![]() ![]() ![]() Originally built in 247 BC, relocated and rebuilt in the 1880s and recently. Let us know during a tour inquiry, and we can quote for including these historic buildings in our customizable Shanghai Tours. The building from which Shanghais second largest district draws its name. An Art Deco 'dancehall' is just across the street the neighborhood is largely residential, but with many bars and restaurants. Today's temple is a new replica of the old one, located in the southern part of the district. Jingan District, where it is located, is named after the temple. See Shanghai's Oldest and Newest with China Highlights Jing'an District is named after Jing'an Temple, an ancient traditional Chinese Buddhist temple. Jingan Temple is an esoteric Tangmi Buddhist temple on the West Nanjing Road in Shanghai. Address: Jing'an Temple, 1686 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Huashan Lu metro lines 2 & 7, opposite station exit 3.Today up to 2,000 people attend Sunday Mass, with a service in English at noon. The cathedral has suffered a turbulent history, having been vandalized in the Cultural Revolution, then serving as a state-owned grain warehouse, before being finally being restored to its original purpose, replete with new stained-glass windows with Chinese iconography. More commonly known as Xujiahui Cathedral, it was completed in 1910, and was once considered to be one of the grandest Catholic Cathedrals in the Far East. ![]()
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