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Yanzhou Catholic Church 兖州天主教堂Yǎnzhōu Tiānzhǔ Jiàotáng
National heritage site · Jining, Shandong
- Time needed
- Under an hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jining
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Yanzhou Catholic Church
A German-built Catholic compound in the south-west of old Yanzhou, begun in 1897 and from 1946 the China headquarters of the Society of the Divine Word. The large Gothic cathedral finished in 1899 was destroyed in 1966, but the two-storey brick-and-timber bishop's house of 1901 and a monastery building with a cross and red-tiled roof survive. It was the mission centre for south-western Shandong and is listed as evidence of the exchange between Western and Chinese architecture.
How to get to Yanzhou Catholic Church
In the south-west of the old town of Yanzhou, about 26 km north-east of Jining city centre. It is a working church and not set up for sightseeing; the building can be seen from the street.
Nearby
- Qufu, Hometown of Confucius 曲阜三孔 20 km
The temple, mansion and forest cemetery of Confucius and his descendants
Also within 20 km: Xinglong Pagoda 兴隆塔 (under 10 km), Jinkou Dam 金口坝 (under 10 km), Cemetery of Mencius' Mother 孟母林 (20 km), Former Qufu Normal School 曲阜师范学校旧址 (20 km), Confucius Six Arts City 孔子六艺城 (20 km), Temple of Yan Hui 颜庙 (20 km).
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