#Wuxi Headline#Red Gothic Architectural Complex Huazhuang Catholic Church, which is particularly eye-catching under the cover of blue sky, is a good location shooting location. Since 1640 (ming chongzhen thirteen years) Shanghai Italian

#Wuxi Headline# Red Gothic Building Complex Huazhuang Catholic Church, which is particularly eye-catching under the cover of blue sky, is a good location shooting location. Since 1640 (the thirteenth year of Ming Chongzhen) Shanghai Italian Jesuit Bi Fangji came to Wuxi to preach, Wuxi Catholic Church has experienced more than three hundred years of changes in the times and baptism of wind and rain, the number of catholics has grown from a few people to tens of thousands, cathedrals and small churches for the gathering of the faithful have been established, some have been decadent and restored several times, and by the 1950s, Wuxi City (excluding Jiangyin and Yixing) had a total of 15 large and small churches.

Huazhuang's original Xuejuqiao Catholic Church (Sacred Heart Church of Jesus) was built at the end of the 19th century, covering an area of more than 3 acres and a construction area of about 168 square meters, which was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, leaving only some traces. After the reconstruction, the foundation stone was laid on November 23, 2011. The church covers an area of 5.4 acres, with a construction area of 3,500 square meters, built by Wuxi Taihu New Town Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd. After four years, this gothic-style cathedral has finally stood solemnly in the beautiful Scenery Taihu New Town Gonghu Bay Wetland.