Features
The Longhua Temple is the largest temple in Shanghai, and the pagoda is the only one in Shanghai that existed before modern times. It has a main south to north axis along which five of the buildings are located. The axis is 194 meters or 637 feet long. In order, the five buildings are the Maitreya Hall (Mile Dian), the Emperor of Heaven Hall (Tianwang Dian), the Grand Hall of the Great Sage (Daxiong Baodian), the Three Sages Hall (Sansheng Dian), and the Abbot's Hall (Fangzhang Shi). Along with these, other highlights are a vegetarian restaurant, the temple fair, a side room with 500 golden statues, the Bell and Drum Tower and the Longhua Pagoda.