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Asbury Church (Chongwenmen Church) 亚斯立堂Yàsīlì Táng
National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Asbury Church (Chongwenmen Church)
Founded in 1870 by American Methodist Episcopal missionaries, Asbury Church is usually described as the oldest Protestant church in Beijing; the present grey-brick building in an eclectic style was rebuilt in 1902–04 after the earlier church was burnt in 1900. Used as a school hall from 1958, it reopened for worship in 1982 as Chongwenmen Church and is still an active congregation.
How to get to Asbury Church (Chongwenmen Church)
In Hougou Hutong just north-west of the Chongwenmen crossroads, a few minutes' walk from Chongwenmen station on Metro Lines 2 and 5.
Nearby
- National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆 under 10 km
Ancient bronzes, jades and porcelain in a vast museum beside Tian'anmen Square - Tiananmen Square 天安门广场 under 10 km
A vast ceremonial square below Tian'anmen gate, where the national flag is raised at dawn - Qianmen Street and Dashilar 前门大街·大栅栏 under 10 km
A pedestrian avenue below Qianmen gate and a lane of shops trading since Qing times - Temple of Heaven 天坛 under 10 km
Where emperors prayed for harvests, and where Beijing now dances, sings and plays cards - Forbidden City 故宫 under 10 km
Six centuries of imperial power behind vermilion walls in the heart of Beijing
Also within 20 km: Beijing railway station 北京站 (under 10 km), Peking Legation Quarter (Dongjiaominxiang) 东交民巷 (under 10 km), Ming City Wall Relics Park 明城墙遗址公园 (under 10 km), Beijing Ancient Observatory 古观象台 (under 10 km), Imperial Historical Archives (Huangshicheng) 皇史宬 (under 10 km), St. Joseph's Church, Beijing 王府井天主堂 (under 10 km).
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