Buddhist Shanghai Downtown: A One-Day Pilgrimage to Four Temples

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From the golden temple Jing'an among the skyscrapers to the Jade Buddha Temple, the millennium-old Longhua Temple and pagoda, and Yu Garden's Chenghuangmiao. A pilgrimage linking Shanghai's religious and folk layers in a day.

Full day4 stopsEst. budget 30,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Jing'an Temple静安寺
Temple · 60 min stay
A golden temple in the heart of downtown surrounded by skyscrapers. An ancient temple dating back to the Song, though the exterior is a lavish reconstruction. The most dramatic city-and-temple contrast.
9:30 개문
Taxi 15 min
2
Jade Buddha Temple玉佛寺
Temple · 70 min stay
A temple famous for its white-jade seated and reclining Buddhas brought from Myanmar. The delicacy of the carving is the core, and lunch can be had at the vegetarian hall.
11:30
Taxi 22 min
3
Longhua Temple & Pagoda龙华寺·龙华塔
Temple · Landmark · 80 min stay
Shanghai's oldest and largest temple, originating in the Three Kingdoms era, and a Song-style octagonal pagoda. A genuine place of faith thick with incense smoke, different in texture from the reconstruction-heavy downtown temples.
14:00
Taxi 18 min
4
Chenghuangmiao城隍庙
Shrine · Culture · 60 min stay
A Taoist shrine enshrining the city's guardian deity and the heart of the old Yu Garden town. Unlike Buddhist temples, a lively mix of Taoist, folk faith and street food. A boisterous wrap-up to the pilgrimage.
16:30