The most beautiful church in Jinan in the past century｜Hongjialou Catholic Church

[Walking in Qilu·A Century-old Jinan: A Miniature of History] I used the last bit of time in Jinan to visit the Hongjialou Catholic Church. At this time, there was a drizzle in the city of Jinan. The construction of the church began in the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1901) and was completed in 1905. The entire building is in typical Gothic architectural style, magnificent and imposing, and is one of the largest churches in North China. However, this church was built using the Boxer Indemnity from the Boxer Protocol in the 26th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1900). It was designed by Austrian monk Pang Huixiang and built by Chinese workers. A period of humiliating history. Now the invaders are gone, but their beliefs remain forever. There are still many buildings left by the great powers in the old city of Jinan, similar to the Five Avenues in Tianjin. If you come to Jinan next time, you must go and have a good look around. The sky was overcast but the beauty of the cathedral could not be blocked! Tips: Jinan opened as a port With the opening of the Jiaoji Railway in 1904, Jinan became the first city in modern Chinese history to voluntarily open a port. Jinan's voluntary opening of a port was different from the forced opening of ports in Qingdao, Yantai and other places before. It had independent sovereignty in administrative management, municipal construction, and judicial aspects, and clearly stipulated that matters involving postal, telegraph, and telephone were all handled by Chinese people. Even so, the opening of Jinan as a port was still a helpless move, but objectively it brought about earth-shaking changes to Jinan. Various commercial ports, banks, churches, railways, hospitals, schools and other institutions gathered in Jinan, making it the economic center of Shandong at that time. 📝Note tips: The church is free to visit and will be cleared after 16:00