Jing’an Temple (Shanghai, China) [1080×1350] hd

hiyi121 says

Nice shot! I am from that area of Shanghai ! Some background:

Jing’An temple has 1800 yo. originally built by Mother of Sun Quan (King of Wu, Three Kingdom era)
In the photo, the old art deco cinema/theater-like building in NW to the temple, is The Paramount. Famous place in 1930 Metro Shanghai. Charlie Chaplin once performed there.
Wikipedia says ‘during the Cultural Revolution, the temple was converted into a plastic factory. ‘
My father told me he saw officials destroyed the Budda statues there during the Cultural Revolution.
The location of the temple is in some central business district of Shanghai. (Think of St.Patrick Cathedral on Manhattan)
I donated 200 RMB (~$30 USD) for the reconstruction of Ashoka Pillar (lower right on photo) during the early. 2000s. It was painted with real gold.
Opposite the temple (cannot see on this photo) has the oldest McDonald in Shanghai (since early 1990s). A meal there in early 90s could cost 1/10 of my family monthly income.

hiyi121 says
Nice shot! I am from that area of Shanghai ! Some background:
- Jing’An temple has 1800 yo. originally built by Mother of Sun Quan (King of Wu, Three Kingdom era)
- In the photo, the old art deco cinema/theater-like building in NW to the temple, is The Paramount. Famous place in 1930 Metro Shanghai. Charlie Chaplin once performed there.
- Wikipedia says ‘during the Cultural Revolution, the temple was converted into a plastic factory. ‘
- My father told me he saw officials destroyed the Budda statues there during the Cultural Revolution.
- The location of the temple is in some central business district of Shanghai. (Think of St.Patrick Cathedral on Manhattan)
- I donated 200 RMB (~$30 USD) for the reconstruction of Ashoka Pillar (lower right on photo) during the early. 2000s. It was painted with real gold.
- Opposite the temple (cannot see on this photo) has the oldest McDonald in Shanghai (since early 1990s). A meal there in early 90s could cost 1/10 of my family monthly income.
TMC2018 says

Kiss my ass it’s been there for 1800 years. It didn’t look anything like that in 1999 when I lived there. Total reinvention of the truth. Just like most of this shit in China.
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Nabil213 says

Buddhist temple on the West Nanjing Road in Shanghai.