Church of the Immaculate Conception, Huzhuang

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Huzhuang Church

The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Chinese: 无染原罪堂; pinyin: Wúrǎn Yuánzuì táng), in Huzhuang village, Pingyin county of Jinan, Shandong province, is a Catholic church registered with the Catholic Patriotic Association. It is popularly known as the Huzhuang Church (Chinese: 胡庄教堂; pinyin: Húzhuāng Jiàotáng) or Huzhuang Catholic Church (Chinese: 胡庄天主教堂; pinyin: Húzhuāng Tiānzhǔ Jiàotáng).

The church was designed in 1909 by a German priest, but was destroyed on Christmas Day in 1965.[1] The current building was rebuilt in 1998. Along with the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, atop a nearby hill, the Huzhuang Church receives about 100,000 pilgrims each year. The church is known for its Chinese Catholic folk music.[2]

References
  1. Zhang Zixuan (19 April 2012). "Heavenly music fades out". www.chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. Huang Beibei (2 May 2012). "Chinese-style Catholic church music facing survival challenge". en.people.cn. Xinhua. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

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