🏯 [Shanghai Longhua Temple] In-depth tour of the 1700-year-old ancient temple! Free opening + unique plain noodles, praying for blessings and effective Buddhist secrets in the Magic City

#Sign up for tripbest July Hotel Tester 🏯 [Shanghai Longhua Temple] In-depth tour of the 1700-year-old temple! Free opening + unique plain noodles, a secret place in the Buddhist kingdom of the Magic City where blessings are effective 📍Coordinates and transportation - Address: No. 2853, Longhua Road, Xuhui District (5 minutes walk from Exit 4 of Longhua Station on Metro Line 11/12) - Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 on weekdays; open to 5:00 in advance during the incense period (the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month) 🌟 Must-see highlights 1. Millennium Pagoda·Longhua Evening Bell - Longhua Pagoda: A seven-story octagonal wooden pagoda from the Song Dynasty, 41 meters high, with a brick and wood structure that can be called an architectural treasure (you cannot climb the tower, but it is great for taking photos outside) - Bronze bell: cast in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, weighing 5 tons! The birthplace of the "Longhua Evening Bell", one of the "Eight Scenic Spots in Shanghai" 2. Hall layout·The crown of Jiangnan Temples* - The central axis of the six halls: Maitreya Buddha → Heavenly King Hall → Great Hall → Three Saints Hall → Abbot's Room → Sutra Library, a rare seven-hall layout of the Song Dynasty - Unique features: The only temple in the country with the "Maitreya Hall" as the main hall, and the "Three Kings Lion" (peony + phoenix + lion) in front of the hall symbolizes the highest standards 3. The three treasures of the temple‧Royal gifts - Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty bestowed: Vairocana Buddha statue, 718 boxes of "Tripitaka", jade "Imperial Gold Seal" (exhibited in the Sutra Library) 🍜 Hidden experience: Vegetarian legend - Arhat vegetarian noodles: 15 yuan/bowl, free refills of ingredients! The soup is mellow and the noodles are chewy. The popularity can be seen from the long queues all year round