Don't miss the biggest gothic Catholic church in Fujian, and it's amazing.

There is a proverb in Fujian: "look at the horse in front of the horse warehouse, look at the boat in the boat." do the friends know what they are talking about? Today, the editor will bring you to know about it! The former refers to Fuzhou was designated as one of the five trading ports after the Opium War. Cang Qianshan set up consulates from all over the world, foreign businessmen, church schools and so on. During Guang Xu's years, Britons who loved horse racing built a racecourse on loan, becoming one of the landmarks flight real time tracker of Fuzhou at that time.

The latter was to indicate that during the period of Hong's reign, the governor of the governor of the country was to cut the Zhongzhou to the foreigners for the opening of a new port, so that the ship could be parked, so that it was named the "Koplu", and then changed to the present "Pan-Shipu" due to the harmonic. Here, it is the largest Gothic Catholic church in Fujian Province, which is also known as the "First Hall of the South of the Yangtze", and is also the Catholic General Hall of Fujian Province, so if you come to Fujian, you must not miss it.

Pan-Chuanpu Catholic Church is a provincial cultural relics protection unit in Fujian Province. the church was built in Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty for three years. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1933. It also covers a wide area of 8400 square meters and a construction area of 1253.7 square meters. For Gothic architecture. At the north end of the main hall, there are more than 20 meters high clock tower, the roof of the building stands nearly 3 meters high cross, the clock tower used to sound more than ten miles. The designer is French, in international baggage allowance the process of construction of the perfect combination of French and Gothic architectural style, completely westernized architecture, magnificent appearance, so that it is conspicuous in the same kind of buildings. ! The minaret is towering, extremely solemn, coupled with exquisite interior buildings, colorful glass windows, people can not help but marvel!

The square in front of Pan Chuanpu Church is very large. Usually, there are nearby residents playing ball here, leisure and entertainment, there are also a lot of wedding photography companies will take wedding photos here, there are also a lot of famous tourists. There are also a lot of movies and television here to pick up the scene. Looking at the middle of the past is the magnificent main church, with a strong aura in, on one side is the Father Building, this is a building with a story oh!? It is believed that what many people remember deeply should be that in 2008, because of the need of road construction, the priest's building of Pan Chuanpu Catholic Church must be demolished. Because it is a rare cultural relic, it was chosen at that time to move in the way of overall translation. The building, which began with a 90-degree counterclockwise rotation to complete the perfect "turn," was originally east-west, north-south, and parallel to Catholicism, and the project took a whole month.

Pan-Chuanpu Church accompanied the growth of Fuzhou, participated in the growth of Fuzhou, proudly stood on the edge of the Minjiang River. In people's memory, Pan-Chuanpu Church is not only a religious site, a treasure of culture, but also a witness in the long river of history. Sansheng Binjiang International is adjacent to Pan-Chuanpu Church, a modern and ancient one, each with its own flavor. If you are tired of a fast-paced life, why not go to Pan-Chuanpu Church and look for your original self. Listen to those old stories told by Minjiang River!