Moxi Catholic Church

The Moxi Catholic Church has a history of more than 100 years. When Western imperialism invaded culture and extended its claws to the Tibetan areas inland of China, the Red Army held a meeting here during the Long March.

The church in the mountains has a century-old church in the ancient town of Moxi, Hailuogou, built by the French missionaries at the time, and adopted a combination of Chinese and Western architecture. The church is still standing after a hundred years of storms and rains and fighting, which is a miracle in itself. Until today, many of the mountainous areas of Yunnan and Sichuan can still see many churches built by Western missionaries 100 years ago. With today's traffic conditions, it is difficult to penetrate these areas, not to mention that they really admire their dedication and pursuit of faith.

The church is located at the entrance of the ancient town of Moxi. It is not large in scale. It was built in the 1920s. The Red Army Long March held a famous Moxi meeting here, establishing the policy of fighting Japan in the north and opening to tourists for free.

Moxi Catholic Church is a European-style landmark building. When Mao Zedong passed by here, he stayed here for one night. It also became one of the unique landmark buildings in Moxi Town. The snow-capped mountains and the beautiful pastoral scenery and strong national customs here. French church buildings form the landscape of Moxi town.

磨西中式建筑的小巷深处 ，有一座天主教堂，它的存在给小镇增添了别样的韵味。很难想象，在这个中国人都很少涉足的化外之地，竟然点缀着如此西方的色彩。当年红军长征时，毛泽东曾经把磨西的天主教堂当成指挥部，在这里指点江山，谋划红军的未来。

只拍了教堂旁边的毛泽东雕像，由于天气和时间原因，没能进教堂去。挺好看的。图一图二相聚20米左右的样子！

天主教堂坐落在磨西古镇上，由法国传教士始建于1918年，其建筑风格为中西合壁。1935年红军长征路过此地，在教堂神甫楼内召开了“磨西会议”。