Photos of two of the famous old Buddhist temples in Shanghai. First the Jade Buddha Temple on An Yuan Road, founded in 1882, with two jade Buddha statues imported to Shanghai from Burma by sea. These were a sitting Buddha (1.95 metres tall, 3 tonnes), and a smaller reclining Buddha representing Buddha's death. The temple now also contains a much larger reclining Buddha made of marble, donated from Singapore. There is also a shop selling cultural art, primarily carved jade.
Second is the Jing'an Temple (literally "Temple of Peace and Tranquility"), a Buddhist temple on West Nanjing Road, in Jing'an District in Shanghai. The first temple was built in 247 AD, at the time of the Kingdom of Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period. Originally located beside Suzhou Creek, it was relocated to its current site in 1216 during the Song Dynasty. The current temple was rebuilt once in the Qing Dynasty. It's most recent renovation was started in late 2003 and is still ongoing in 2008.