Shanghai | Longhua Temple wishes for auspiciousness and good fortune in the Year of the Dragon

| Longhua Temple wishes for auspiciousness and good fortune in the Year of the Dragon.❤️ This Spring Festival, come to Longhua Temple to make wishes and pray to Tai Sui for a prosperous career😊 Longhua Temple offers delicious vegetarian noodle dishes🍜, and is home to adorable cats🐈 and dogs🐕. If you're lucky, you might meet them. Longhua Temple is one of the oldest and largest temples in Shanghai, with a name that sounds like 'prosperity' (it's said to be one of the most efficacious temples for career advancement). ❤️📷 Don't miss the 'Pagoda Shadow Space' next to Longhua Temple, a very photogenic internet-famous spot. The oriental aesthetics beneath the thousand-year-old pagoda are worth experiencing. Located under the cylindrical glass structure in Longhua Square, you may need to queue up for a short while during holidays. Opening hours: 9:00～16:30 🍜 Vegetarian noodles: Arhat noodles: 💰15 Random small dishes: 💰10 Internet-famous coffee💰18/25 Eat noodles first, then scan the QR code at the corner of the table to pay. Free refills on noodles and toppings are available. If you bring your own coffee cup, you can get a discount of 💰5 🎫 Free admission, no reservation required Self-service incense offering: three gold foil incenses for 20 yuan, tube incense for 50 yuan ⏰ Opening hours: 7:00～16:30, national holidays, the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, and Buddha's birthday: 6:00～17:00 🚇 Transportation: Metro Line 11/12 Longhua Station Exit 4 🈲 After offering incense, walk around the pagoda in a clockwise direction for 3, 5, or 7 laps, avoiding even numbers 🈲 In front of the main hall, worship in a clockwise direction at three locations, then place the incense horizontally into the incense burner (the elderly say this symbolizes peace) 🈲 When entering the main hall, step over the threshold with the left foot first for men and the right foot first for women 🈲 After worshipping in the main hall, continue to worship in the side halls in a clockwise direction 🈲 Dress neatly and simply