Pan Yunduan, the official who built Yu Yuan, had this Buddhist temple built to honor his mother in 1600. During the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) it was all but destroyed and abandoned. In 1989, restoration began, culminating in its reopening as a Buddhist nunnery and small Old Town tourist attraction in 1994. The centerpiece is an altar with a golden statue of the Buddha. The Buddha's vault is adorned with images of 384 disciples, created since 1990 by a single master craftsman. Guanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) is highly venerated here as well.
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| Hours | Daily 7am-4pm | |
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| Address | Chenxiangge Lu 29 | |
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| Location | Nanshi (1 block west off Jiujiaochang Lu, the western boundary of the Old Town Bazaar) | |
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| Transportation | Metro: Henan Zhong Lu (1 mile away) | |
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| Phone | 021/6328-7884 | |
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| Prices | Admission ¥5 (60¢) | |