Chenghuang Temple

Chenghuang Temple, also known as the "Old City God Temple", is located in Fangbang Middle Road, Huangpu District, adjacent to Yu Garden. It is an important Taoist temple and a famous folk culture, tourism and business center in Shanghai. It is not a single temple, but a historical and cultural block with the Chenghuang Temple as the core, integrating religion, folk customs, commerce, architecture and food.

Religious venues: Worship the protective deity of Shanghai - "City God", which is an important place for locals to pray and make wishes.
Folk Culture Center: Carrying hundreds of years of Shanghai folk beliefs and common cultural traditions.
Tourist landmarks: together with Yu Garden, they constitute the most representative traditional cultural tourist area in Shanghai, and there is a saying that "Chenghuang Temple is a must in Shanghai".

Core Experience:
Time honored cuisine: Gathering Shanghai and national specialty snacks, it is a "foodie paradise".
Featured products: gold, silver and jewelry (especially famous for Laomiao Gold and Yayi Gold Store), handicrafts, cultural and creative products, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc.
Folk custom exhibition: occasionally there are performances of folk artists such as Paper Cuttings, sugar paintings, and pull western-style films.

Recommended cuisine (a collection of time-honored brands)
Nanxiang Mantou Store: the originator of Xiaolongbao, always queuing up.
Green Wave Corridor: classic Shanghai food and Dim sum, which has received many dignitaries.
Ningbo Tangtuan Store: the signature black pastry (sesame) rice dumpling.
Songyue Tower: A century old vegetarian restaurant famous for its Haitang cake and vegetarian buns.
Shanghai Spicy Bean Shop: Cream flavored beans are a signature snack.
Various snacks such as pear paste candy, osmanthus candy, and lotus root are spread all over the place.