Last week I visited Jing’an temple, which is in my neighborhood. Jing’an literally means “peace and tranquility”. I couldn’t agree more. Even though it is a fairly touristic place, you can still see Chinese people praying inside the temple. They give money as offerings and they light incense.
Jing’an temple was built in 247 BC and is actually a Buddhist temple. The most remarkable item, apart from the numerous statues and sculpted marble and wood, is the Jade Buddha statue, which measures no less than 3.8 meters.
Another thing caught my attention. I thought it was funny to see how well integrated was the temple to the urban landscape, even though modern buildings don’t really have anything to do with Qing dynasty architecture.