Shanghai Part 4

On our last day in Shanghai we saw the Jade Buddha Temple and the Xuhuijia Catholic Cathedral.

 Warrior guardian.

 This temple was much more crowded and popular than the other one.

 This statue was awesome. Super expensive, but really cool.

 Carved from a single piece of wood and containing 18 Buddhas.

 Lanterns up for new years.

Koi pond.

The larger the fish, the older the fish. That really big one is probably close to 100 years old, according to the Chinese.

Xuhuijia Catholic Cathedral.

This guy was the "bouncer." According to the laws of China, Chinese nationals and foreign nationals are not allowed to meet together for religious purposes. There was a Chinese mass in session and so as foreign nationals we weren't allowed to go in the cathedral at the time. He was there to make sure we followed the rules. We would have waited, but it was close to time to head to the airport.

We flew back to Xiamen late that night. According to Chinese custom, our flight was delayed. We got back to Xiamen around 1 am and asleep around 2. Long day.

Shanghai was good. I'm glad we went, but I'm not sure I have to go back. I'll go back with family if they come visit, but Daniel and I are up for a new adventure!