Jade Buddha Temple

One of Shanghai’s few active Buddhist monasteries, this temple was built between 1918 and 1928. The highlight is a transcendent Buddha made of pure jade, one of five shipped back to China by the monk Hui Gen at the turn of the 20th century. In February, during the Lunar New Year, the temple is very busy, as some 20,000 Chinese Buddhists throng to pray for prosperity.

Don’t Miss…

» Hall of Heavenly Kings

» Great Treasure Hall

» Jade Buddha Hall

Practicalities

» Offline map

» cnr Anyuan & Jiangning Rds

» admission Y20

» 8am-4.30pm

» 19 from Broadway Mansions along Tiantong Rd

» Changshou Rd

Entrance Courtyard

Festooned with red lanterns, the first courtyard is located between the Hall of Heavenly Kings (the main entrance hall) and the twin-eaved Great Treasure Hall, where worshippers pray to the past, present and future Buddhas. Also lodged within the main hall are the temple’s drum and bell, which would normally be hung within separate towers, and a copper-coloured statue of Guanyin dispensing holy water at the rear entrance.

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