Xilin Temple
Xilin Chan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Yueyang Subdistrict, Songjiang District of Shanghai. The modern temple was built between 1986 and 2003.Photo: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China
- Also known as: “Xilin Chan Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Songjiang Mosque and Zuibaichi Park.
Songjiang Mosque
Photo: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Songjiang Mosque, formerly called the Real Religion Mosque, is a mosque in Songjiang District, Shanghai, China; and is the oldest mosque in Shanghai. Songjiang Mosque is situated 340 metres southeast of Xilin Temple.
Zuibaichi Park
Park
Photo: Fayhoo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zuibaichi is a Chinese garden in Shanghai's suburban Songjiang District that dates back to the Song Dynasty. It occupies an area of 5 hectares and is one of the five ancient Chinese gardens in Shanghai, along the Guyi Garden, the Yu Garden, the Garden of Autumn Vapors, and the Garden of Zigzag Stream. Zuibaichi Park is situated 1 km southeast of Xilin Temple.
Songjiang Sports Center
Metro station
Photo: MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Songjiang Sports Center is a station on Line 9 of the Shanghai Metro. The station is designed to serve the Songjiang Sports Center. It began operation on 30 December 2012. Songjiang Sports Center is situated 1¼ km northeast of Xilin Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Songjiang.
Songjiang
Photo: Huai-Chun Hsu, CC BY 2.0.
Sōngjiāng is a district of Shanghai, southwest of downtown and west of Minhang. Songjiang is divided in two by the Huhang expressway. The northern part is the new town, Songjiang Xincheng.
Xilin Temple
- Categories: temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.00921° or 31° 0′ 33″ northLongitude
121.21963° or 121° 13′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8Q332659+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11330573284OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q20062680
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Xilin Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西林禅寺”
- Japanese: “西林禅寺”
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