Jing'an Temple

The Jing'an Temple ( Chinese:静安 寺, translated " temple of peace and tranquility " ) is a Buddhist temple on West Nanjing Road, in Jing'an District, Shanghai City, People's Republic of China. He is, together with the Yonghe Temple in Beijing and the Bright Filial Temple in Guangzhou 's most important Buddhist religious buildings in China.

Architecture

The temple has three main halls, the Mahavira Hall, the Hall of Heavenly Kings and the Hall of three Gods. In 1991 finished Mahavira Hall is an impressive, 3.8 m high and about 11 ton statue of Buddha made ​​of jade, the largest of its kind in China. In a second hall is a eight -meter-high silver Buddha can be seen.

The spacious courtyard of the temple, visitors burn down into two fireplaces provided for incense. Others try to throw coins into the centrally placed in the center of the courtyard shrine, which should bring the successful shooters luck.

Genesis

The temple was originally built in 247 AD. , At the time of Wu Dynasty at the Suzhou River and was at that time still called Chong Yuan Temple. He needed due to recurrent flooding during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD. ) Be moved to its present site in Nanjing Road in 1216. During the Cultural Revolution, the temple was used as a plastics factory. In 1972, he burned down completely and was gradually built up again from 1983 onwards. The last major renovations took place in 2004.

Location

The Jing'an Temple is located at the same station lines 2 and 7 of the Shanghai Metro in 1686, Nanjing Road West. The city Jing'an District is one of the most populous districts of Shanghai. In the immediate vicinity of the temple there are numerous high-rise buildings and busy shopping streets.