Longhua

Longhua is a suburb in Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai. Longhua is situated nearby to the quarter Caohejing, as well as near the neighborhood 创世纪花园.

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Type: Suburb
Description: Subdistrict in Xuhui District, Shanghai
Also known as: “Hsin-lung-hua”, “Longhua Subdistrict”, “Lung-hua”, “Lung-hua-chen”, and “Lunghwa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Longhua Pagoda (40 m) and Longhua Temple.

Longhua Pagoda (40 m)

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Longhua Pagoda is an octagonal wood and brick pagoda located in Xuhui District, Shanghai, East China. It is thought to have been first built during the Three Kingdoms period, but the existing tower structure was built during the Northern Song dynasty.

Longhua Temple

Buddhist temple

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The Longhua Temple is a Buddhist temple dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha in Shanghai. Although most of the present day buildings date from later reconstructions, the temple preserves the architectural design of a Song dynasty monastery of the Chan School.

Shanghai Stadium

Stadium

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The Shanghai Stadium is a converted football-specific stadium in Shanghai, China. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG, and has been the current home of Shanghai Shenhua since 2023.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caohejing and Xujiahui Subdistrict.

Caohejing

Suburb

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Caohejing is a suburb.

Xujiahui Subdistrict

Suburb

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Xujiahui is a locality in Shanghai. It is a historic area of commerce and culture administratively within Xuhui District, which is named after the locality. Xujiahui Subdistrict is situated 2½ km north of Longhua.