Longhua Temple

The Longhua Temple is a dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha in . 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.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China
  • Address: 龙华路 2853, 上海市徐汇区
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Longhua Pagoda (40 m) and Longhua Martyrs Cementary.
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Longhua Pagoda is an octagonal wood and brick pagoda… is situated 160 metres south of Longhua Temple.
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is a park, which is situated 200 metres west of Longhua Temple.
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The is a converted football-specific stadium in , China. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Longhua Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longhua and Xujiahui Subdistrict.
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is a suburb.
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Xujiahui is a locality in .
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is a suburb.

Longhua Temple

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Latitude
31.17707° or 31° 10′ 38″ north
Longitude
121.4471° or 121° 26′ 50″ east
Open location code
8Q335CGW+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 404694432
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q41912

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Wu Chinese—“Longhua Temple” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Лунхуасы”
  • Chinese: “龍華寺”
  • Chinese: “龙华寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد لونجهوا”
  • French: “temple de Longhua”
  • French: “Temple de Longhua”
  • German: “Longhua-Tempel”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Longhua”
  • Italian: “Tempio del Magnifico Drago”
  • Japanese: “龍華寺”
  • Korean: “롱화쓰”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Longhuatempelet”
  • Norwegian: “Longhuatempelet”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Longhua”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Longhua”
  • Russian: “Лунхуа”
  • Russian: “Лунхуасы”
  • Vietnamese: “Chùa Long Hoa”
  • Wu Chinese: “龙华寺（上海）”
  • Wu Chinese: “龙华寺”

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