The 10 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Puxi (Downtown Shanghai), Shanghai Region

May 22, 2021 Tonie Szymanski

The largest city in China is also its most cosmopolitan, offering visitors a chance to experience the past, present, and future all at once. The Huangpu River splits Shanghai into two districts: Pudong and Puxi. The Pudong skyline looks like it was ripped from the Jetsons, with the bulbous Oriental Pearl TV and Radio Tower looking a bit like a two headed lollipop. On the Puxi side, you can walk the Bund riverside district to get a taste of old Shanghai.
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1. Longhua Temple

No.2853 Longhua Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai China +86 21 6456 6085
Excellent
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4.5 based on 536 reviews

Longhua Temple

Built in the early Song Dynasty (960-1279), it is the oldest and largest temple in Shanghai. It is popularly believed that the temple gained its name Longhua from the legendary “Longhua” tree with branches extending some 20 kilometers, under which the Maitreya Buddha was enlightened.

Reviewed By sumit824 - Mumbai, India

It is a very old temple of Buddha. People has great respect for the temple. It was rebuild during Northern Song dynasty AD 977. It has beautiful architecture.

2. Notre Dame Church

No.55 Xinle Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200000 China
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4.5 based on 4 reviews

Notre Dame Church

3. Huangpu Dajing Guandi Temple

Dajing Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200003 China
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4.5 based on 4 reviews

Huangpu Dajing Guandi Temple

4. Chenxiang Temple

No.29 Chenxiangge Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200000 China +86 21 6320 3431 [email protected] http://www.shanghaihighlights.com/shanghai-sightseeing/shanghai-chenxiang-pavilion.html
Excellent
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4.5 based on 17 reviews

Chenxiang Temple

5. Shanghai Shengsanyi Church

No.211 Jiujiang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200002 China
Excellent
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4.5 based on 9 reviews

Shanghai Shengsanyi Church

6. Shanghai Confucian Temple

No.215 Wenmiao Road Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010 China +86 21 6377 1815 http://www.confuciantemple.com
Excellent
46%
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4.5 based on 288 reviews

Shanghai Confucian Temple

Reviewed By Hugary1 - Sydney, Australia

An oasis of calm in a very busy bustling part of a busy city. Our guide Penny was very knowledgable and her English was excellent. No question too difficult. She was also very helpful with transportation back showing us how to use the Metro and get a week pass.

7. Shanghai Zhenru Temple

No.5 Houshanmen, Zhenru Town, Putuo District Zhenru Town, Putuo District, Shanghai 200333 China +86 21 6297 1581
Excellent
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4.5 based on 32 reviews

Shanghai Zhenru Temple

Reviewed By Jo-AnnKYTan - Shanghai, China

Very zen atmosphere. Monks chanting made it even more beautiful. Built in 1320!!! A wooden temple. Amazing! Lovely to enjoy the architecture, the bell walkway, the canal, the pagoda, prayers in all halls.... perfect to spend half a day here.

8. International Cathedral

53 Hengshan Lu, Shanghai China +86 21 6437 6576
Excellent
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4.0 based on 7 reviews

International Cathedral

9. Jing'an Temple

No.1686 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai China +86 21 6256 6366 http://www.shjas.org
Excellent
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4.0 based on 1,414 reviews

Jing'an Temple

Reviewed By G6628HXjaneh - Barnsley, United Kingdom

Visited here on a v busy Saturday where the temple was full of people filling red sacks with folded gold paper and then burning this for their ancestors. A real feast for all your senses, sounds, sights, burning incense and lovely people who explained what was happening

10. Jade Buddha Temple

170 An Yuan Road, Shanghai China +86 21 6266 3668 http://www.yufotemple.com/
Excellent
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4.0 based on 1,588 reviews

Jade Buddha Temple

This Chinese Buddhist Temple hosts two jade Buddha statues imported from Burma, along with many other cultural relics. It is a peaceful refuge from the modern bustle of Shanghai, where monks may be seen and heard conducting Buddhist ceremonies.

Reviewed By 997DanielC - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Found in the middle of Shanghai, you'll need to check the times for when it's open to make sure you don't turn up and have to go back like i did the first time; when I came back the next day I was able to get in but the place was packed with people. There were film cameras and the whole area was filled, so much that it was difficult to move around; they were all here to watch footage of real monks chanting inside their temple. Once the ceremony ended people starting moving around and I was able to explore, plus I was able to see real monks in their robes with their shaved heads. In one of the building sat three large golden Buddha statues (you'll notice swastikas on them, don't be alarmed its a buddhist symbol here). People often give food to the statues, or burn incense sticks in large braziers with huge flames plus there are statues of other gods like the gods of Hinduism or ancient China. The best part is the Jade Buddha statue that the temple is named after, a life sized statue with pearl white skin laying on its side with a smile, striking a pose.

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