Jade Buddha

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Jade Buddha Temple

Buddhist temple

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The Jade Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It was founded in 1882 with two jade Buddha statues imported to Shanghai from Myanmar by sea. These were a sitting Buddha, and a smaller reclining Buddha representing the Buddha's death.

Jiangning Road

Metro station

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Jiangning Road is a station on the Shanghai Metro, which services Line 13 and opened on 19 December 2015. Travelling eastward, this station is the last station in Putuo District before it passes under Suzhou Creek to Jing'an District. Jiangning Road is situated 230 metres north of Jade Buddha.

Shanghai Textile Museum

Museum

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Shanghai Textile Museum is situated 520 metres north of Jade Buddha.

Places in the Area

Changshoulu

Suburb

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Changshou Road Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southern side of Putuo District, Shanghai. The subdistrict was formed on 23 October 1991 from the merger of Jiaozhou Road Subdistrict and Putuo Road Subdistrict and was expanded in April 2004 when parts of Baiyu Subdistrict, Shiquan Subdistrict and Dongxin Subdistrict during an area adjustment of Putuo District.

Shimen Erlu

Suburb

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Shimen Erlu is a suburb.

Jing’an

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Jing'an is a district in downtown Shanghai. It is named after the historic Jing'an Temple, and its transport hub is the Jing'an Temple metro station. Other than a few temples and Chairman Mao's former house, there are few sights in Jing'an but if you are looking for shopping and eating or want to admire skyscrapers, then this is a prime area.

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