Jing'an Temple
Tradition has it that the temple was first built in 247 AD (the 10th year of the Chiwu era of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period), predating the founding of Shanghai city; Jing'an District takes its name from the temple
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 07:30-17:00
- Ticket
- CNY 50
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Tradition has it that the temple was first built in 247 AD (the 10th year of the Chiwu era of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period), predating the founding of Shanghai city, and Jing'an District takes its name from the temple. Its site shifted twice as the south bank of the Wusong River eroded and silted, moving to the present location in 1880. Rebuilt as a whole from 1998 in an imitation Ming-dynasty palace style, its golden roofs, teak and nanmu main gate and Fuhui Pagoda gleam resplendently among the skyscrapers of West Nanjing Road—a remarkable spectacle of 'tranquility amid the bustle'. The Dharma Hall and Sutra Depository are complete in layout, and the New Year's Eve bell-ringing and Laba porridge giveaway are famous Shanghai folk customs. It is Shanghai's most incense-thronged urban Zen monastery, with its giant ingot-shaped incense burner as its hallmark.
Getting there: Metro Line 2/7/14, Jing'an Temple Station
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