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Shanghai Sightseeing & Attractions, Recommended Restaurants
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Recommended Restaurants Shanghai
Richard’s restaurant - Astor House Hotel, No15 Huangpu Road, Hongkou
Richard’s restaurant enjoys a long history in Shanghai and is decorated in the Baroque style. Our chefs are not only experienced in preparing Shanghai cuisine but are also skilled in making other dishes as well. The restaurant has a grand hall which can hold 22 banquet tables and can be separated into 7 rooms, ideal for holding business and social functions.
Scenic Spots in Shanghai
Yuyuan Garden
Construction
of Yuyuan Garden started in 1559. Its layout features the garden
architectural styles of the southern part of the country during the Ming and
Qing dynasties. Enjoying a lasting reputation as "Wooded Hill in City," the
garden is very well preserved. Carved dragons wind across atop the walls
which divide the garden into different scenes. The pavilions, ponds,
man-made stone formations have formed 48 scenic spots in this small garden.
The "Spring Reckoning Hall," once the northern city headquarters of the
Small-Sword Society Uprising, displays weapons, bulletins, coins and other
relics of the time.
Longhua Temple
Longhua
Temple is the oldest, largest and most magnificent Buddhist architecture in
Shanghai area. It is said that the temple was built in 247 AD. The temple,
the pagoda, the temple fair and the evening bell chiming constitute a
religious tourist attraction. Many Buddhist scriptures, gold seals and
statues from the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Ming Dynasty and the
Qing Dynasty are housed in a hall built in the Song Dynasty. Longhua Temple
had been destroyed several times in history and today's temple was rebuilt
during the Daoguang Reign of the Qing Dynasty. However, the octagonal,
seven-story and 40-meter-high pagoda was rebuilt in the Song Dynasty.
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple was built in 1882 after Hui Gen, a monk from Putuo
Mountain, brought back two jade Buddhist statues from Burma. In the temple,
there are several grandiose halls housing one 1.9-meter-high jade sitting
statue of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, and several sleeping jade
statues and bronze statues, including the 96-centimeter-long sleeping jade
Buddha brought back from Burma more than 108 years ago.
Confucius Temple
Confucius Temple was built in 1219, always known as the number one temple
in this area of the country. The temple has exhibition halls displaying
articles related to the traditional Chinese examination system and three
high stone tablets, representing people's respect to education and
Confucius. The 270-year-old "Danghu Academy" in the temple is one of the
best-protected such buildings in Shanghai area. Among the stone tablets
there, one is carved with the calligraphy by Zhu Xi, a great Chinese
educator. Many others are also of very high art values.
Square Pagoda
Located in Songjiang, the Square Pagoda was built in 949 AD. Made of wood
and bricks, the nine-story, 42.5-meter-high square pagoda features the
architectural style of brink pagodas of the Tang Dynasty. Many parts of the
building are original from the Song Dynasty. The pagoda today is surrounded
by a "classical garden," which is dotted with bridges, pavilions and stone
formations.
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