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Longhua Temple

2853 Longhua Lu, near Longhua Park Xuhui District

龙华路2853, 近龙华烈士陵园

6456 6085
The temple itself consists of four main halls housing numerous statues of Buddha and his disciples. Principle features include an ancient iron bell (rung 108...
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Xuhui
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Jade Buddha Temple

170 Anyuan Lu, near Jiangning Lu Putuo District

安远路170号, 近江宁西路

6266 3668
The Jade Buddha Temple is still a working Buddhist monastery. It's home to two white jade Buddhas, carved from a single slab of Burmese jade. One is a...
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Putuo
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Jiading Confucius Temple

183 Jiading Nan Dajie, near Tacheng Lu Jiading District

嘉定南大街183号, 近塔城路

5953 0739
Far out in the distant Jiading district, this temple is dedicated to the famous Chinese philosopher, Confucius. The temple was first built in year 1219. In...
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Xiahai Temple

73 Kunming Lu, near Haimen Lu Hongkou District

昆明路， 近海门路

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Xiahai Temple was once where the surrounding fishermen and sailors visit to pray for safety and luck, as name in Chinese 下海 literally means “Go Down to the...
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Hongkou
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Fa Zang Jiang Temple

271 Ji'an Lu, near Fuxing Zhong Lu Huangpu District

吉安路271号, 近复兴中路

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Built in 1929, Fa Zang Jiang Temple is the only Buddhist monastery that practices Tendai Hokke - the earliest Zen-practicing sector founded in China and...
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Huangpu
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Zhen Ru Temple

399 Lanxi Lu, near Tongchuan Lu Putuo District

兰溪路399号, 近铜川路

6297 1581
The temple’s name, zhen ru, is the Chinese translation of a Buddhist philosophy term “Tathata”, or Suchness. First built during the late-Song dynasty, and...
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Putuo
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Cixiu Nunnery

15 Zhenling Jie, near Fangbang Zhong Lu Huangpu District

榛岭街15号, 近方浜中路

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Built in year 1870, Ci Xiu Nunnery was once a private monastery and opened to the public around year 1917. There’s also a French-style villa, connecting the...
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Huangpu
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Bai Yun Temple

239 Dajing Lu, near Qinglian Jie Huangpu District

大境路239号, 近青莲街

6328 6728
A Taoist temple not far from the tourist raided City God Temple. The temple itself was built in Qing dynasty, and the nine copper statues kept in the temple...
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Huangpu

Jing'an Temple

1686 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Huashan Lu Jing'an District

南京西路1686号， 近华山路

6256 6366
The building from which Shanghai's second largest district draws its name. Originally built in 247 BC, relocated and rebuilt in the 1880s and recently...
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Jing'an

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