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| + | |placename=Shànghǎi 上海 | ||
| + | |historical-names=Hù 滬 (Abbreviation); Shēnchéng 申城 | ||
| + | |image=[[File:Shanghai_historical.jpg|300px|center|View of the Garden Bridge, Shànghǎi]] | ||
| + | |nearby-locations=Nearby Locations: | ||
| + | * Sūzhōu [[蘇州]], Nánjīng [[南京]] and points north, via railway from about [[1912]] | ||
| + | * Hángzhōu [[杭州]] and Níngbō [[寧波]], Zhèjiāng [[浙江]] province | ||
| + | |region=[[江南|Jiāngnán 江南]] | ||
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| + | }} | ||
| - | Shànghǎi was a vibrant sea port, but its importance grew when it was designated a treaty port in [[1842]]. | + | '''Shànghǎi 上海''' was already a vibrant sea port by the Qīng dynasty, but its importance grew when it was designated a treaty port in [[1842]]. |
| - | + | == Important Buddhist Sites == | |
| - | + | * Jade Buddha Chan Temple [[玉佛禪寺]], founded in [[1882]] | |
| - | + | * Jìng'ān Temple [[靜安寺]] | |
| + | * Lónghuá Temple [[龍華寺]] | ||
| + | * Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]] | ||
| - | + | == Other Notes == | |
| - | + | * Liza Roos (Luó Jiālíng) [[羅迦陵]] was born here | |
| - | ''' | + | * Many Buddhist periodicals were published here, including ''Eastern Culture'' [[東方文化]], ''Buddhist Miscellany'' [[佛學叢報]], and ''Mighty Sound Monthly'' [[威音月刊]] |
| - | * | + | * Shanghai Buddhist Books [[上海佛學書局]], the Shanghai Buddhist Pure Karma Society [[上海佛教淨業社]] and the Awakening Society [[覺社]] were located here |
| - | + | * The Qìshā Canon [[磧砂藏]] was reprinted here in [[1935]] | |
| - | + | ||
| - | + | == References and Resources == | |
| + | |||
| + | * [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shanghai_1907.jpg Map of foreign settlements, 1907], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin | ||
| + | * [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shang_hai_evirons_1912.jpg Shànghǎi and environs, 1912], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin | ||
| + | * [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/chang_hai_1912.jpg Shànghǎi, 1912], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin | ||
| + | * [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/china_city_plans/txu-oclc-6637182.jpg U.S. Army Map Service map of Shànghǎi, 1944] (warning - large file), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
Current revision as of 23:22, 15 April 2010
Shànghǎi 上海
Other names include: Hù 滬 (Abbreviation); Shēnchéng 申城 |
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| Nearby Locations: |
| Jiāngnán 江南 Region |
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Shànghǎi 上海 was already a vibrant sea port by the Qīng dynasty, but its importance grew when it was designated a treaty port in 1842.
Important Buddhist Sites
- Jade Buddha Chan Temple 玉佛禪寺, founded in 1882
- Jìng'ān Temple 靜安寺
- Lónghuá Temple 龍華寺
- Huáyán University 華嚴大學
Other Notes
- Liza Roos (Luó Jiālíng) 羅迦陵 was born here
- Many Buddhist periodicals were published here, including Eastern Culture 東方文化, Buddhist Miscellany 佛學叢報, and Mighty Sound Monthly 威音月刊
- Shanghai Buddhist Books 上海佛學書局, the Shanghai Buddhist Pure Karma Society 上海佛教淨業社 and the Awakening Society 覺社 were located here
- The Qìshā Canon 磧砂藏 was reprinted here in 1935
References and Resources
- Map of foreign settlements, 1907, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
- Shànghǎi and environs, 1912, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
- Shànghǎi, 1912, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
- U.S. Army Map Service map of Shànghǎi, 1944 (warning - large file), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
