Baiyun Guan is the head Taoist temple and Taoism historical site in Shanghai. It originated from the Qing Dynasty, taoist Xu Zhicheng constructed the Lei Zu Palace, and renamed the palace as "Baiyun Guan" in 1888. Originally the temple was built in 1882, but moved to a new location near Dajing Ge in 2006.

The temple is one of only two Taoist temples in China to possess the precious Ming Dynasty Taoist Scripture, the other is the much larger Baiyun Guan in Beijing. Nowadays, the scripture is the treasure of Baiyun Guan, has already moved to the Shanghai Library for collection.

The two-story temple is housed in a courtyard building with red walls, lattice windows and doors, and a beautiful ornamented roof. Incense-bearing supplicants pray before a dizzying array of gilded Taoist deities, each entrusted with a specific cause. If your timing is right, you may be able to catch a Taoist service, which is highly ritualized, often resembling pageants complete with music, chanting, and processions of monks in colorful robes.

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