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JADE BUDDHA TEMPLE (YU FO SI)
The yellow-walled temple buildings were constructed between
1911 and 1918. The two jade Buddhas (out of five brought back from Burma in 1882 by the priest Hui Gen) were first kept in a suburb of Shanghai. They are carved entirely from single blocks of jade and were a gift from Burma. Three halls make up the temple complex. In the Jade Buddha Hal1 is the tranquil two meter (6.5-foot) high seated statue of Sakyamuni, while downstairs in the Reclining Buddha Hal1 is the white jade image of Sakyamuni in repose. Precious statues of the Northern Wei (386--534) and Tang (618-907) dynasties are on display in the temple’s exhibition hall, along with hand-copied Tang-dynasty Buddhist scriptures and paintings. Over 70 monks hold daily Services. The temple runs a vegetarian restaurant whose menu boasts 'meat' dishes such as pickled duck, shed eel and chicken, all made of bean curd and vegetables. Crackling rice and mushroom soup is recommended. It is located at 170 An Yuan Lu.
SHANGHAI MUSEUM (SHANGHAI BOWUGUAN)
This museum is without doubt the finest in all of China and must rank among the great museums of the world. The modem display, with sound and even a holographic movie kiosk, opened in 1995. The artifacts of Shanghai's commercial past are revealing and nostalgic. Whi1e the city rapidly tears down its heritage, this museum is a great look back. It is located at 201 Renmin Da Dao.
SHANGHAI ART MUSEUM (SHANGHAL MEISHUGUAN)
This museum is located in the former Shanghai Race Club at 325 Nanjing Xi Lu. The race track is now Renmin Gongyuan (People's Park) and the Renmin Dad Dao (People's Square). It is immediately noticeable for its trademark clock tower. The bui1ding is marked with the insignia SRC, standing for Shanghai Race Club—the main staircase is decorated with iron railings in the shape of horse's heads. In the front stairwell all the third floor there is a European war monument devoted to the people of Shanghai who died in World War I, probably the only monument of its type still remaining. The one which stood on the Waitan was destroyed. It is possible to go up on the roof for an excel1ent view of the city.
SHANGHAI HISTORY MUSFUM (SHANGHAI LISHI BOWUGUAN)
Formerly situated at Hongqiao Lu, this museum is now located at l Shi Da Dao, Pudong within the Oriental Te1evision Tower.
LONG HUA PAGODA AND TEMPLE (LONG HUA SI)
Situated in Shanghai's southwest area, the pagoda and temple were originally built between
the l0th and the 13th centuries--historical records
vary as to the exact dates. The temple belongs
to the Chan (Zen) sect. The present seven-storeyed
pagoda is just over 40 meters (130 feet) high
and dates from the early Song Dynasty, but was
restored at the end of the Qing (1644--1911).
The Longhua Temple nearby is a complex of five
halls flanked by bell and drum towers, the sound
of the evening bell of Longhua was known as one
of the old traditions of Shanghai. On New Year's
Eve, this bell is rung 108 times at midnight.
To hear this event is considered good luck. A
flower terrace, overlooked from a tea-room, is
also one of the attractions of the temple, for
in its peony gardens there is a 100-year-old peony
said to have been planted first in a Hangzhou
temple during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng and
later transplanted here. Engravings on a boundary
stone indicate that the stone was placed at the
southwest corner of this temple during the Five
Dynasties period (907-960). West of the temple
is Martyrs' Cemetery, once part of the temple's
peach orchard, and now replanted and expanded.
WAR GOD TEMPLE (DAJING GUAN GONG)
This authentic temple was originally connected on two sides with the Ming-dynasty city wall built in 1553. As late as the mid-1930s, it was full of carved statues of various gods, including the Taoist immortals, but sadly those have now all disappeared. Today it is no longer a functioning temple, and is rarely visited by tourists, but still offers plenty to see.
A fake replica of a smal1 piece of the city wall stands on its grounds. Ironically, directly outside this fake wall stands the only original Qing-dynasty city gate still standing, the Small North Gate (Xiao Bei Men). You can still read some of the inscriptions on it which were covered up with plaster during the Cultural Revolution. Sadly, it is used by the neighborhood people to hang their wet laundry and is in disrepair. This gate was left standing when the rest of the wall was torn down in 1911 because it was connected with what was then a functioning temple.
Inside Dajing Miao is a city wal1 museum which includes a scale model of Shanghai's old city wall complete with models of the entire Nanshi District as it looked in Qing times. There is also an exhibit of old photographs. Be sure to look upward at the roof of the original temple buildings and you wil1 find many roof ornament figurines in the shape of various historic warriors, gods and animals. It is located at 259 Da Jing Ge Lu.
CITY GOD TEMPLE (CHENG HUANG MIAO)
Located within the Yu Yuan Bazaar shopping complex, unlike the surrounding faux Ming-Qing
style buildings constructed in l994,
this is an authentic temple first constructed
during the reign of Ming Emperor Yong Le (1403~1424).
It was renovated in 1926 and again in 1994. During
the Cu1tural Revolution it was a factory, but
reopened as a temple after the 1994 renovations
of the Yu Yuan Bazaar. This Taoist temple is dedicated
to the City God Qin Yu Bo, but also serves as
a place of Taoist worship.
CHEN XIANG GE SI
A functioning Buddhist nunnery housed in authentic Ming-dynasty buildings dating from the year 1600. It is near the more famous Cheng Huang Miao, but down a side alley off of the main street at 29 Chen Xiang Ge Lu. It was closed during the Cultural Revolution and reopened in 1994.
WHITE CLOUD TAOIST TEMPLE (BAI YUN GUAN)
Th
is is a functioning Taoist temple
built in 1882. Each day you can see worshippers
and monks performing authentic ceremonies including
playing various musical instruments, chanting
long hymns, burning incense and paper money. There
is a training school for new Taoist monks. Despite
its fascinating nature, this temple is se1dom
visited by foreign tourists, probably due its
location. Located down a long narrow alley Way
which begins near the Lao Xi Men (Old West Gate)
police station just off Xizang Nan Lu. Look for
the decorative gate over the alley Way's entrance,
read the English language sign on the wall, then
follow the long alley Way to its end. Plain looking
walls on the outside disguise the beautiful courtyard
structure within. Look upward at the rooftop ornaments
of historical figures brandishing weapons and
wearing traditional clothes, as wc1l as nature
scenes of sacred animals. This is also the headquarters
of the Shanghai Taoist Association. It is located
at 8 Xilin Hou Lu, Lane l00, Lao Ximen District.
FA ZANG JIANG SI
A Buddhist Temple located at the comer of Fuxing Lu and Ji An Lu, within walking distance from Huaihai Zhong Lu and Huangpi Nan Lu metro station. It is an impressive pre-revolutionary temple. During the Cultural Revolution it was a factory, much like Chenghuang Miao was. A community of resident monks lives here. The worshippers and monks are friendly and welcome the chance to explain their faith to visitors. They belong to the Pure Land Sect which worships Amitabha Pusa or Om-i-to-fu. This sect has an almost Christian belief in an after-death rebirth in a Western Land or Pure Land similar to heaven.
XIAO TAO YUAN MOSQUE
First established in 1917, and renovated in 1925, today this is a functioning mosque which also serves as the headquarters of the Shanghai Islamic Association. It is situated at 52 Xiao Tao Yuan Lu in the Nanshi District.
SHANGHAI BOTANICAL GARDENS (SHANGHAI ZHIWUYUAN)
South of the Longhua Pagoda at 1l l Long Wu Lu, the gardens' greenhouses, bamboo groves and flower gardens cover some 67 hectares (165 acres) of land. Among the gardens' miniature penjing trees is a pomegranate over 240 years old.
GUI LIN PARK (GU LIN GONG YUAN)
This traditional Chinese garden is full of wooden pavilions, lakes, trees, flowers, and a tea house. It was built in 1931 by a famous Shanghai gangster, Huang Jin Rong, who dreamt of living the life of a Confucian mandarin. While sitting within its walls you can forget that you are in a city. It is located on the corner of Gui Lin Lu and Cao Bao Lu.
SHANGHAI ZOO (SHANGHAI DONG WU YUAN)
Across 70 hectares, the zoo houses over 600 species of animals including giant pandas from Sichuan, golden-haired monkey which once frequented the Yangtze gorges and rare Yangtze River alligators. It is situated at 2381 Hong Qiao Lu, near the airport.
SHANGHAI WILD ANIMAL PARK (SHANGHAI YESHEN DONG WU YUAN)
This park is populated with lions, tigers and bears. Visitors have been confined to tour buses after a man was killed by a lion several years ago. It is located in Pudong.
• Shanghai
• River Rites
• What to See in Shanghai (1)
• What to See in Shanghai (2)
• Shanghai's History Through Its Names
• Cool Depths
• Revolutionary Sites
• Excursions from Shanghai
The yellow-walled temple buildings were constructed between
1911 and 1918. The two jade Buddhas (out of five brought back from Burma in 1882 by the priest Hui Gen) were first kept in a suburb of Shanghai. They are carved entirely from single blocks of jade and were a gift from Burma. Three halls make up the temple complex. In the Jade Buddha Hal1 is the tranquil two meter (6.5-foot) high seated statue of Sakyamuni, while downstairs in the Reclining Buddha Hal1 is the white jade image of Sakyamuni in repose. Precious statues of the Northern Wei (386--534) and Tang (618-907) dynasties are on display in the temple’s exhibition hall, along with hand-copied Tang-dynasty Buddhist scriptures and paintings. Over 70 monks hold daily Services. The temple runs a vegetarian restaurant whose menu boasts 'meat' dishes such as pickled duck, shed eel and chicken, all made of bean curd and vegetables. Crackling rice and mushroom soup is recommended. It is located at 170 An Yuan Lu.SHANGHAI MUSEUM (SHANGHAI BOWUGUAN)
This museum is without doubt the finest in all of China and must rank among the great museums of the world. The modem display, with sound and even a holographic movie kiosk, opened in 1995. The artifacts of Shanghai's commercial past are revealing and nostalgic. Whi1e the city rapidly tears down its heritage, this museum is a great look back. It is located at 201 Renmin Da Dao.
SHANGHAI ART MUSEUM (SHANGHAL MEISHUGUAN)
This museum is located in the former Shanghai Race Club at 325 Nanjing Xi Lu. The race track is now Renmin Gongyuan (People's Park) and the Renmin Dad Dao (People's Square). It is immediately noticeable for its trademark clock tower. The bui1ding is marked with the insignia SRC, standing for Shanghai Race Club—the main staircase is decorated with iron railings in the shape of horse's heads. In the front stairwell all the third floor there is a European war monument devoted to the people of Shanghai who died in World War I, probably the only monument of its type still remaining. The one which stood on the Waitan was destroyed. It is possible to go up on the roof for an excel1ent view of the city.
SHANGHAI HISTORY MUSFUM (SHANGHAI LISHI BOWUGUAN)
Formerly situated at Hongqiao Lu, this museum is now located at l Shi Da Dao, Pudong within the Oriental Te1evision Tower.
LONG HUA PAGODA AND TEMPLE (LONG HUA SI)
Situated in Shanghai's southwest area, the pagoda and temple were originally built between
the l0th and the 13th centuries--historical records
vary as to the exact dates. The temple belongs
to the Chan (Zen) sect. The present seven-storeyed
pagoda is just over 40 meters (130 feet) high
and dates from the early Song Dynasty, but was
restored at the end of the Qing (1644--1911).
The Longhua Temple nearby is a complex of five
halls flanked by bell and drum towers, the sound
of the evening bell of Longhua was known as one
of the old traditions of Shanghai. On New Year's
Eve, this bell is rung 108 times at midnight.
To hear this event is considered good luck. A
flower terrace, overlooked from a tea-room, is
also one of the attractions of the temple, for
in its peony gardens there is a 100-year-old peony
said to have been planted first in a Hangzhou
temple during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng and
later transplanted here. Engravings on a boundary
stone indicate that the stone was placed at the
southwest corner of this temple during the Five
Dynasties period (907-960). West of the temple
is Martyrs' Cemetery, once part of the temple's
peach orchard, and now replanted and expanded.WAR GOD TEMPLE (DAJING GUAN GONG)
This authentic temple was originally connected on two sides with the Ming-dynasty city wall built in 1553. As late as the mid-1930s, it was full of carved statues of various gods, including the Taoist immortals, but sadly those have now all disappeared. Today it is no longer a functioning temple, and is rarely visited by tourists, but still offers plenty to see.
A fake replica of a smal1 piece of the city wall stands on its grounds. Ironically, directly outside this fake wall stands the only original Qing-dynasty city gate still standing, the Small North Gate (Xiao Bei Men). You can still read some of the inscriptions on it which were covered up with plaster during the Cultural Revolution. Sadly, it is used by the neighborhood people to hang their wet laundry and is in disrepair. This gate was left standing when the rest of the wall was torn down in 1911 because it was connected with what was then a functioning temple.
Inside Dajing Miao is a city wal1 museum which includes a scale model of Shanghai's old city wall complete with models of the entire Nanshi District as it looked in Qing times. There is also an exhibit of old photographs. Be sure to look upward at the roof of the original temple buildings and you wil1 find many roof ornament figurines in the shape of various historic warriors, gods and animals. It is located at 259 Da Jing Ge Lu.
CITY GOD TEMPLE (CHENG HUANG MIAO)
Located within the Yu Yuan Bazaar shopping complex, unlike the surrounding faux Ming-Qing
style buildings constructed in l994,
this is an authentic temple first constructed
during the reign of Ming Emperor Yong Le (1403~1424).
It was renovated in 1926 and again in 1994. During
the Cu1tural Revolution it was a factory, but
reopened as a temple after the 1994 renovations
of the Yu Yuan Bazaar. This Taoist temple is dedicated
to the City God Qin Yu Bo, but also serves as
a place of Taoist worship.CHEN XIANG GE SI
A functioning Buddhist nunnery housed in authentic Ming-dynasty buildings dating from the year 1600. It is near the more famous Cheng Huang Miao, but down a side alley off of the main street at 29 Chen Xiang Ge Lu. It was closed during the Cultural Revolution and reopened in 1994.
WHITE CLOUD TAOIST TEMPLE (BAI YUN GUAN)
Th
is is a functioning Taoist temple
built in 1882. Each day you can see worshippers
and monks performing authentic ceremonies including
playing various musical instruments, chanting
long hymns, burning incense and paper money. There
is a training school for new Taoist monks. Despite
its fascinating nature, this temple is se1dom
visited by foreign tourists, probably due its
location. Located down a long narrow alley Way
which begins near the Lao Xi Men (Old West Gate)
police station just off Xizang Nan Lu. Look for
the decorative gate over the alley Way's entrance,
read the English language sign on the wall, then
follow the long alley Way to its end. Plain looking
walls on the outside disguise the beautiful courtyard
structure within. Look upward at the rooftop ornaments
of historical figures brandishing weapons and
wearing traditional clothes, as wc1l as nature
scenes of sacred animals. This is also the headquarters
of the Shanghai Taoist Association. It is located
at 8 Xilin Hou Lu, Lane l00, Lao Ximen District.FA ZANG JIANG SI
A Buddhist Temple located at the comer of Fuxing Lu and Ji An Lu, within walking distance from Huaihai Zhong Lu and Huangpi Nan Lu metro station. It is an impressive pre-revolutionary temple. During the Cultural Revolution it was a factory, much like Chenghuang Miao was. A community of resident monks lives here. The worshippers and monks are friendly and welcome the chance to explain their faith to visitors. They belong to the Pure Land Sect which worships Amitabha Pusa or Om-i-to-fu. This sect has an almost Christian belief in an after-death rebirth in a Western Land or Pure Land similar to heaven.
XIAO TAO YUAN MOSQUE
First established in 1917, and renovated in 1925, today this is a functioning mosque which also serves as the headquarters of the Shanghai Islamic Association. It is situated at 52 Xiao Tao Yuan Lu in the Nanshi District.
SHANGHAI BOTANICAL GARDENS (SHANGHAI ZHIWUYUAN)
South of the Longhua Pagoda at 1l l Long Wu Lu, the gardens' greenhouses, bamboo groves and flower gardens cover some 67 hectares (165 acres) of land. Among the gardens' miniature penjing trees is a pomegranate over 240 years old.
GUI LIN PARK (GU LIN GONG YUAN)
This traditional Chinese garden is full of wooden pavilions, lakes, trees, flowers, and a tea house. It was built in 1931 by a famous Shanghai gangster, Huang Jin Rong, who dreamt of living the life of a Confucian mandarin. While sitting within its walls you can forget that you are in a city. It is located on the corner of Gui Lin Lu and Cao Bao Lu.
SHANGHAI ZOO (SHANGHAI DONG WU YUAN)
Across 70 hectares, the zoo houses over 600 species of animals including giant pandas from Sichuan, golden-haired monkey which once frequented the Yangtze gorges and rare Yangtze River alligators. It is situated at 2381 Hong Qiao Lu, near the airport.
SHANGHAI WILD ANIMAL PARK (SHANGHAI YESHEN DONG WU YUAN)
This park is populated with lions, tigers and bears. Visitors have been confined to tour buses after a man was killed by a lion several years ago. It is located in Pudong.
• Shanghai
• River Rites
• What to See in Shanghai (1)
• What to See in Shanghai (2)
• Shanghai's History Through Its Names
• Cool Depths
• Revolutionary Sites
• Excursions from Shanghai
