Must-see temple · Putuo, Shanghai
Jade Buddha Temple
玉佛禅寺
Jade Buddha Temple is a temple in Putuo, Shanghai.
Jade Buddha Temple: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Jade Buddha Temple
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Jade Buddha Temple — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.24341, 121.44009. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Jade Buddha Temple
- Shanghai Textile Museum · museum · Putuo · ~1 km · Must-see
- Shanghai Natural History Museum · museum · Jing'an · ~2 km · Must-see
- Jing'an Temple · temple · Jing'an · ~2 km · Must-see
- Jing'an Park · park · Jing'an · ~3 km · Must-see
- Moller Villa · fort · Jing'an · ~3 km · Must-see
- Shanghai History Museum · museum · Huangpu · ~3 km · Must-see
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) of Shanghai · museum · Huangpu · ~4 km · Must-see
- Shanghai Grand Theatre · fort · Huangpu · ~4 km · Must-see
- Propaganda Poster Art Centre · museum · Changning · ~4 km · Must-see
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall · museum · Huangpu · ~4 km · Must-see
- Shanghai Railways Museum · museum · Jing'an · ~4 km · Must-see
- Shanghai Museum · museum · Huangpu · ~4 km · Must-see
- Zhongshan Park · park · Changning · ~4 km · Must-see
- Fuxing Park · attraction · Huangpu · ~4 km · Must-see
- Shanghai Museum of Arts And Crafts · museum · Xuhui · ~4 km · Must-see
- Shikumen Wulixiang Museum · museum · Huangpu · ~5 km · Must-see
- Site of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party · museum · Huangpu · ~5 km · Must-see
- Post museum · museum · Hongkou · ~5 km · Must-see
Other temples near Jade Buddha Temple
- Jing'an Temple · temple · Jing'an · ~2 km · Must-see
- Baiyun Taoist Temple · temple · Huangpu · ~5 km · Must-see
- 海上白云观 · temple · Huangpu · ~5 km · Must-see
- Zhenru Temple · temple · Putuo · ~5 km · Must-see
- Shanghai Confucian Temple · temple · Huangpu · ~6 km · Must-see
- Longhua Temple · temple · Xuhui · ~9 km · Must-see
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh · temple · Pudong · ~29 km · Must-see
- Jiading Confucius Temple · temple · Jiading · ~30 km · Must-see
- Chenghuang Temple · temple · Suzhou City · ~99 km · Must-see
- Guanghuigong Temple · temple · Huzhou · ~131 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Jade Buddha Temple today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Jade Buddha Temple yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Jade Buddha Temple?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Jade Buddha Temple?
Nearby: Shanghai Textile Museum (museum, 1 km), Shanghai Natural History Museum (museum, 2 km), Jing'an Temple (temple, 2 km), Jing'an Park (park, 3 km), Moller Villa (fort, 3 km), Shanghai History Museum (museum, 3 km).
Is Jade Buddha Temple worth visiting?
Jade Buddha Temple is listed as a must-see temple in Shanghai on Spotwander.