City God Temple of Shanghai
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The City God Temple of Shanghai is a historic Taoist temple and popular cultural landmark in Shanghai’s Old City, renowned for its traditional architecture, bustling marketplace, and role as a center of local folk worship.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City God Temple of Shanghai canonical | 6 |
| Shanghai City God Temple | 4 |
| 上海城隍庙 | 2 |
| Old City God Temple of Shanghai | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taoist temple
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cultural heritage site ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Yuyuan Garden ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shanghai Chenghuang Miao ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese New Year celebrations
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Lantern Festival ⓘ Puxi ⓘ
surface form:
Shanghai Old City
Shanghai urban history ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalCategory |
Chinese folk religion site
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Shanghai landmark ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Chenghuangshen
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City God of Shanghai ⓘ |
| governedBy | Taoist clergy ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Taoist temple architecture
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traditional Chinese architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
center of community worship
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symbol of old Shanghai ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyards
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main hall ⓘ ornate wooden carvings ⓘ side halls ⓘ traditional roof decorations ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese |
City God Temple of Shanghai
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surface form:
上海城隍庙
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| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Huangpu District
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Puxi ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Shanghai
Shanghai ⓘ |
| near | Huangpu River ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| religion | Taoism ⓘ |
| significance |
important site of local folk culture
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major religious center in Shanghai ⓘ popular tourist destination ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Yuyuan Garden
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surface form:
Yuyuan Tourist Mart
bazaar ⓘ marketplace ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
burning incense
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praying for good fortune ⓘ shopping in surrounding bazaar ⓘ tasting local snacks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Taoist rituals
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ancestor veneration ⓘ festivals ⓘ folk worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
City God Temple of Shanghai
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City God Temple of Shanghai
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this entity surface form:
上海城隍庙
this entity surface form:
Shanghai City God Temple
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Old City God Temple of Shanghai
this entity surface form:
Shanghai City God Temple
this entity surface form:
上海城隍庙
this entity surface form:
Shanghai City God Temple
this entity surface form:
Shanghai City God Temple