Shanghai City God Temple-Feeling the Folk Customs of the City
According this saying, "If you don't go to the City God Temple in Shanghai, you haven't been to Shanghai," you can see the status and influence of the Old City God Temple in Shanghai. For first-time visitors to Shanghai, the City God Temple is the first window to fully appreciate Shanghai's history, culture and customs, and taste authentic Shanghai snacks. The City God Temple tourist area contains a large area such as the Old City God Temple, Yuyuan Garden, and small shopping stores. Every night, the colorful landscape lights on the antique buildings make this place a beautiful landscape.
During the Lantern Festival, the Old City God Temple is also full of lanterns, and various of large lanterns are placed to welcome tourists everywhere. You can feel the traditional customs in of the city by walking in the "Old City Chamber" .
You can fully appreciate the folk customs of Shanghai and taste authentic Shanghai snacks and local dishes here. The snacks at Shanghai City God Temple are very abundant and countless. After entering, they are almost dizzying: Nanxiang Xiaolong（南翔小笼）, Three Silk Spring Rolls（三丝春卷）, Large Row Noodles（大排面）, Crab Shell Yellow（蟹壳黄）, Soy Milk（豆浆）, Fritters（油条）, Vegetable Buns（素菜包）, Open Onion Oil Noodle（开洋葱油拌面）, Amaranth ravioli（荠菜馄饨）, hot pot paste（锅贴）, raw frying（生煎）, rice stuffed with round rice（酒酿圆子）, gluten stuffed meat（面筋塞肉）, sticky rice（糯米藕）...
Travel Information
Ticket Information：
"Yuyuan Garden" and "Old City God Temple" are private gardens and Taoist temples in the Ming Dynasty. Tickets are required to tour. Other areas are basically open sights.
Opening Hours：
- Old City God Temple(老城隍庙): 08:30-16:30
- Yuyuan Garden(豫园): 08:30-16:30(Week Days)
Tips:
- The City God Temple tourist area is open all day, and the internal attractions and shops have different opening hours.
- The Old City God Temple opens on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar from 06: 00-16: 30.
