Before our tour excursions, Lon and I walked about two blocks from our hotel to visit the Jing'an Temple. Once the wealthiest Buddhist temple in Shanghai, it was closed (but not destroyed) during the Cultural Revolution, and now has been completely restored. It is a popular place for worship and prayer.
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| Very busy streets surround the temple. The exterior walls have street-level shops selling general merchandise, not related to the temple. |
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| It was tricky to find the entrance - it was a small door tucked away to the side of the locked main entrance. |
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| The interior courtyard of the temple held large incense burners. |
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| Another look at the courtyard. Two corridors at the sides of the main temple lead to the monks' living areas. |
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| I'm not sure what this pagoda-like structure is for, although it looks like it's an incense burner. |
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| This incense burner was well-used. |
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| A look back at the courtyard from the temple's balcony. |
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| A look at the monks' living quarters (left side of photo). |
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| The temple is built to a large scale. The main hall (Mahavira Hall) has 46 columns of Myanmar teak. |
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| The temple has several large sculptures of the Buddha. |
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| Including one that is made of 15 tonnes of pure silver and is 8.8 meters (29 ft) tall. |
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| An example of the numerous detailed carvings in the temple. |
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| The exterior of the temple at night. |
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