Main Hall of Zhenru Temple
Address ： No. 399, Lanxi Road, Putuo District, Shanghai
Address ： No. 399, Lanxi Road, Putuo District, Shanghai
Opening Hours：
8:00-16:00 (Monday through Sunday)
Details：
The Main Hall of Zhenru Temple is located at 399 Lanxi Road. The Zhenru Temple was originally named Wanshou Temple, commonly known as the “Great Temple.” It was renamed Zhenru Temple following a renovation in Guanchang (near the present-day Dachang Town, Baoshan District) by monk Yong’an during the Jiading reign of the Southern Song Dynasty (1208-1224). Monk Miaoxin relocated the temple to the present site in the 7th year of the Yanyou era of the Yuan Dynasty (1320). The temple experienced several repairs during the reigns of Hongwu and Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty and during the 20th year to 23rd year of the Guangxu reign (1894—1897). The recent structural overhaul started in January 1963 and finished in October 1964. The Main Hall of the temple was originally single-eave, hip-and-gable roof structure. A repair during Guangxu’s reign rebuilt it into double-eave, but the main structure remained unchanged. The hall was restored to its Yuan Dynasty look in 1963. The hall has a roughly square floor plan, with three wide bays in the west-east direction, with a combined width of 13.4m, including the 6.1-meter-wide central bay, and five bays in the north-south direction, with a combined depth of 13m. Ten of the 16 columns in the hall are cedarwood pillars of the Yuan Dynasty, and six of the stone column plinths are also from the Yuan Dynasty. On the crossbeam between the two gilt front columns is double-incised with words meaning “built at nine o’clock on the 21st day of lunar June in the 7th year of the Yanyou reign of the Great Yuan (1320).” On the ridge purlin is inscribed words meaning “rebuilt at an auspicious time on the 20th day of the lunar January in the 23rd year of the Guangxu reign of the Great Qing (1897).” During the structural overhaul in 1963, the workers found 54 ink marks left by artisans on timber components, including beams, columns, rafters and purlins. In front of the Main Hall, there is an ancient gingko tree dating back more than 600 years to the time when the hall was built during the Yuan Dynasty. The Main Hall of Zhenru Temple was named a Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the Municipal Level in Shanghai in 1959 and 1977 and a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 1996.
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Opening Hours
8:00-16:00 (Monday through Sunday)
Details
The Main Hall of Zhenru Temple is located at 399 Lanxi Road. The Zhenru Temple was originally named Wanshou Temple, commonly known as the “Great Temple.” It was renamed Zhenru Temple following a renovation in Guanchang (near the present-day Dachang Town, Baoshan District) by monk Yong’an during the Jiading reign of the Southern Song Dynasty (1208-1224). Monk Miaoxin relocated the temple to the present site in the 7th year of the Yanyou era of the Yuan Dynasty (1320). The temple experienced several repairs during the reigns of Hongwu and Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty and during the 20th year to 23rd year of the Guangxu reign (1894—1897). The recent structural overhaul started in January 1963 and finished in October 1964. The Main Hall of the temple was originally single-eave, hip-and-gable roof structure. A repair during Guangxu’s reign rebuilt it into double-eave, but the main structure remained unchanged. The hall was restored to its Yuan Dynasty look in 1963. The hall has a roughly square floor plan, with three wide bays in the west-east direction, with a combined width of 13.4m, including the 6.1-meter-wide central bay, and five bays in the north-south direction, with a combined depth of 13m. Ten of the 16 columns in the hall are cedarwood pillars of the Yuan Dynasty, and six of the stone column plinths are also from the Yuan Dynasty. On the crossbeam between the two gilt front columns is double-incised with words meaning “built at nine o’clock on the 21st day of lunar June in the 7th year of the Yanyou reign of the Great Yuan (1320).” On the ridge purlin is inscribed words meaning “rebuilt at an auspicious time on the 20th day of the lunar January in the 23rd year of the Guangxu reign of the Great Qing (1897).” During the structural overhaul in 1963, the workers found 54 ink marks left by artisans on timber components, including beams, columns, rafters and purlins. In front of the Main Hall, there is an ancient gingko tree dating back more than 600 years to the time when the hall was built during the Yuan Dynasty. The Main Hall of Zhenru Temple was named a Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the Municipal Level in Shanghai in 1959 and 1977 and a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 1996.
*The above information is subject to the official release by the venue, and this platform is for reference only.
