Shanghai Old City God's Temple

Shanghai Old City God's Temple (Lao cheng huang miao)is a major Taoist temple in Shanghai. It is located in the area south of Yan'an Road on the Fangbang Zhong Road. 

During the Ming Dynasty, Zhangshouyue, the head of Shanghai County, dedicated a temple to the local city god. Since then, the City God's Temple has been destroyed and rebuilded several times. The current temple was built in 1926. During the the war of resistance against Japanese invasion during World War II, local merchants built a new City God's Temple in the Foreign Concession (between Lianyun Road and West Jinling Road).

That area is now a highrise residence building. The "former" temple is known as the Old City God's Temple. The Old City God's Temple and the enclose Yuyuan are not only famous tourist sites but also popular shopping attractions. There are boutiques, shops selling local specialties, as well as large jewelry stores, department stores and fabulous local snack restaurants to be found here.

There is one famouse saying: If you went to Shanghai and had not visited the Shanghai Old City God's Temple, then you have not visited Shanghai!

Visit The Old City God's Temple, enjoy your life!!!