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Jing an temple disctrict past name11/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Shanghai's new Natural History Museum, opened in 2015 in the grounds of the Shanghai Jing'an Sculpture Park 上海静安雕塑公园, significantly upgraded the previous charming but aging colonial-era institution, housed since 1956 in the Shanghai Cotton Exchange Building (at No.260 East Yan'an Road, in the Huangpu District). It is distinguished primarily by its delightful inner garden (for which a nominal admission charge is levied), containing a tea-house, bamboo groves, and a number of historical relics, including the original 'bubbling well' (or 'Eye of the Sea') which was historically considered the key to the area's sacredness. Jing'an Park, across the road to the south of the temple, was a graveyard for foreign residents during the colonial era. ![]() ![]() The numinous splendor of its great silver Buddha is an aesthetic delight that is not casually to be missed. Its latest refurbishment was completed in 2012. Jing'an Temple, from which the district derives its identity, has a history dating back to the Three Kingdoms Period, and has occupied its present site since 1216, undergoing extensive renovations in 1880, and again in recent years. The district has been expanded, after merging with the old Zhabei District in late 2015. Due to its deep historical roots, mixing native tradition with urban modernity, Jing'an locals are often inclined to think of their neighborhood as 'the authentic Shanghai'. The city's Jing'an District is a compact downtown area of immense color, vitality, and interest. ![]()
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