Photos of Catholic Church

Xuanhua Catholic Church: It is the main church of Xuanhua Diocese. The church is located in Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China. It was built under the auspices of Father Fan Guoliang in the eighth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. In the 27th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Zhang Cheng, a French Jesuit, arrived at propaganda and preached. In the thirty-eighth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, French Jesuit Bardomin built the first Catholic Church in Xuanhua. The current Xuanhua Catholic Church was built in 1904; it was overhauled in 1935 and is the largest Catholic church in Zhangjiakou area. In 1993, it was announced as a key cultural relics protection unit in Hebei Province. The architectural style of the Catholic Church is the standard Gothic architectural style, with double bell spires, marble columns and buttresses truss wood and stone structure, simple and bright painted decoration, rich in religious colors; its architectural scale can be compared with that of the time. The churches in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and other big cities are comparable; the bluestone materials used in the churches have rough carvings and bright and smooth lines. They have a very high history in terms of religious connotation of architecture, architecture, aesthetics, acoustics, etc. Cultural research value.