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St. Ignatius Cathedral

158 Puxi Lu, near Nandan Lu Xuhui District

蒲西路158号, 近南丹路

6441 2211
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...
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Xuhui
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St. Joseph's Church

36 Sichuan Nan Lu, near Jinling Dong Lu Huangpu District

四川南路36号, 近金陵东路

6328 0293
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...
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Huangpu
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Dongjiadu Lu Catholic Church (St. Francis Xavier's Church)

185 Dongjiadu Lu, near Zhongshan Nan Lu Huangpu District

董家渡路185号, 近中山南路

63787214
Built in early Spanish baroque style in 1853, the gorgeous St Francis Xavier Church, better known as Dongjiadu Lu Church is the first foreign built church in...
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Huangpu
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Mu'en Church (Moore Memorial Church)

316 Xizang Zhong Lu, near Hankou Lu Huangpu District

西藏中路316号, 进汉口路

6322 5069
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....
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Huangpu
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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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Jiading
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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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St Peter's Church

270 Chongqing Nan Lu, near Hefei Lu Huangpu District

重庆南路270号, 近合肥路

6467 8080
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...
Places of Worship
Huangpu
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Shanghai Grace Church

375 Shaanxi Bei Lu, near Beijing Xi Lu Jing'an District

陕西北路375号, 近北京西路

6253 9394
Shanghai Grace Church is a Protestant church holding services in both English and Chinese. This red brick church and bell tower is part of a structure...
Places of Worship
Jing'an
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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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Sacred Heart Church

151 Hongfeng Lu, near Biyun Lu Pudong District

红枫路151号, 近碧云路

138 1750 3946
The International Community of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church was first built in 1744. Still, it was forced to move to several locations before finding a...
Places of Worship
Pudong
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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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Former Union Church

107 Nan Suzhou Lu, near Yuanmingyuan Lu Huangpu District

南苏州路107号, 近圆明园路

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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...
Places of Worship
Huangpu
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Hengshan Community Church

53 Hengshan Lu, near Wulumuqi Nan Lu Xuhui District

衡山路53号, 近乌鲁木齐南路

6437 6576
Shanghai's best known Protestant church, otherwise known as Guoji Libai Tang or the International Church, was established in 1925 and is popular among...
Places of Worship
Xuhui
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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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All Saints Church

425 Fuxing Zhong Lu, near Danshui Lu Huangpu District

复兴中路425号, 近淡水路

6385 0906
The Protestant All Saints Church on Fuxing Zhong Lu was originally built by the American Episcopal Church in 1925. It is a Christian church in a typical...
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Huangpu
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Sheshan Marian Basilica

Near Sheshan Observatory

外青松公路西佘山公园内, 近西佘山顶

5765 1521
Strong contender for Shanghai's most imposing cathedral, the Catholic Sheshan Marian Basilica was built in the 1930s to replace a smaller, shabbier cathedral...
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International Church of Shanghai

Grand Millennium Shanghai Hongqiao, Level 2 Longevity Hall, No. 2588 West Yan’an Road, Changning District Changning District

长宁区延安西路2588号 上海千禧海鸥大酒店（2楼，天和厅）

5239 9192
ICS is a non-denominational, multi-national church. They have over 30 groups meeting at various locations and at various times throughout the city. They have...
Places of Worship
Changning

City God Temple

249 Fangbang Zhong Lu, near Jiujiaochang Lu Huangpu District

方浜中路249号, 近旧校场路

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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.
Places of Worship
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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...
Places of Worship
Tourist Attractions
Huangpu

Holy Trinity Church (Sheng Sanyi Tang)

201 Jiujiang Lu, near Jiangxi Zhong Lu Huangpu District

九江路201号， 近江西中路

6333 1120
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...
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Tourist Attractions
Huangpu

Longhua Martyrs Memorial

180 Longhua Xi Lu, near Longhua Lu Xuhui District

龙华西路180号, 近龙华路

6468 5995
Covering 190,000-square-meter of space, the memorial is built in 1995 to honor the martyrs during the war and revolution. This big greenery area is made up...
Places of Worship
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Xuhui

Chen Xiang Pavilion

29 Chenxiangge Lu, near Jiuxiaochang Lu Huangpu District

沉香阁路29号, 近旧校场路

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Chen Xiang Pavilion is a Buddhist nunnery. It gets teh name chen xiang (沉香) from a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva made with tambac wood. The temple dates back...
Places of Worship
Tourist Attractions
Huangpu

Fitch Memorial Church

59 Duolun Lu, near Sichuan Bei Lu Hongkou District

多伦路59号, 近四川北路

6324 3021
Also known as Hongde Temple, this place is the only Christian church in Shanghai built using Chinese architecture. It was constructed in 1928 in memory of...
Places of Worship
Culture & Diversity
Hongkou

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