Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai, China

The Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai is a haunting place to visit. The figures are larger than life and are gilded beautifully.

The paintings on the wall are equally alluring.

Entrance
The entrance to the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai, people's Republic of...

Courtyard
Here we see the courtyard of the Jade Buddha Temple.

Interior 1
Notice all the gold around here. Also, take a close look at the figure.

Interior 2
Statues of Buddha are all around.

Interior 3
You can see there are paintings as well as figures.

article published 5/7/2002