middle bridge（橋）in an odd number of steps to prove their good nature. Should the individual slip or not cross in an odd number of steps he or she would be seen as being a bad human being. I crossed the bridge in six steps… Also to the left and right of the middle bridge are two more bridges. Upon leaving the temple a person must choose to take either the left or right bridge. The left bridge signifies great wealth（財富）in their future and the right signifies a healthy（健康）future. Here I chose the left bridge." (G. Fernandez '09)

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