Shanghai Bicycle tours - Chenghuang Temple

Chenghuang Temple (Laochenghuangmiao)is a major yet relatively inactive, Taoist temple in Shanghai. It is located in the area south of Yan'an Road on the Fangbang Zhong Road.
　　 During the Ming Dynasty, Zhangshouyue, the head of Shanghai County, dedicated a temple to the local city god. Since then, the City God's Temple has been destroyed several times and the current temple was built in 1926. During the the war of resistance against Japanese invasion during World War II, local merchants built a new City God's Temple in the Foreign Concession (between Lianyun Road and West Jinling Road).
　　 That area is now a highrise residence building. The "former" temple is known as the Old City God's Temple. The Old City God's Temple and the enclose Yuyuan are not only famous tourist sites but also popular shopping attractions. There are boutiques, shops selling local specialties, as well as large jewelry stores, department stores and fabulous local snack restaurants to be found here. 

城隍廟：
　　上海城隍庙，可谓名扬天下，与豫园毗邻,又称老城隍庙，是上海道教正一派主要道观之一。位于方浜中路，东至安仁街，北通福佑路，西至旧校场路。
　　 “到上海不去城隍庙，等于没到过大上海。”可见老城隍庙在上海的地位和影响。城隍是道教中城市的保护神，相传明永乐年间（15世纪初）上海知县张守约将方浜路上的金山神庙（又名霍光行祠）改建成了今天我们所见的城隍庙。1926年重建，殿高4.8丈，深6.33丈，钢筋水泥结构，而彩椽画栋、翠瓦朱檐，规模大增。抗战后，为与新城隍庙（原址在金陵西路连云路口）相区别，故称老城隍庙。
　　 过去的“老城隍庙”即是今天的豫园商场。内有鸟市、书场、茶楼、餐馆以及百货商店等,经营各种日用百货和上海风味小吃:酒酿圆子、小笼馒头、五香豆、八珍汤等。这里景物优雅、市场繁华、是上海人民最喜爱的游览胜地之一。
　　 老城隍庙艺术竞技馆，内有斗鸡表演、杂技表演及霹雳书法等“中华一绝”的民俗艺术。......