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Shanghai Town God’s Temple Legend

Shanghai Town God’s Temple has a long history of Shanghai school of Taoism is one of the main Taoist. Old Town God’s Temple worships the three Buddha, namely, protecting the city of God Qin Yubo, Huo Guang, Chen into. The legend on their varying versions of a lot. He commented that the Qin Yubo, an argument is Yuanmomingchu, who has been called the “resourcefulness of the disability” in Shanghai, in order to avoid chaos, resign back was still a small town in Shanghai. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor asked him several times coming out before agreeing to Ruchao. Qin Yubo is a former government veteran, but also skilled in morals, well received by the emperor reuse. The emperor after his death to him as Shanghai’s “City God of gods.”

There are versions that, Qin Yubo is Yuanmomingchu Hebei big celebrity, he lived in Shanghai. Legend he was a dutiful son, because his mother has not seen the throne room lamented, it was built specifically as a throne room building. After one informant, the emperor sent to investigate, he spent the whole night into a Hall of Jinshan Temple, survived a disaster. Qing south, the original ready to massacre. Action Eve, Qing generals dreamed of Qin Yubo, Qin warned him against murder This dared start with. By Qin Yubo “apparitions” and save the people of Shanghai, it was regarded as a god of Chenghuang Temple.

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Qingpu District, Shanghai City God Temple

Built in the Ming Wanli on behalf of six years (1573), rebuilt in Chongzhen eleven years (1638), modified to seventeen years in Chongzhen (1644); the Qing Emperor Qianlong decade (1745), the magistrate Joe-type progenitor advocated tax, do not build Ling Garden on the left, ring to tower, Mizuki Mincer, winding path Yousui, flowers grass green, 4 o’clock if the spring and fifty-two years (1787), the magistrate things Upgrading Sun Fengming heel. After the waste.

In 1958, the local government will be transformed into a museum. The museum in 1999, relocated to the new City Songze Square. As for internal protection during the museum well, Qingpu Town God’s Temple a little trimming, re-opened in early 2006. The west side adjacent to the 100 United Qiaozi Bay shopping plaza also repair a century-old temple has brought a new ultra-high popularity. Today, the temple incense constantly pilgrims flock.

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