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Catholic church in Mangkang County. Architecture that integrates Tibetan characteristics, if it weren't for the cross, I wouldn't think it was a church inside the church, or it still retains the original Catholic characteristics.
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Yanjing Catholic Church is the only Catholic church in Tibet. It is located in Shangyanjing Village, Naxi Township, Mangkang County, next to National Highway 214. It covers an area of more than 6,008 square meters. It is a model of cultural exchange and integration between China and the West. It was built in 1858 by Father Deng Deliang, a missionary from Paris, France. It is a Tibetan-style civil structure. Yanjing is a gathering place of the Naxi people in Tibet. An interesting cultural phenomenon in the area is that the foreign Naxi people all believe in Tibetan Buddhism, while the native Tibetans are devout Catholics. Yanjing is also a famous place rich in well salt, which has a production history of thousands of years. The long and narrow strip of nearly 300 meters long on both sides of the Lancang River is dotted with thousands of salt fields from the riverside to the mountains. Dozens of salt wells by the river are steaming, and the fog around the wells is filled with mist. When you walk to the wellhead, you can see that the warm salt water is bulging upwards at a depth of about five or six meters, and there is a sound. The pale green salt pond, the snow-white salt field, and the blue Lancang River water and the flowers and trees all over the mountains and plains set off each other, which is very beautiful.
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Yanjing Catholic Church Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Catholic church in Mangkang County. Architecture that integrates Tibetan characteristics, if it weren't for the cross, I wouldn't think it was a church inside the church, or it still retains the original Catholic characteristics.
How to go to Tibet Yanjing Catholic Church: Yanjing is located at the junction of Yunnan and Tibet, and it is also 113 kilometers away from Yunnan, the nearest county to Tibet, Deqin. If you leave from Lijiang, you must take the shuttle bus to Shangri-La and then transfer from Shangri-La to Deqin. Lijiang has no direct shuttle bus to Deqin). Because it is close to the evening to Deqin, there is no car to Mangkang, it is best to arrive from Deqin to Feilai Temple, so that you can get up the next day to enjoy the spectacular and sacred Meili Snow Mountain. After enjoying the Rizhao Jinshan of Meili Snow Mountain, take the shuttle bus from Deqin or Feilai Temple to Yanjing. Because it is a rural passenger transport and the speed limit in Tibet, it is almost two or three in the afternoon to reach the Yanjing. The Catholic Church is still some distance from the center of Yanjing Town. You can take the motorcycle or hike of the local villagers. The church is a sacred religious place for the locals, so please respect local customs and habits. At present, the Yanjing Church is free to tourists and does not charge any fees.
It is a solemn place, a place to wash the mind.
Very nice place, a little solemnity in tranquility.
Nice place, it can relax people.
Saltwell's Catholic Church is the only Catholic church in Tibet, usually open, if you want to visit the church interior and the gate is locked