The Catholic Church of Five Star Street in Xi'an, known as the Main Church of St. Francis, was built in the 55th year of Kangxi (1716) and was built by Italian missionaries. The whole building combines the architectural art style of the East and West, sitting north to south, reflecting the Roman style of ancient brick and wood structure. The combination of Chinese and Western, the unique architectural style, is the key cultural relics protection unit of Shanxi Province.
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The Catholic Church of Five Star Street in Xi'an, known as the Main Church of St. Francis, was built in the 55th year of Kangxi (1716) and was built by Italian missionaries. The whole building combines the architectural art style of the East and West, sitting north to south, reflecting the Roman style of ancient brick and wood structure. The combination of Chinese and Western, the unique architectural style, is the key cultural relics protection unit of Shanxi Province.
Five Star Street Church is the main church of Xi'an Catholic Church. It is also called Five Star Street Church because it is located in Five Star Street in Xi'an. It was built in the Qing Kangxi period and has a history of more than 300 years. It is currently a provincial cultural relics protection unit.
The church is connected with the Roman style and the Chinese palace style, and is built with brick, wood, stone and other materials. The temple has both carved and murals, which are typical of the combination of Chinese and Western. The Sisters of Jesus' Sacred Heart in Xi'an are located here. This church is also called the Nantang.
The church was not open when I walked past. It is an interesting religious building that is it worth a visit if you’re in the area.
The full name of the five-star street church in Lianhu District, Xi'an is St. Francis Cathedral, and is also known as the South Church in Sugarfang Street Catholic Church, because it is located on the five-star street in Xi'an, so it is called the five-star street church.
The five-star street church in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, also known as the Nantang. It was built in the fifty-four year of Qing Kangxi (1716) and was built by Italian missionary Ma Daidi, a Catholic Shaanxi General Hall. It is a brick and wood structure.
Seeing many people say dilapidated, say Western-style architecture, really want to say a word. It is really not dilapidated, nor is it a Western-style building. No matter what religious places in Xi'an are Chinese, the Grand Mosque is also a Chinese-style building. And this church is very typical Guanzhong architectural style, and then it is dilapidated, it is nonsense, 300 years of building can be new to what extent.