Longhua monastery, (in) Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, CN

Raw data

Longhua Monastery 龍華寺 south of Shanghai and was erected during the Song Dynasty, but reconstructed during Qing 清.
http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html

The Longhua Temple (Chinese: 龙华寺; pinyin: Lónghúa Sì, literally "Lustre of the Dragon Temple") is a Buddhist Temple dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha located in Shanghai, China. Although most of the present-day buildings date from later reconstructions, the temple preserves the architectural design of a Song Dynasty monastery of the Buddhist Chan sect.
[…]
The Longhua Temple is located on the Longhua area (formerly Longhua township) of Shanghai (named after the temple). Its street address is No. 2853 Longhua Road (Longhua Lu).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple

Input by: tmciolek, Dec 15, 2009

"Long Hua Pagoda 龙华塔 […] sits right next to the Long Hua Temple (龙华寺). They were both built in Song Dynasty(宋朝) more than a thousand years ago. The pagoda is tall and slim. Its height is 40 meters. It is called the crown of the pagodas in Shanghai." - http://www.allaboutsh.com/Attractions/SS_List_CT.php
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 02, 2013

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 02 Apr 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Longhua monastery, CN.

General location of the Longhua monastery, CN.
Lat 31.173972, Long 121.4518
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=31.173972+121.4518+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Longhua%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=31.173972,121.4518&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name


2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Shanghai Shi

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names


4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx., Lat 31.173972, Long 121.4518 - based on visual identification of the site in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek 18 Dec 2009.

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries


6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village


7. The settlement's alternative/historical names


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition


10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition


11. Date-early

  • MBM chrono-tag 0233-66c - tmciolek 2 Apr 2013
  • 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el

12. Date-intermediate


13. Date-late

  • MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 2 Apr 2013

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • [missing data]

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • [missing data]

16. Additional notes

  • [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

  • [missing data]

end of page

Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License