Longhua Temple

With over 1,700 years of history, the Longhua Temple, together with the now slanting Longhua Pagoda, is one of the most ancient and largest Buddhist monasteries in Shanghai. There enshrined a diversity of popular Buddhism images, such as Sakyamuni, Laughing Buddha, four Bodhisattvas including Goddess of Mercy, four Heavenly Kings, five hundred Arhats and twelve Devas, etc. some of which you can hardly find in other temples in Shanghai. 

Besides, the activity of striking the temple bell on the eve of the Lunar New Year for festival is the longing among most Buddhism adherents. Existent so far for over 300 years, Longhua Temple Fair, held on March 3rd of the lunar calendar every year, is a fixed tourist activity during Shanghai Tour Festival. Huge crowd of people are in the Temple Fair and it is extraordinarily hustle and bustle with excitement.