Between the swathes of concrete and glass in Shanghai, you'll find a lush temple, peaceful and sacred. This is Jade Buddha Temple, which is a holy land among the busy metropolitan.
Seeing from the temple name, you will get the information that there is oblate jade Buddha statue. The first master brought 5 jade Buddha statues from Burma in 1882, leaving 2 of them in shanghai for worship. A temple was built to worship the two jade Buddha statues and 10 years later, new temple was completed in 1928, which became today’s southern yard of the Jade Buddha Temple. Mater Zhenhua set Shanghai Buddhist Institute in the temple, fostering large amount of talent monks. Besides, library was built and Buddhism journals were issued to propagandize the Buddhism culture. The temple received many important visits, including the tenth panchan lama Great Master’s visit the temple in 1955.

Today’s temple is composed by two main parts: the front yard and the back yard. Key palaces are located in the front yards while the back yard is used as office area, class room and guest room. Cultural relic room collects invaluable antiques from Tang dynasty to Qing dynasty. Besides, on the wall of corridor, there are wonderful Buddhism calligraphy and paintings carved on. Gilded Buddha statues can be found on the roof of the Jade Buddha Hall. 

The temple is one of the most popular places to pray. Go to the temple with a devotional heart. If you would like to enjoy the peaceful mood here, peak season is not a good time to visit.