The magnolia flowers at Longhua Temple are so impressive!! They deserve to be seen by everyone
The magnolias are as white as snow, fragrant like orchids, and classically elegant.
I must say, they really complement the temple perfectly! Full of spirituality!
Hangzhou has the Faxi Temple, Nanjing has the Linggu Temple,
but this time, I want to wave the flag for my Shanghai's Longhua Temple!
This spring, I really don't want you to miss out,
or else you'll end up like me last year, waiting a full year.
📍Location: Longhua Temple, San Sheng Bao Dian
🎫Ticket: Free
🕟Opening hours: 7:00-16:30
🚇Transport: Line 11/12, Longhua Temple Station, exits 1 and 5, cross the road and you're there
🚗Parking is limited and a bit tight, 5/30min
📷Here are some of my photography tips:
▫️Use the yellow walls as a background, the contrast of white and yellow is full of Zen
▫️Use the blue sky as a background, the contrast of white and blue makes the picture clean
▫️Combine elements like 'windows', 'Longhua lamp posts', 'eaves', etc.
▫️Try to choose a sunny day, the magnolias look more translucent when illuminated, and the viewing experience is better
▫️To make the magnolias look whiter, you can reduce the saturation of yellow in HSL and increase the brightness in post-processing.
💌Tips for checking in:
▫️The magnolia flowers are currently in full bloom, but they are delicate and the blooming period is short, about a week, so hurry up
▫️There are many cats in the temple, not afraid of people and you can pet them, and there's the adorable temple cat 'Buddha Comes'
▫️As everyone knows, Longhua Temple is very popular for its incense burning, and it's especially efficacious for careers, of course, sincerity makes it even more so!
▫️There's a popular vegetarian noodle dish for free, 15, and cold dishes for 10 a serving
▫️Various specialty pastries, made with solid ingredients, appropriately sweet, and freshly dated
▫️They also serve specialty coffee, Wuyou (no worries): Americano 18, Shanyuan: Oat Latte 25
▫️After visiting Longhua Temple during the day, you can also check in at Longhua Square with its butterfly-shaped lanterns and the Tower Shadow Space
You Longhua has a cat with a broken front leg and no one cares. If you don't treat it, it will be scrapped. I heard from tourists that it has been several days. The key is that this cat is pregnant! According to the staff, it fell from the upper floor. I hope the temple will be saved. I will come to see 👀 for a few days.
Longhua Temple in Xuhui District, Shanghai, the incense here is very strong, it is said that the son of Xiangguo during the Three Kingdoms period built a temple for filial parents, people here pray for their parents' health and longevity. Entering the temple cigarettes lingering, praying for incense people immersed in chanting, there is vegetarian noodles to eat, to the Mid-Autumn Festival baked moon cakes lined up patiently waiting. Outside the big temple, there is an underground tower film viewing exhibition room, you can drink coffee, read books, take pictures, and personal works exhibition, very suitable for leisure and careful to see.
Today I went to Longhua Temple again and wish the children all the best! Longhua Temple is the oldest and largest ancient temple in Shanghai. The name of the temple is derived from the allusion of the Buddha in the Buddha Sutra Maitreya Bodhisattva under the Longhua tree. It is the place where Maitreya practiced on earth.
I go to Longhua Temple several times a year. The scenery is different all year round. Every time I go there, I always buy some vegetarian food. After Bye, I always buy some vegetarian food. The pastries, coffee and pastries are very good, especially the peach cakes are cheap and delicious, but unfortunately I can't buy them online.
After 2 years, I came to drink tea. Fortunately, I came with the same person. The two of us ordered the basic 88 yuan tea. One person black tea and one person green tea can also be exchanged. The black tea taste is strong, slightly astringent, and the green tea fragrance is lasting. Even if the third bubble is still left with a fragrance ~ The snacks provide moon cakes. I like the seaweed taste the most. I have bought the family cake alone before. The same ~ In the tea room, there is an extra poached egg. I have been amazed that the amount of Longhua Temple pasta is so large. Poached eggs can be fried so round, why can't I make such a round poached egg at home? The young lady in the tea room was very polite, but there were still two small suggestions. We ordered 2 pots of tea, but only 1 tea stove and hadn't been ignited. Then we have finished drinking the teapot and did not ask if we need to add water. We also called the ladies and sisters to the cashier. Overall, it has been commercialized. It is also good to treat guests. It is recommended to go to the morning and go to worship first. At noon, eat vegetarian noodles. The perfect day for tea and copying scriptures in the afternoon is over ~
The plan of the year is in spring, traditional Chinese culture, always pay attention to spring this season of sowing hope, in ancient times there is also the habit of Lichun as a new year, and now there is still a tradition of Lichun to worship Buddha and pray for blessings. Many people go to the temple every year to worship Buddha incense and pray for the wind and rain. Spring planting and autumn harvest. 🏯 Longhua Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Shanghai. It is rumored to have been built in the Three Kingdoms period. It has a reliable history that began in the two years of Xingguo in the Northern Song Dynasty (977 AD). For thousands of years, Longhua Temple has been incense and this year Lichun is no exception. Just after 8:30 in the morning, the pilgrims have been endless. People pray that the wind and rain will be smooth, safe and happy. 🏯 Longhua Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Shanghai. It is rumored to have been built in the Three Kingdoms period. The history of reliable records began in the two years of Xingguo in the Northern Song Dynasty (977 AD), which was rebuilt in the year of the Longhua Temple tower destroyed in the war. Due to the soft soil in Shanghai, the Longhua Temple Tower is slightly tilted. Last year, it was overhauled and more and more upright. For thousands of years, Longhua Temple has been incense and fire, and this year Lichun is no exception. Just after 8:30 in the morning, the pilgrims have been incessant. ☀️ The fine weather, the vigorous incense, the peaceful and peaceful atmosphere, all make people believe that this year will be full of hope...🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻