The Most Attractive Churches in China

In old times, a church was built in each cardinal direction in the city of Beijing, and the eastern one was Catholic East Church, or Wangfujing Catholic Church.

The St. Sophia Church in Harbin is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church in the Far East region. It is 53.35 meters high and occupies an area of 721 square meters and displays typical Byzantine architecture. The building was first built by Russians for military use in March of 1907, and later was renovated into a wooden church. In November of 1996, it was listed as one of the key cultural relics under state protection. Half a year later, the Harbin city government repaired it and renamed it as Harbin Art Gallery.

Located at the west end of Binjiang Street of Tianjin, the Xikai Catholic Church is the biggest Catholic Church in Tianjin.

Xujiahui Catholic Church is located at Puxi Street of Shanghai's Xuhui District. It is the largest Catholic Church in the city and China's first western style church. Done in a style imitating the gothic style of France in the Middle Ages, it was first built in 1905 and was at the time known as the number one architecture of Shanghai.

With red walls, white stone columns and slate roofs, as well as the two cloud-kissing bell towers that face each other, the Xujiahui Catholic Church has become an important building in Shanghai. As the church can hold 3,000 people, it has also been named the Vatican in Shanghai.

There are thousands of Christians in the area, so the church has to hold several masses in the early morning. On Sunday, the Christian holy day, the church hall is filled with people. The Xujiahui Catholic Church has been listed as one of the protected cultural heritage in Shanghai Municipality.

Located on Shigu Road in Nanjing, the Shigulu Catholic Church now is the only Romanesque architecture in the city. It was first built in 1870 by French priests and has been the office of Catholicism patriotic committee of Nanjing and Jiangsu Provinces since 1978. The church follows the form of an old European abbey and is a typical catholic church. It has been listed as one of the protected cultural heritage of Jiangsu Province.

St Michael's Catholic Church sits at Zhejiang Road, on top of a steep hill in Qingdao's old urban area. With an area of 2,470 square meters, it is the biggest gothic building in the city of Qingdao.

Shenyang Catholic Church, or Shenyang Nanguan Church, is located at 40 Nanlejiao Lu in Shenyang, the capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Located on Yide Street in the center of Guangzhou, Sacred Heart Cathedral is the grandest and most characteristic church in Guangzhou.

The Cizhong Church is one of the few churches in Tibet that survived the Cultural Revolution. The church, built at the beginning of the 20th century, is a unique fusion of French and Chinese architectural styles. The overhanging eaves and roof of the church are Chinese style, while the cross on top is Western style. The Cizhong municipal government repaired the church in 1989 and then opened it to the public.

Yanjing Church is the only Catholic Church in Tibet. With an area of six square kilometers, it is located in Yanjing Village in Mangkang County of Tibet. Nowadays, 80 percent of Yanjing residents believe in Catholicism, and a Tibetan priest who is in charge of religious activities reads a Bible that has been translated into Tibetan.(suri)

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