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"The Old Muden Church is not very big. Because it is located in the Old Muden Village on the halfway of the Biluo Snow Mountain, it can fully witness the hardship and tenacity of the missionaries. The old Muden Village has beautiful scenery. When we arrived, although the weather was bad and it was raining, the whole village was surrounded by clouds and mist, giving people a hazy feeling. It was worth the visit..."

"Dali Ancient City Catholic Church is located in a quiet alley on Renmin Road in Dali Ancient City. It was built in 1927. Catholicism was officially introduced into Yunnan during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. There were two main ways: one was the empress dowagers, empresses, and royal attachés in the "Yongli imperial family" of Nanming; the other was that some Catholics in Sichuan moved to In the northeastern part of Yunnan, which is today's Yanjin County in the northeastern part of Zhaotong, Sichuan priests went to Yunnan from Yibin for pastoral visits and missionary work, thus starting the further development of Catholicism in Yunnan. The church is located in a quiet alley in Xiaguan, the ancient city of Dali. When we step into the narrow and antique street full of Bai architectural style, we see a simple church that combines Chinese tradition and Bai architectural art style—— The Holy Trinity Church, which stands in the sun, is particularly obvious, and when we approached, we were completely fascinated by it."

"Dali Christian Church, near the north gate of the ancient city of Dali, is a small one-story building. The gate faces south, and the fences on the windows are distinctive and dense with patterns. It was not a weekend when I went, and there was no one in the morning."

"The Christian Church of Dali Old Town is on Fuxing Road in Dali Old Town, close to No. 60 Hospital. The whole building is still very conspicuous and very old. Christian citizens in the ancient city will go there to worship!"

"Yumihe Christian Church is located at 565 Fuhui Road, Lijiang City. It mainly spreads the gospel to locals, including 10 ethnic minorities in remote mountainous areas. The Gospel Church is open on Sundays. The church was established in 2003. It was initially resisted by the locals, and then gradually developed. There are currently about 100 believers."

"Baihanluo Church-Baihanluo Church is located in Dimaluo Village, Pengdang Township, Gongshan County. It was built in the 24th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1898) by a French missionary. It is a wooden structure combining Chinese and Western, covering an area of 454 square meters. The door is in the style of an archway, with six grid fans, arched windows on the second floor, and a bell tower on the third floor. In 1905, the local people held an anti-foreign religious uprising and burned down the church, the "Baihanluo case". The existing building was rebuilt by Ren Anshou with the Qing government's compensation."

"In the downtown area of Shangri-La, Feilai Temple is a bit rebellious, and I left with regret if I didn't play well. Fortunately, not far from Deqin, there is a relatively small and touristy place, Cizhong Village. On the provincial highway from Deqin to Weixi, the Lancang River descends all the way, and the altitude drops from 3,500 meters to 2,200 meters. People are finally more comfortable and have the spirit to see the scenery. To get to Cizhong Village, to pass this relatively new bridge, the villagers could only cross the river through the chain bridge. The Biluo Snow Mountain in the early morning shines in the sun and is very beautiful. The most famous in the village is this Catholic church, which combines Chinese and Western style church buildings with multi-ethnic cultures and beliefs. After leaving Ibaraki, some vacant land has been used and crops have been planted. On the mountain, there is another temple under repair: Shouguo Temple. The murals inside are already mottled, and a new hall is being built next to the main hall."

"At the end of the 19th century, Anshou, a French Catholic missionary, took the route of salt well from Yasuding, arrived in Chavalon, Tibet, and then into the Nujiang River. It took ten years before and after the Zhongding Church, which was inaugurated in 1935. The church is French-style, with residential buildings on both sides, chapels in the middle and two bell towers. The pillars are made of white jade, and the whole church is square and can accommodate thousands of people."