Dali Catholic Church

it’s tucked in in the old city and it’s beautiful and serene. surrounded by old shops and a small coffee place. You can easily find it on the map. super quiet and the scene behind it of the mountains is beautiful.

The Catholic Church in Dali Ancient City is the central church of the Western Diocese of Yuxi. The Catholic Church was officially introduced to Yunnan in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The church was built in 1927 by Yan Meiqi (Chinese name) the legal person priest of the Parisian Missionary Church outside Paris. In 1985, it was announced by the Dali Municipal People's Government as a key cultural relics protection unit in Dali City.

Built in 1927, the ancient city of Dali Catholic Church is a typical combination of Dali Bai culture and Western culture, and a unique church in the world, with deep religious and cultural connotation and high artistic value. The ancient city of Dali Catholic Church was built in 1927 and designed by an Italian monk, and it took more than four years to build and build with high salaries and fine craftsmen of the local Bai nationality. It was put into use in 1932. The designer combines China's Central Plains culture concept, Dali local culture concept, European culture concept, Catholic culture concept, Catholic church architectural art and local Bai architectural art organically blend, and builds a combination of Chinese and Western church architecture boutique. It is a Catholic church that reflects the localization and Chineseization of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church in Dali Ancient City is a building with a cloister-style stone and wood structure. The whole church uses wooden structures completely, without a nail. In terms of materials, pillars and beams are mainly old cypress branches above 100 years old, dumplings are mainly red pine, carving materials are mainly carved wood, the wall is 80 cm thick, stone is built, at that time the church hired the famous Bai craftsman master for construction with heavy gold, In all aspects of stone and wood carvings, it is exquisitely carved. In addition, the Catholic Church complex in Dali Ancient City belongs to the courtyard layout. In addition to the main building church, there is also a group of attached buildings, which are used for different functions. The Catholic Church in Dali Ancient City was listed as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units by the Dali Municipal People's Government in 1985. It was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Yunnan Province in 2015 and a national cultural relics protection unit in 2019.

Dali Ancient City Catholic Church enters in a small alley in the middle and lower section of Renmin Road in Dali Ancient City. Get off at Renmin Road on the 4th or Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas (2 yuan). Follow Renmin Road and go down, pass the intersection of Bo'ai, then pass the intersection of Fuxing, continue down, pay attention to the road signs on the right. Tickets are not required here, but they are not open for visits at night. After turning right on Renmin Road, walk through the long alley, about 20-30 meters, you can see the obvious signs. From the door is the model of ancient Bai architecture, with the introduction of the church and the history on both sides. After entering the door, there is a hotel on the right, and on the left is a long blackboard with some Catholic stories. The most eye-catching is the church of the front Lord. The style of the building is known to be a church built in the Bai area. Perfect blend of the church's architectural culture and the Bai architecture. Very interesting. Looking closer, there are two pairs of pairs written by Zhang Wenchang on the pillar at the door, respectively, "Welcome to the Canglinyi Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter at four times to restore the solemnity of the creation, and thank the storming period of the wind, flowers and snow and moon years do not carry the essence of the gospel" and "Two sexes in one body and one body with two sexes This is the characteristics of Christ. One is three and three is one. This is the mystery of the Lord. "Enter the church, there is holy water on the right, and there is free information on the left. The magic is that there is no feeling outside, but as soon as you enter the teaching, you can hear the music of a very comfortable prayer, and just sit here and listen quietly to that sound, and the whole person suddenly calm down. Maybe it was a glitz to walk in here, but it was calm when it came out, so this is a magical place. In addition, the architectural styles on the top and left and right sides of the teaching are also very white, which is very solemn.

Dali's only Catholic church ✝️ Typical "three drops of water" Bai architectural style [strong] National key cultural relics protection unit!