Dali Catholic Church

it’s tucked in in the old city and it’s beautiful and serene. surrounded by old shops and a small coffee place. You can easily find it on the map. super quiet and the scene behind it of the mountains is beautiful.

The Catholic Church in Dali Ancient City is the central church of the Western Diocese of Yuxi. The Catholic Church was officially introduced to Yunnan in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The church was built in 1927 by Yan Meiqi (Chinese name) the legal person priest of the Parisian Missionary Church outside Paris. In 1985, it was announced by the Dali Municipal People's Government as a key cultural relics protection unit in Dali City.

Built in 1927, the ancient city of Dali Catholic Church is a typical combination of Dali Bai culture and Western culture, and a unique church in the world, with deep religious and cultural connotation and high artistic value. The ancient city of Dali Catholic Church was built in 1927 and designed by an Italian monk, and it took more than four years to build and build with high salaries and fine craftsmen of the local Bai nationality. It was put into use in 1932. The designer combines China's Central Plains culture concept, Dali local culture concept, European culture concept, Catholic culture concept, Catholic church architectural art and local Bai architectural art organically blend, and builds a combination of Chinese and Western church architecture boutique. It is a Catholic church that reflects the localization and Chineseization of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church in Dali Ancient City is a building with a cloister-style stone and wood structure. The whole church uses wooden structures completely, without a nail. In terms of materials, pillars and beams are mainly old cypress branches above 100 years old, dumplings are mainly red pine, carving materials are mainly carved wood, the wall is 80 cm thick, stone is built, at that time the church hired the famous Bai craftsman master for construction with heavy gold, In all aspects of stone and wood carvings, it is exquisitely carved. In addition, the Catholic Church complex in Dali Ancient City belongs to the courtyard layout. In addition to the main building church, there is also a group of attached buildings, which are used for different functions. The Catholic Church in Dali Ancient City was listed as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units by the Dali Municipal People's Government in 1985. It was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Yunnan Province in 2015 and a national cultural relics protection unit in 2019.

Dali's only Catholic church ✝️ Typical "three drops of water" Bai architectural style [strong] National key cultural relics protection unit!

Dali Ancient City Catholic Church is located in a quiet alley on Renmin Road in the ancient city of Dali, built in 1927. The official introduction of Catholicism into Yunnan is at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. There are two main ways: First, the Queen Mother, Queen, and the Royal Attachment of the Royal Family in Nanming. Second, some members of the Sichuan church migrated to the northeast of Yunnan, which is today the northeast of Zhaotong Yanjin County and other places, and then there were priests from Yibin to Yunnan for pastoral visits and missionary work, which led to the further development of Catholicism in Yunnan. The church is located in the quiet alley of Xiaguan, the ancient city of Dali. When we step into the narrow antique and full of Bai architectural style, we will see a simple church that integrates Chinese tradition and Bai architectural art style - Holy Three Church, which stands in the sun. It was particularly obvious, and when we approached, we were completely fascinated by it.