Beijing Xuanwumen Church

Beijing Xuanwumen Catholic Church is famous as Nantang, a long-standing Catholic Church. It is located in Xuanwumen, Xicheng District, Beijing. The church was built in 1605 (33 years of Ming Wanli) and is a key national cultural relics protection unit.

Xuanwumen Church is located in the south of Beijing, also known as "Nantang" is the earliest church built in Beijing. Nantang Xuanwumen Church is located at 141 Qianmen West Street, now the cathedral of the Beijing Diocese. It is the oldest and oldest Catholic Church in Beijing.

Nantang Xuanwumen Church is located at No. 141 Qianmen West Street, now the Parish Cathedral of Beijing. In Beijing, it is the oldest and oldest Catholic Church. You can feel it when you have time.

This is the largest Catholic church in Beijing.

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Beijing Xuanwu Hall is located on Qianmen West Street, is the oldest and oldest Catholic Church. There are three courtyards, the gate is the first courtyard of the church, the east cross courtyard is the main building of the church, and the west cross courtyard is the living room. The main building of the church is a brick structure, facing the south, the facade of the building is typical Baroque style, three Hongwei brick arches are juxtaposed, the whole building facade is decorated luxuriously and solemnly, the whole building is grinding brick seams, exquisite brick carvings can be seen everywhere. The interior of the church building is designed with a dome, with colorful rose windows on both sides, and the overall atmosphere is solemn. It is Christmas soon, and Christmas Eve is being prepared.

A church with a very historical and cultural atmosphere and the architecture is very distinctive.

The church is traditionally called the Nantang. I heard that long ago, the missionaries in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties were here to preach and live. The church itself is a Western-style church, but the gate of the yard is Chinese. There are statues on both sides of the gate. In the evening, music will be played in the church, as if it is a chant, very good, if interested, you can sit outside the fountain and listen to music while resting.