Shanghai Zhenru Temple｜A treasure of Yuan Dynasty architecture

❤Recommendation reason: Zhenru Temple, comes from the explanation in "Cheng Weishi Lun": "True means real, which is not false; as it is, it means normal, which means no change." The main building - the main hall faces south, is three bays wide and three bays deep, with eight rafters, a single-eaved hip roof, a steep roof and beautiful curves. The main hall was built in 1320 and is the oldest existing wooden structure in Shanghai. ✅Must experience: There is a double-hooked inscription in black on the bottom of the inner pillar in the front of the main hall: "The tripod was built on the 21st day of the summer month of the seventh year of Yanyou in the Gengshen year of the Yuan Dynasty, at the time of Xun in the Yisi year." "旹" is an ancient character for time. The seventh year of Yanyou was 1320, the year of Gengshen; the sixth month was the last month of summer; the twenty-first day, Xun was originally a direction of the Eight Trigrams, and according to the Postnatal Eight Trigrams, it was the southeast, corresponding to between Chen and Si, exactly eight o'clock. 👍Most recommended: This means that this temple was built at 8:00 on June 21st of the lunar calendar in 1320 AD. Dingjian means new construction. The Book of Changes says: "Ding takes the new", and it is the time for the beam-raising ceremony. 🌟Highlights: Behind the main hall is the Yuantong Hall, which was built in the same style as the main hall of the Yuan Dynasty. In the center of the hall is a four-faced white marble statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Behind the Yuantong Hall is the newly built Zhenru Pagoda. The Zhenru Pagoda is over 50 meters high and was built in imitation of the Songjiang Square Pagoda. It is a traditional wooden structure pavilion-style pagoda commonly seen in the Jiangnan region. 📍Detailed address: No. 399, Lanxi Road, Putuo District, Shanghai 🚉Transportation strategy: Metro Line 11, 14 Zhenru Station 🕙Business hours: 8:00 to 16:00 📝Note tips: Tickets are 10 yuan per person