City God Temple
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Located next to the Yuyuan Garden and also known today as the Yu Garden Market, the City God Temple ( Chenghuang Temple) was built in the fifteenth century during the Ming Dynasty. Originally a temple built to honor the Han statesman Huo Guang (68 B.C.) The City God Temple is a Taoist temple which is composed of many a halls such as the Grand Hall, Middle Hall, Bedroom Palace, Star Gods Hall, Yama Palace, Xuzhen God Hall. The temple had an area of more than 10,000 square meters including two gardens: West Garden (Yuyuan Garden) and East Garden. The City God Temple has a great influence on the residents of Shanghai. The religious festivals of the temple are considered to be the festivals for all Shanghai people. Especially when the Sanxun festival (a day when the City God start to inspect his people) comes, nearly all people will come to the Temple to burn incense and worship the God, while all shops inside or close by would hang red lanterns to celebrate the festival. In addition, some folk arts, like cockfight, penmanship performance and acrobatics, are fairly attractive.
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The City God Temple of Shanghai was a place full of culture and history. I enjoyed myself, but it wasn't the highlight of my trip. It would probably be far more enjoyable for those who know more about the religion behind the temple.
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This is a cosy and genuine Daoist temple, where you can go to pray for good luck (in business, which is useful if you want to do some shopping in the market outside), or just to get away from the noise and traffic outside the temple. In the middle hall you can also use your birth date to find out which Daoist deity that looks after you. It is mostly in Chinese but there might be someone there to help you.
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