Is the City God Temple Taoist?

Shanghai City God Temple is a Taoist place, the belief is naturally Taoism.

The Taoism and Buddhism can be well distinguished, Taoist places are generally called palace, view, temple, pavilion, etc.. Buddhism is generally referred to as temples, temples and so on. But the name is not the fundamental difference, but also depends on the gods and goddesses enshrined. Taoism enshrines called gods and goddesses, basically with Chinese characteristics of the gods and goddesses, such as ancient heroes, the heavenly ministries of the stewardship of the gods and goddesses, and so on. Buddhism is generally called Buddha and Bodhisattvas, mostly from India, and has nothing to do with ancient Chinese history.

Specifically for the City God Temple, in history the City God was originally the official worship of the imperial court, but since the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the City God temples were inhabited by Taoist priests. City God was first included in Taoist beliefs during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.