Renovation of Jade Buddha Temple has commenced
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THE main pavilion of Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple is being moved 30 meters as part of a major renovation project that will also see two buildings replaced.
Renovations are set to create more room for worshippers and address fire safety concerns at the popular temple on Anyuan Road, home to two jade Buddhas. It is said no matter where a visitor stands, the Buddha is always looking at him/her with smile.
The Grand Hall, dating from 1918, will be moved 30m — along with three huge Buddhist statues inside — in an operation never before attempted at a temple in China, a temple official has said.
“This will create about 500 square meters of space in the main courtyard for visitors to pray,” the official said.
The current courtyard is only 495 square meters and can get very packed, especially during the Spring Festival and the first and 15th day of each lunar month when people go to pray, he said.
The temple is among Shanghai’s most popular attractions with 1.5 million visitors a year, including 500,000 from abroad, according to the temple.
Some of the existing buildings pose fire risks, the official said.
“The temple is actually an old house. The owner donated it to the temple to house the two jade Buddha sculptures,” the official said.
Its east and south pavilions will be demolished and replaced with wooden structures in the style of a traditional Chinese temple, but with modern fire safety facilities, he said.
Renovations started on July 31 and will take two years, during which the temple will remain open, the official said.
The complex operation to move the main pavilion will begin in the middle of next year.
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