About Me

你好 Ni hao!My name is Elizabeth Yu Ellsworth. I teach Mandarin Chinese at Herricks Middle School in Long Island, NY. These are my photos and impressions of my first ever trip to Shanghai, China during November 1-5 2010.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

City God Temple - Chenghuang Miao

Chenghuang Miao
Worshippers

Lighting incense sticks

Monk studying
In the Yuyuan Garden district we visited a beautiful old Taoist temple called the Chenghuang Miao, or City God Temple. The temple was built in the 15th century during Ming dynasty.  The temple was very active that day with many people burning incense and praying to their deities.

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