Shanghai actually has such a place, it's too photogenic

In the Zhenru Town Street of Putuo District, Shanghai, there is the historic Zhenru Temple. It is a rare Yuan Dynasty building in the Jiangnan area, and it was once called Wanshou Temple and Baohua Teaching Temple in the early Ming Dynasty. Its common names include "Big Temple" and "Great Temple". After surviving wars, only the main hall remains, and the ink marks from the renovation during the Guangxu period are still visible on the main beam of the hall. The existing beams, columns, brackets, and most of the components are original from the Yuan Dynasty. The main hall features a gray tile single-eave hip-and-gable roof style, with beautiful curves and deep eaves. Zhenru Temple is not very large, and along the central axis, there are the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Mahavira Hall, the Yuantong Treasure Hall, the Zhenru Pagoda, the Zhenru Abbot's Room, and the Sutra Depository. To the left and right of the Hall of Heavenly Kings are two-story bell and drum towers, and next to them are the Ksitigarbha Hall, the Sangharama Hall, the Samantabhadra Hall, the Manjusri Hall, the Reclining Buddha Hall, the Medicine Buddha Hall, the Zen Hall, the Chanting Hall, and the East and West Corridors. Zhenru Temple has many unique features: first, inside the Hall of Heavenly Kings, there are statues of the Heng Ha Er Jiang and the Four Heavenly Kings, totaling 6 figures, which is slightly different from other temples; second, around the walls of the Mahavira Hall, there are rubbings of 16 Arhats drawn by the Tang Dynasty's Guanxiu, which differs from the 18 Arhats commonly seen in temples; third, the overall color scheme of the temple is black, gray, and white, because the Yuan Dynasty revered white, which is starkly different from most temples that are predominantly red and yellow. Between the Hall of Heavenly Kings and the main hall, there is an ancient ginkgo tree, said to be as old as the temple itself, with a history of over 700 years. Inside the main hall, there are three Burmese jade Buddha statues donated by Singaporean monk Xing Ren. Inside the Yuantong Treasure Hall, there is a 5.2-meter-tall white marble Guanyin statue with four faces, and the ceiling's caisson is shaped like the Thousand-Handed Guanyin. The Zhenru Pagoda was completed in 1999, and it is rumored that the underground palace enshrines the only Buddha relic in Shanghai. There are 108 prayer wheels around the pagoda, and remember to turn them clockwise. In front of the pagoda, there are many plump and fearless pigeons, and there is also a pigeon feed vending machine available for purchasing. Taking photos with the pigeons and the pagoda as a backdrop is very impressive. Temple-related information: 🎫Ticket: 10 yuan, available for purchase on-site. 🚇Transportation: Take subway line 11 or 14, get off at Zhenru Station exit 6, and walk for 10 minutes to arrive. 🍲Nearby: There is a Zhenru Mutton Restaurant nearby. 📒Opening hours: 8:00-17:00, the temple is not big, and it is enough to take a leisurely tour for 2 hours. If there is time after the visit, you can also take a stroll in the nearby Zhenru Ancient Town. 📍Address: No. 399 Lanxi Road, Putuo District, Shanghai.