Jade Buddha Temple (Yufo Si)
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Holy Place,
Statue / Monument,
Temple
Jade Buddha Temple (Yufo Si) Reviews
We've found 17 Jade Buddha Temple (Yufo Si) reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Eben F, USA, November 2012
Doing what: Shanghai Half Day Morning or Afternoon Sightseeing Tour
This was a great tour (we only had three people so it was very personal and we learned a great deal about the pearl industry, Buddhism (at the Jade Buddha temple). The Shanghai museum has tremendous historical items and one could easily spend an entire day there.
Review by Cat, USA, July 2012
Doing what: Scholar-Led Shanghai Walking Tour: Buddhism in China
This was a fantastic tour! We got lucky and the tour ended up just being my father and I. Our guide was wonderful - when we first met him, we did a quick little introduction to who he is and to Buddhism. Then we headed to Jing'an Temple and afterwards, the Jade Buddha Temple. Stephen, our guide, was friendly, and very knowledgeable about religion. My father knows some about Buddhism, and he was very impressed with what Stephen taught us. I even used my new knowledge to teach some of our friends about Buddhism later that week. Thank you Stephen, we had a great time!
Review by Steven E, United Kingdom, August 2011
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
enjoyed tour very interesting lots to see and the jade buddha was beautiful.
Review by Gretel B, December 2008
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
Very enjoyable, informative and interesting. Lunch was plentiful and very good. Well informed tour guide. Jade Buddha Temple is not to be missed & the Fresh Water Pearl Gallery is a real treat where pearl jewelery can be bought at great bargains. Not enough time at the Shanghai Museum but anyone can revisit at his own leisure if required.
Review by mjb81, October 2012
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
Great day trip around Shanghai! Frank our tour guide was amazing with excellent knowledge of the local attractions. The Jade Buddha temple is excellent.
Review by labmagic, June 2012
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
This is a great tour and the size of the group was small (total of 6) in air condition van. Got a lot of history from tour guide and saw many sites in Shanghai. Had a great tasty Shanghai lunch ordered by the guide. Loved the museum, learning about pearls, silk, and jade, history and sites of the Bund, beautiful Jade Buddha Temple, and the beauty of Yuyaun Garden. Tour was timely and didn't feel rushed.
Review by Aaron S, April 2012
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
We went to alot of nice places in Shanghai, such as a museum and the Jade Bhudda temple. It was a good mixture of old and new things to see. For the price it was well worth it.
Review by Jean F, January 2011
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
guide once again was great, brilliant command of English, only thing was we felt a little rushed from one place to the next. jade buddha temple is amazing, fantastic sites to see. lunch was great, good food in a clean restaurant. we visited a silk factory which was interesting to see how silk is made and there's tons of things to buy. the weather wasn't great on our trip so we had to cut short the walk through the xintandi area and i wished we'd had gone lower down on the bund and seen the historic buildings versus focusing on the waterfront. but great day trip to see a lot of key sights and find your bearings for the next day.
Review by Annette v, January 2011
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
I really enjoyed this tour. Especially the old-city and the yu-garden. The Jade Buddha Tempel is magnificent. The kasmier-shop I didn't like, instead I would have liked to spent more time with the tea ceremony. The tour takes you across the city, and our tourguide Helen knew so much about her city. If you don't feel like exploring the city on your own, this is the tour you should book.
Review by Anonymous, June 2010
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
Our tour guide Burney was great. His english was impecable. He gave us alot of recommendations. As with my other 2 experiences with Viator in China, we had 2 unannounced Pearl factory and Jade factory shopping stops. The sights were great. The Shanghai Museum was a pleasant surprise. Once again, lunch was mediocre. There is so much great food in China, its disappointing that the tours take you to these restaurants that offer a sub par menu. I would recommend this trip if you have a short time to sightsee in Shanghai. Bring your own lunch or snacks.
Review by CHONA S, Philippines, December 2007
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
It was fantastic and educational. The tour guide speaks English well and she gave vital information in every destination especially the Yuan Garden and the Jade Buddha Temple. What is boring is the tea preparation which took a long time. We would rather spend some time buying souvenir items outside Yu Garden and Shanghai Museum. The lunch was okay but there were so many dishes, it should be replaced by 1 bottle of mineral water per head instead.
Review by Steve F, New Zealand, June 2012
Doing what: Shanghai Half Day Morning or Afternoon Sightseeing Tour
Good tour o fill in your morning, The temple was awesome not so fussed on the Jade factory but a good tour thanks
Review by Randall T, December 2011
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
Viator...best company to book with from overseas, best local land operator in Shanghai, one of the best local tour guides I've ever had in China or around the world for that matter. However, spending time in three government stores so we can spend our tourist monies is not my idea of sightseeing in Shanghai. One hour at the Shanghai museum is not acceptable when you spend three hours in a Jade, Pearl and Handicraft store. Really???
Review by Tiara-Kirsten A, September 2011
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
The historical and educational sites were really good such as the Shanghai Museum, Yu Gardens and Jade Buddha Temple but a lot of time was spent on the "tourist" shopping sites (Pearl, Jade and Silk) instead of allowing us to roam around Old Shanghai Street to shop like the locals. We felt like our tour guide was also trying to pressure us to book another tour which we felt was rather pushy.
Overall the tour was ok. Intimate and small so we learnt a lot as there were only 5 passengers with the tour guide and driver. Driver handled the traffic really well and we enjoyed the sites.
Review by PALLAVITA SAHA, United Kingdom, September 2011
Doing what: Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund
This was the most disappointing of my tours in China - I was the only one on the tour which had its advantages but I felt the disadvantages more. The guide Joe was ok - he gave the bare minimum information and was not as informative as Jackie in Beijing. In many places when I asked for more time at a certain place, I was left on my own but I noticed many other guides walking around with tourists and giving lots of information (at the Bund, Old Town and Museum). I dont know if this was not included in the agenda but should be as the guide is there with us anyways. We also went to a pearl factory and jade shop and I really felt pressured to buy and felt this was more a shopping excursion than a sightseeing trip. Again this was shorter than stated (started at 9 AM and I was back at the hotel by 3:30 PM - Joe had offered that I take another 15 mins more at the Old Town but even with that it would have been less than 7 hours).
