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Donglin Temple| The only magical temple in Shanghai that holds three Guinness World Records

| The only magical temple in Shanghai that holds three Guinness World Records. 🌍Donglin Temple is located in Zhujing Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai, worshipping Guanyin Bodhisattva. Originally named Guanyin Hall, it is the largest single building complex in the Pudong area from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. After 700 years of trials and tribulations, including wars and fires, it has been renovated and rebuilt many times. It now holds the Guinness World Records for the world's tallest Guanyin statue, the world's tallest Thousand Buddha Gate, and the world's tallest cloisonné Shancai Tongzi. 📍Detailed address: 150 Donglin Street, Zhujing Town, Jinshan District 🚌Transportation: More than 600 meters away from Zhujing Bus Station, accessible by bus or self-driving, there is a free parking lot in front of the temple 🈺️Business hours: 8:00-16:30 🪔Incense and flower tickets (admission): 30r/person, 5r discount for booking one day in advance on the platform 🌟Tips: 1⃣️There are three bridges at the temple gate, the middle one is made of pure copper, the white temple gate is made of 60 tons of marble, and the top is adorned with five gold-plated lotus seats, which are particularly grand; 2⃣️Inside the Yuantong Treasure Hall is a rare treasure, a 'Lingyu Guanyin' statue from the Yuan Dynasty carved from more than a ton of Hetian jade from Xinjiang💎 3⃣️The Five Buddha Crown stands on the top of the mountain, it is a reclining Buddha statue with a crown on its head. Up close, you can see that the Buddha statue is covered with various Buddhist reliefs, which are of high cultural value. From the top of the mountain, you can overlook Jinshan District🔭, which has beautiful scenery; 4⃣️There is a vegetarian noodle supply on the 4th floor of Donglin Temple🍜, priced at 15~30r/bowl, and there is a food street outside the temple; 5⃣️If you drive yourself and have plenty of time, you can also visit the nearby Fenglin Ancient Town and Huakai Haishang Ecological Park.
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Posted: Mar 24, 2024
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