Jing'an Temple

History

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 is currently undergoing renovation.

The Jingan Temple - The Main Entrance — brunosky @ Flickr

Features include

Three Southern-style main halls, each with its own courtyard, dating from the most recent reconstruction (1880):

• Hall of Heavenly Kings
• Hall of the Three Saints
• Hall of Virtuous Works

• The Precious Hall of the Great Hero, or main hall
• To the east of the main hall is the Guanyin Hall. In the center of the hall is a statue of the goddess made out of camphor wood. Standing on a lotus-shaped base, it is 6.2 meters tall and weighs 5 tons
• Opposite to the hall is the Jade Buddha Hall, where a 3.8-meter jade Buddha sits in the center. It is the largest sitting jade Buddha statue in the country
• Abbot's Chambers
• Ming Dynasty copper bell (Hongwu Bell), weighing 3.5 tons
• Stone Buddhas from the Southern and Northern Dynasties period (420-589 AD)

Transportation

Jing'an Temple can be reached by taking Shanghai Metro Line 2 to Jing'an Temple station.

DSC_0049 — ChenShaoEr @ Flickr

Entrance Fee is 20 RMB (April 2009)

External links

• Article at chinadaily.com.cn

Jing An Temple — wakerant @ Flickr

Jing An Temple — wakerant @ Flickr

Shanghai - The sun — ~ Lumi ~ @ Flickr

Jing'an Temple — Sean Munson @ Flickr

IMG_3355 — MarcoVolo @ Flickr

DSC_9295 — guywong @ Flickr

DSC_0064 — ChenShaoEr @ Flickr

Jing An Temple — wakerant @ Flickr