Jade Buddha Temple Shanghai is ituated in the northwest of Shanghai City, Putuo district, near the intersection of Anyuan Lu and Jiangning Lu. If you don't have enogh time, you can go here for China day tours. Jade Buddha Temple Shanghai is one of Shanghai’s few Buddhist temples with a history of more than 100 years. Though an active Buddhist monastery today (devoted to the Chan or Zen sect, which originated in China), it attracting large numbers of visitors, both local and overseas Chinese tourists.

Jade Buddha Temple of Shanghai day trips was built in 1882, and got the name for the two jade Buddha sacrificed in the temple. The small one was brought to China from Burma by Monk Huigen in l882, while the big one was brought from Singapore by Zhenshan, the tenth master of the temple in 1990. The story goes that a monk from Putuoshan travelled to Myanmar via Tibet, lugged the Buddha back to its present site and then went off in search of alms to build a temple for it. Every year there are thousands upon thousands of believers and pilgrims come and pilgrimage here.

The temple also contains a private restaurant for the use of monks and temple volunteers, which is at the western edge of the temple complex. There is a visitor services office adjacent to the southern entrance, and a Buddhist library is also on the premises. More information about Day tours to Beijing,Xian, Guilin,Shanghai you can by contacting our agency.