Jing’an Temple
Shanghai, China
Jing'an Temple charges a modest entry fee, paid at the gate on West Nanjing Road or bought in advance as a timed…
7 tickets & tours
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Best temples in Shanghai
Shanghai’s temples are working Buddhist and folk temples squeezed between tower blocks, most of them rebuilt in the late Qing period and busy with incense from early morning. The Jade Buddha Temple, with its two white jade Buddhas brought from Burma, is the first to see; then Jing’an Temple, its gilded roofs facing Nanjing Road West; then Longhua, the largest and oldest complex in the city, with a seven-storey pagoda at its gate.
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Jade Buddha Temple
Shanghai, China
The Jade Buddha Temple sells its own entry tickets at the gate, for a small fee, and there is no need to book ahead;
5 tickets & tours
City God Temple of Shanghai
Shanghai, China
Entry to the temple itself is paid at a ticket window by the main gate, and the price is modest, so there is little…
3 tickets & tours
Longhua Temple
Shanghai, China
Longhua Temple is entered with a modest ticket bought at the gate, and you do not need to reserve it in advance.
2 tickets & tours
Confucius Temple, Shanghai (Wenmiao)
Shanghai, China
The Confucius Temple charges a small entrance fee at the gate on Wenmiao Road, and there is nothing to reserve in…
No online ticket
Jing’an and the Jade Buddha Temple are a short taxi ride apart west of the centre. The City God Temple stands beside the Yu Garden bazaar in the old walled town, and the quiet Confucius Temple is a fifteen-minute walk south of it. Longhua lies in the south of the city, a metro ride away. Go soon after opening, when worshippers bring incense and the courtyards are calm; Jing’an charges a standard ticket of about CNY 50, the others small fees at the gate.
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How many temples are there in Shanghai?
This catalogue lists 5 temples, shrines and mosques in Shanghai, 4 of them with tickets or tours to book online. The most booked are Jing’an Temple, Jade Buddha Temple, City God Temple of Shanghai.
Which is the oldest temple in Shanghai?
Longhua Temple, founded in 242, is the oldest in the catalogue for Shanghai.