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Introdution
The City God Temple or Temple of the City Gods, officially the City Temple of Shanghai, is a folk temple located in the old city of Shanghai, China. It commemorates the elevation of Shanghai to municipal status and is the site of the veneration of three Chinese figures honored as the city gods of the town. It is also known by some locals as the "Old City God Temple", in reference to a later "New City God Temple" which no longer exists.
Initially, it is an important Taoist temple firstly built during the reign of Emperor Chengzu, specifically during his dominating period (1403-1424).
History
Up to Now, it has more than 600 years of history. Since its establishment, the scale of Shanghai City God Temple gradually expanded till the age ranging from 1821 to 1850. At its peak time, the total area is over 49.9 mu, roughly 33,000 square meters. As an important Taoist temple of Shanghai, Shanghai City God Temple suffered a serious destruction during the period of Cultural Revolution. And the god statues were ruined, and the halls were used for others.
In 1994, as the gradual opening of religion freedom, Shanghai City God Temple was reopened and acted as the Taoist temple under the operation of Zhengyi Branch of Taoism.
In 2005, the usufruct of wing-rooms in front of the main hall is regained, and then the second reconstruction project of Shanghai City Temple started. Today’s City God Temple covers more than 2000 square meters.
Architecture
The Main Hall
The main hall is the sitting statue of Jinshan God, whose antetype was General Huo Guang(????) of West Han Dynasty. The left of the main statue is the official-style judge and the right is officer-style judge, and the other statues of the both sides are the followers of Jinshan God. Actually, the City God Temple had existed before the reign of Yongle of Ming Dyansty, and the local governor of Shanghai named Zhang Shouyue(???) rebuilt the Jinshan Temporary Memorial Hall used for memorizing Huo Guang to be Shanghai City God Temple. In 1924, the main hall was burnt down, and in 1926, it was reconstructed. The current one is the restored hall in 1926 – an archaized building made of armored concrete.
Yuanchen Hall(Chinese:???)
Yuanchen Hall, also called Sixty-Year Circulation Hall or Liushijiazi Hall. Yuan literally translated as commencement and kindness, and it means the auspicious time. Yuanchen God is the Year God of China and closely associated with each Chinese. Traditional China takes Sixty Years as a circulation, and people call it Liu Shi Jia Zi(????), and in Taoism, it is considered as a name of God, and then the belief of Taoism Yuanchen appeared. Liu Shi Jia zi is a star god, so it is also called Taisu God(???), each person has its own Taisui Year, and the birth year of the person is his Taisui Year.
Cihang Hall(Chinese:???)
Cihang Hall serves Eye-Mother Goddess, who can cure the Eye Disease, Cihang Goddess in charge of safet and Tianhou Goddess in charge of sea-shipping safety.
Caishen Hall & Treasure God Hall(Chinese:???)
Caishen Hall serves Wenchang God in charge of reputation, fortune and official destiny, Lord Guan God in charge of safety and Treasure God in charge of wealth fortune.
City God Hall(Chinese:???)
City God Hall is the last hall of City God Temple. The other halls include Niangniang Hall in memory of Lady Chu, who was said to be the wife of City God. Fumu Hall in memory of the parents of City God, and the Wenchang Hall serves Wenchang God, two side of whom are two immortal boys: Tiannong Diya(?????) .
Information
Location: 247 Middle Fangbang Road, Huangpu, Shanghai
Bus Routes: bus 66, 11, 23, 24, 43, 782
Open Time: 8:30am-16:00pm
Admission Fee: CNY 5
Evaluation: A saying goes like this: one can't boast that he had been to Shanghai if he did not pay a visit to Chenghuang temple.
Surrounding: There are chenxiang pavilion of the Buddha, Xiaotaoyuan temple of the Islam, Guanyu temple of the Tai, and ruose church of the Catholicism besides the Chenghuang temple in the Yuyuan garden area.
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