Youdu
Sign in to saveYoudu () in Chinese mythology is the capital of Hell, or Diyu. Among the various other geographic features believed of Diyu, the capital city has been thought to be named Youdu. It is generally conceived as being similar to a typical Chinese capital city, such as Chang'an, but surrounded with and pervaded with darkness.
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Youdu () in Chinese mythology is the capital of Hell, or Diyu. Among the various other geographic features believed of Diyu, the capital city has been thought to be named Youdu. It is generally conceived as being similar to a typical Chinese capital city, such as Chang'an, but surrounded with and pervaded with darkness.
==Name== "You" () in Chinese means "dark". "Du" () means "capital". Thus, Youdu is the Dark Capital. Among other meanings, You can mean "hidden", "secluded", and is in particular used to indicate the underworld.
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