When it comes to the world's most famous star-beating locations, many people will recommend Lake Tekapo between Christchurch and Queenstown, a famous tourist city in New Zealand's South Island. Known as the best night reserve in the world, the Shepherd's Church is also sought after by visitors as a landmark in the area.
The Church of the Good Shepherd, named after a sculpture of a shepherd dog, is a monumental tribute to the sheepdogs who helped pioneer farmland and the Mackenzie region in the past.
In the Bible, the "Good Shepherd" is none other than Jesus Christ. In the steppe cultural tradition of pastoralists, the metaphor of sheep and shepherds is the most direct and easy to understand and accept. The words of Jesus are relayed in John 10 of the Bible: "I am the Good Shepherd, and the Good Shepherd laid down his life for the sheep... I am the Good Shepherd; I know my sheep, and my sheep know me. Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. "
The smallest and most photogenic
The Church of the Good Shepherd is made entirely of rock blocks, which is unique in wood-rich New Zealand. The church is very small, but twenty or thirty square meters, very small, known as the smallest church in New Zealand, but also the most photogenic landmark building in New Zealand.
The church is located in Tekapo is a very famous stargazing spot in New Zealand, due to the sparsely populated area, there is almost no light pollution, and on a sunny night, the sky is full of stars as if within reach.
The lake in front of the church is planted with large fields of Lubing flowers, which are colorful when in bloom, lined with green forests, snow-capped mountains and clear lake water, giving people an indescribable joy and calm, everything in harmony with the temperament of the chapel. No wonder locals say that postcards from small churches are the go-to souvenir of travel to New Zealand for visitors from all over the world.
The beauty created by the building itself seems insignificant in front of this vast world, no matter how magnificent the church building in this world that seems to have gone through the vicissitudes of the sea, it will have a bit of an anachronistic sense of traversal, beautiful from beauty, but showing artificial deliberate and artificial. On the contrary, this small rock-built church is just right into the surrounding solemn and cordial, quiet and warm, freehand momentum and delicate environment, which is the loveliest embellishment of this beautiful natural scenery, like a little cinnabar mole on the eyebrows of a beauty.
The scenery of New Zealand's South Island, magnificent and magnificent, but there is no sense of oppression, the sea, snowy mountains, lakes in the distance, but the emerald green pastures, the sheep scattered, and the few exquisite wooden houses scattered in the distance, this is the portrayal of the daily life of this place, and there is a down-to-earth sense of happiness. The chapel feels the same way, giving the illusion that the hard-working hobbit plains are not far away, both in wonderland and on earth.
The preferred place for couples to get married
The current Church of the Good Shepherd has become one of the first places for couples around the world to get married, this unique church is located on the shores of Lake Tikabo, built by the famous architect Benjamin Woolfield Mumford in 1935, its unique Gothic wood and stone structure is unique in New Zealand, coupled with the beautiful and vast landscape scenery, from the window of the altar of the church, you can also see the most spectacular view of the Southern Alps, attracting many couples to choose to marry here. The background is a picturesque landscape of vast landscapes and majestic mountains. Every couple wants their wedding to be unique and unique, and the Church of the Good Shepherd is the ideal choice for them.
It is said that the solid rock inside the Church of the Good Shepherd symbolizes the rock-solid and longevity of love, which is another reason why couples choose to hold a romantic and sacred wedding here.
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