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 sitting Buddha, bejeweled and weighing in at a massive 425lbs. The other is a 1m-long recumbent Buddha. Entrance is... Read more
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 times on the New Year to bring good fortune to mankind) and the Longhua Pagoda dating back to the Song... Read more
More commonly known as the Xujiahui Cathedral, St. Ignatius was designed by English architect William Doyle and built by the French Jesuits between 1905 and 1910. Recently restored, the cathedral's stained glass windows have been replaced with the ones that... Read more
Combining temple and school, this site offers an area for quiet reflection among Shanghai's busy streets. The temple dates back to 1855 but has been restored multiple times. The only original structure on the grounds is a three story pagoda near the entrance.... Read more
St Peter's Church was first built in the 1930s as a Byzantine style church with a central dome and five chapels. It sheltered many thousand parishioners during the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II) and became a cultural center during the Cultural Revolution.... Read more
Shanghai's best known Protestant church, otherwise known as Guoji Libai Tang or the International Church, was established in 1925 and is popular among expats. The church was built in modern Gothic style and has an excellent choir to boot. They've got also got a... Read more
Called 城隍庙 (cheng huang miao) in Chinese, the temple is a popular tourist attraction packed in with the busy shops that surround Yu Garden. Read more
The oldest Anglican cathedral of its kind in China, Holy Trinity Church is off-limits to the public. Located just off Nanjing Donglu, the original Trinity Church was a shoddy thing built on land donated by a bigwig at massively wealthy British trading firm Dent & Co.... Read more
All Saints on Fuxing Zhong Lu was originally built by the American Episcopal Church in 1925. It is a Christian church in a typical 17th-century style with a rose window and bell tower. Its triangle roof, red brick and concrete-engraved doorpost make it distinctive.... Read more
Hong En is home to Abundant Grace, an international, interdenominational church with people from many countries, cultures and traditions. Read more
Founded in 1860 by Father Louis Helot, St Joseph's serves a mostly English-speaking Roman Catholic parish. The red brick church was built in romanesque style with gothic elements. Read more
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 Sea”. It was turned into a Buddhist monastery during the late Qing Dynasty. Read more
This squat former Protestant church at the end of Yuanmingyuan Lu was built in 1886 and used to house factory offices after the establishment of the PRC. It was renovated and restored when the Waitanyuan Project started in 2005, which replaced the steeple. It was... Read more
The International Community of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church was first built in 1744, but was forced to move to several locations before finding home in its current home in Pudong's Biyun International Community. English language mass is on Saturdays at 5pm and... Read more
The Young John Allen Memorial Church was built in 1923 and named after the American Methodist missionary who founded the Anglo-Chinese College in the 1880s, located across the street. It was frequented by the Soongs back in the 20s and 30s, and it's allegedly where... Read more
The Moore Memorial Church, also known as Mu'en Church, is located on Xizang Zhong Lu, in the middle of department stores right across from People's Square. Built by the only Shanghai-based architect anyone knows, Laszlo Hudec, to house an estimated 1,000 worshippers,... Read more
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