- Jade Buddha Temple was founded in 1882 to hold two jade Buddha statues which had been brought from Burma by sea.
- Built between 1911 and 1918, situated in the city of Shanghai, Jade Buddha Temple is one of the famous Buddhist temples in the city.
- Located west of central Shanghai, Jade Buddha Temple is one of the city's few active monasteries and is famously home to two impressive jade Buddha...
- Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple also contains a private restaurant for the use of monks and temple volunteers, which is at the western edge of the temple complex.
- The famous Jade Buddha in the temple is believed to have been brought by Buddhist monks from Burma and installed it during the 1800s.
- Inside the Jade Buddha Temple, follow the right-hand corridor past the Hall of Heavenly Kings and the Guanyin Hall to arrive at the Jade Buddha Hall.
- Shanghai is a very modern city, there is a respectable and famous Buddhist temple, Jade Buddha Temple (yù fó chán sì 玉佛禅寺)...
- The statues were fortunately saved and this new temple was again built at the same site in the year 1928 and known as the Jade Buddha Temple.
- The Jade Buddha Temple (Chinese: 玉佛禅寺; pinyin: Yùfó Chán Sì, literally Jade Buddha Chan Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China.
- Today, the Jade Buddha Temple remains an essential stop for Shanghai visitors who desire to bum incense and pray.