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#JanuaryGoodPlaces2025 In the bustling and noisy city center of Nanjing West Road in Shanghai, there is a magnificent and historic thousand-year-old temple hidden - Jing'an Temple. This Buddhist temple, formerly known as "Hudu Chongyun Temple", was first built in the tenth year of Chiwu in the Eastern Wu Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, and has a long history of more than 1,700 years. During the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed "Yongtai Zen Temple" and was not officially named Jing'an Temple until the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song. Jing'an Temple is one of the most expensive temples in China, costing 2.8 billion yuan to build. The total construction area is 22,000 square meters. The entire temple has a layout of a temple in front and a pagoda in the back, and consists of three main buildings: the Main Hall, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, and the Hall of Three Saints. The temple is simple and elegant, and every part of it exudes the beauty of traditional architecture. Jing'an Temple 💳Ticket price: ¥50 on weekdays, ¥100 on holidays ⏰Opening hours: 7:30-17:00 💡Special lighting time: Friday and Saturday after 18:00 🚩Address: No. 1686, Nanjing West Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai 🚗Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 or Line 7 directly to Jing'an Temple Station
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