The Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Shamian Island is a 20th-century gothic church. It is located in Shamian, Liwan District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The church was built in 1890 by the French government. During the ten-year Cultural Revolution, religious activities in the church was forced to cease. After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee o…
The Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Shamian Island is a 20th-century gothic church. It is located in Shamian, Liwan District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The church was built in 1890 by the French government. During the ten-year Cultural Revolution, religious activities in the church was forced to cease. After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, according to a policy of some religious freedom, it was officially reopened to the public on December 8, 1982. It was repaired and renovated before the 2010 Asian Games.
Location: Shamian, Liwan District of Guangzhou, Guangdong
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