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There are many Buddhist temples in Shanghai
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Officially, the People's Republic encourages atheism. However, as elsewhere in China, there
are Buddhist and Daoist temples and places of worship throughout the city, as well as
mosques and Catholic and Protestant churches.
Buddhist and Daoist temples are well frequented by local people and are also open to vis-
itors - some of the most popular are: City God Temple (next to Yu Garden), Jing'An Temple
(1686 Nanjing Road West), Longhua Temple in the city's west (2853 Longhua Road) and the
Daoist White Cloud Temple (239 Dajing Road).
Hengshan Protestant Community Church (53 Hengshan Road) in the former French Con-
cession and Moore Memorial Baptist Church (316 Tibet Road) at People's Square host regu-
lar multi-denominational services in English and Chinese languages. Both of these churches
are beautiful, historic buildings.
