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Soong Ching-ling Memorial ResidencevsJade Buddha Temple
Both are rated very highly by professional travelers. On balance, Jade Buddha Temple scores significantly better than Song Qingling Guju. Jade Buddha Temple scores 84 with positive reviews from 5 reviewers like Michelin Guide, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.
Soong Ching-ling Memorial Residence
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Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
No.1843 Huaihai Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200020
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Fodor's "This three-story house, built in 1920 by a German ship owner, was Soong's primary residence from 1948 to 1963. It has been preserved as it was during her lifetime." Full review
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The small museum next door has some nice displays from Soong Qing-ling and Sun Yat-sen's life, including pictures from their 1915 wedding in Tokyo.
Frommer's "Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981) is revered throughout China as a loyalist to the Communist cause." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Built in the 1920s by a Greek shipping magnate, this building became home to the wife of Dr Sun Yatsen from 1948 to 1963." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Song Qinqling is laid to rest in a mausoleum here."
Jade Buddha Temple Fodor's Frommer's Michelin Guide Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine Lonely Planet
170 An Yuan Road, Shanghai
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Fodor's "The temple is built in the style of the Song Dynasty, with symmetrical halls and courtyards, upturned eaves, and bright yellow walls." Full review
Frommer's "Though an active Buddhist monastery today, the real emphasis at Shanghai's most popular temple is squarely on tourism." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The superb Temple of the Jade Buddha (1924), an emblematic symbol of architecture from the Song dynasty."
Lonely Planet "Inside the Jade Buddha Temple, follow the right-hand corridor past the Hall of Heavenly Kings and the Guanyin Hall to arrive at the Jade Buddha Hall." Full review
Afar Magazine "This temple houses two rare jade Buddha statues imported from Burma in 1882." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"One of Shànghǎi's few active Buddhist monasteries, this temple was built between 1911 and 1918." Full review
