Reconstructed and repaired many times in the history, the existing architecture of the temple was mainly built during the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908) in Qing Dynasty (1636-1911). To protect from the flood of the nearby river, Jing'an Temple was moved to present site in 1216, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Originally named as Chongyuan Temple, the temple renamed as Jing’an in 1008 in Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). According to the story, Jing'an Temple was first built by Wu State (222-280) at north of Wusong River (also called Suzhou River) in 247 during the Three Kingdom period (220-265). The old-famed Jing'an District just named after the temple.
Jing'an Temple is a famous Esoteric Buddhist temple in the city of Shanghai, peacefully located amidst busy streets just as its name implies (Jing'an means peace and quiet in Chinese). By subway No.2 and get off at the station of Jing'an Temple. Temple fair date: starts from April 8 th of Chinese lunar month and last for three days
#SHANGHAI JING AN TEMPLE FREE#
Ticket: CNY30, free on incense days (the 1 st and 15 th days of every lunar month) Location: No.1686 Nanjing West Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai.
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