City God Temple Picture

Located next to the Yu Garden and also known today as the Yu Garden Market, the City God Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. Originally a temple built to honor the Han statesman Huo Guang, it is a busy market today, specializing in traditional arts and crafts.

Today's City God Temple Bazaar is composed of specialty stores selling traditional Chinese arts and crafts, medicine and souvenirs. Over a hundred small stores stand side by side, beautifully laid with a large collection of commodities, each with its own unique feature and alive with shoppers, keeping the style of traditional Chinese town streets.