Shanghai Jing';an Temple is a famous Shingon temple, that is, from Jing';an Temple Jing';an District is famous for. In 1999 a large scale renovation of the temple. Shingon temple has the altar holding field and the Shingon monks Master Pine Memorial, this monument and the inscription surviving Song Guangzong Hongwu years of the big bell and other artifacts. Eighth day of the lunar calendar every year in April, where the 3-day festival to be held, very lively.

According to legend, when the temple was first built in the Three Kingdoms Wu Chi Wu 10 years (AD 247), the Southern Song Dynasty Jiading nine years (AD 1216) to the present site. After building many times from the Yuan Dynasty, and finally destroyed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the only remaining Great Buddha, to build 1921Third Temple. Jing';an Temple currently has two Cedian repair.

And today was the temple of prosperity: Jing';an Temple Buddha will be derived from the annual festival. The Qing dynasty (1881 years) to open, and finally 1963. Buddha Festival April eighth day of the lunar calendar, merchants, tourists. For decades, the gradual formation of large-scale temple Temple City, called the origin of Jing';an District business. With the development of urban construction, the temple have been leasing land to create commercial buildings and residential neighborhood, and change the rural quiet downtown street for the business, the western end of ten foreign market is booming port city. To the 20th century, 30';s, the Jing';an Temple commercial city hasBegun to take shape this development as an important commercial center in Shanghai.

Tickets

30 per ticket, first day, tenFive free.

Hours :7:30-17: 00, Hong period 4:30-17:00 open.