Baoshan Temple, Shanghai

Baoshan Temple is located in the north of Shanghai, away from the hustle and bustle of the city center, to start a journey of meditation. The style of the temple is the palace architectural style of the late Tang Dynasty, with rigorous structural design and simple and generous appearance.Baoshan Temple is the best-preserved Tang Dynasty temple in Shanghai. Its simple, calm and atmospheric style is completely different from some other splendid temples. It is a solemn and low-key style.

Baoshan Temple is located in Luodian Town, Shanghai. The geographical position is relatively biased, so this place is not well known. There are usually few people, so it can be said to be very clean. Although few people know about Baoshan Temple, it is not a popular temple, but in fact it has a long history. The temple was first built during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. During this period, the temple was abandoned several times, which is really embarrassing. In addition, it was rebuilt during the 27th year of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and it has a history of more than 500 years.

In recent years, the area has also been renovated and repaired. Now the area of the entire temple has expanded to 17.3 acres, of which the building area has reached 6000 square meters, and there are more than 240 houses and palaces. It has changed into Shanghai. The largest temple in the city is now definitely a treasure trove! It can be seen to the naked eye that this renovation and new construction has also spent a lot of money. This part of the garden was just completed and opened this year, and it is very beautifully built!

All the buildings in the temple are made of red rosewood imported from Africa, which is hard to find. It makes the whole temple look retro and majestic at the same time. In addition, what is even more amazing is that Baoshan Temple was built with pure hand-made tenon and tenon joints according to ancient books, and the specifications of each component are different. The craftsmanship is very complex and luxurious, restoring the unique craftsmanship in Chinese history. This temple also proves In addition to heavy building, it is more important to have ingenuity, and the temples that came from it also successfully ranked among the Luban Awards.