Shanghai City God Temple
TempleYu Garden & the Old City
SHANGHAI CITY GOD TEMPLE · CHENGHUANGMIAO
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The working Taoist temple at the heart of the old town, dedicated to Shanghai's city gods. Small, incense-filled and genuinely active — a 30-minute visit that anchors the Yuyuan bazaar area, whose name (城隍庙) locals use for the whole neighborhood.
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AdmissionTicketedPrice unverified (¥10 incense ticket vs free); bring ¥10 or mobile paySecondhand source
Hours08:30-16:30 (tourism site; seasonal variants unverified)Verified · 2026-09Source ↗
Last verified 2026-09-10 Source: platforms and press
Scan the QR code at the temple gate to buy the incense ticket — no online channel (per the temple's 2024 and 2025 Spring Festival notices). No reservation, open year-roundVerified · 2024-01Source ↗
Open daily 08:30–16:30 per the city tourism site; the temple was earlier read as keeping seasonal hours and opening at 6:00 on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month, which bring heavy worshipper traffic. Mornings before 10am are otherwise calm.
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