“Not going to City God Temple in Shanghai was equal to never going to Shanghai.” Old City God Temple in Shanghai shows the status and influence. City God Temple or Chenghuang Miao is the Taoist god of protection in the city. According to legend, City God Temple was built during the Yongle period (early 15th [...]
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Old City God Temple (Chenghuang Miao of Shanghai) never miss this tourism places
July 5th, 2010 
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About City God Temple or Chenghuang Miao
November 1st, 2009 City God Temple City God Temple (Chenghuang Miao) was originated in ancient worship in China. In order to protect the safety of the city, the ancient repaired the tall walls, towers, gates and ditches city moat. They think that everything about people’s life are closely related to God, so the City God became the protector of the city [...]