Roman Catholic Cathedral in Guangzhou
Everyone understands that China is a communist country and therefore, atheism is part of the culture. Chinese do believe in a lot of superstitions for example 8 is a lucky number, water and fish bring prosperity, turtle in the house brings longevity, 4 is an unlucky number and the list goes on but, not many young Chinese go to temples, churches or mosques. Let's just say when asked why or why not the Chinese are neutral on this subject. But, for all the Catholics who do go to church every Sunday and attend mass that does not have to stop if you are in China. Most Chinese cities do have Catholic Churches and most of them will provide at least one service each Sunday in English. As I am living in Guangzhou I can tell you where the church is and how to get there. The roman catholic church in Guangzhou is called Sacred Heart Cathedral and it's on 56 Yide Lu (some refer to it as Yak Tak Road). The Architecture of this church is like most gothic European churches and its sometimes known as the Stone Chruch. The best way to get to the church is to take metro line 2 and get off at Haizhu Square take exit B2. This will get you out on Haizhu square and from here it's about 10 min walk to the church. All you have to do is ask for 'Yi de Lu' I live in Clifford Estates, Panyu and the easiest way for me to get there is to take a shuttle that gets me to Second Workers Cultural Palace( last stop for the bus) and from there I take the metro to Haizhu square, get off there and exit B2 then walk 10 mins to the church.
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| Small stores just outside the church selling import food at very reasonable prices in YiDe Lu, Guangzhou |
As I am giving you information about the church in Yi De Lu I would also like to add that all the shops right outside the church sell import food so, if you are looking to buy some cheese(mozzarella, cheddar, cream cheese etc), olives, pickles, salad dressing, dry herbs this is the place to go looking for it. It's all cheaper than the international shops and super markets. Its definitely good quality. When I first got to Guangzhou I never made a pizza at home because the cheese was just so expensive at the supermarket that ordering a pizza was much cheaper but, since i've found Yi De Lu that's all changed. Let me warn you these shops are real small in size and do not advertise. You would think these shops couldn't possibly cater to your requirements but, I assure you I was proved wrong. They carry everything from canned beet, cranberry sauce, coffee,ghee(clarified butter), salami, cereals, wine and all......it's worth going there if you are longing to cook something other than Chinese food.
Here's a list of Roman Catholic Churches in China:
- Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Baoding
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral (South Church) in Beijing
- Cathedral of Bengbu in Bengbu
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Changsha
- Xiwanzi Cathedral in Chongli Cathedral Green Bridge in Chengdu
- Chifeng Cathedral in Chifeng
- St. Joseph Cathedral in Chongqing
- Mother of Grace Cathedral in Daming
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Datong Cathedral of Fenyang
- Cathedral of St. Dominic in Fuzhou
- Sacred Heart Cathedral (Seksat Church) in Guangzhou
- St. Joseph Cathedral in Guiyang
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hangzhou
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Hohot
- St. Columban Cathedral in Hanyang
- Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Hanzhong
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Harbin
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Jilin City
- Sacred Heart Cathedral in Jinan
- Xidianzi Cathedral of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Jingzhou
- Sacred Heart Cathedral in Kaifeng
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kunming
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Leshan Cathedral
- of the Mother of God in Luoyang
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Longbao
- Cathedral of the Holy Family in Meizhou
- Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Nantong
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Nanchang
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Nanjing
- Cathedral of Our Lady of China in Nanning
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Ningbo
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Ningbo
- Cathedral of Pingliang Cathedral of Pujong
- St. Michael’s Cathedral in Qingdao
- St. Michael’s Cathedral in Qiqihar
- Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sanyuan
- St. Ignatius Cathedral (Xujiahui Church) in Shanghai
- St. Joseph Cathedral in Shantou
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Shenyang
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (South Church) in Shangqiu
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Suzhou
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Shiqi
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Shijiazhuang
- Dongguan Cathedral in Tianshui
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Taiyuan
- St. Joseph Cathedral in Taizhou
- St. Joseph Cathedral (Laoxikai Church) in Tianjin
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Ulanqab
- St. Joseph Cathedral in Wuhu
- St. Joseph Cathedral in Wuhan
- Cathedral of St. Paul in Wenzhou
- Cathedral of Weinan Cathedral of Christ the King in Wuqiu Village
- St. Francis Cathedral in Xi’an
- Cathedral of Christ the King in Xiamen
- Dazhangzhuang Sacred Heart Cathedral in Xianxian
- Sacred Heart Cathedral in Xuzhou
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Yinchuan
- Catholic Church in Yanggu County
- Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Yanzhou
- Cathedral of St. Francis in Yichang
- Holy Cross Cathedral in Zhangjiakou
- Zhoucun Cathedral in Zhoucun
- Cathedral of St. Victor in Zhanjiang Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Sanmenshizi Cathedral) in Zhouzhi
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