Pull up a seat alongside the monks, nuns and lay worshippers for a vegetarian feast at this Buddhist banquet hall. On the menu are dumplings, noodles, hotpot and mock-meat dishes such as succulent soya Sichuan chicken.
Jade Buddha Temple Vegetarian Restaurant
Shanghai
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