Baptist Church, Yangzhou

Baptist Church, Yangzhou (Chinese: 扬州浸会堂), locally known as Baptist Church, Xianliang Street (贤良街浸会堂) and Chapel, Cuiyuan Road (萃园路礼拜堂), is a Protestant church located in Guangling District of Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.[1]

Baptist Church, Yangzhou
扬州浸会堂
Baptist Church, Yangzhou in 2011
Baptist Church, Yangzhou is located in Jiangsu
Baptist Church, Yangzhou
Baptist Church, Yangzhou
Location in Jiangsu
32°21′52″N 119°32′28″E / 32.364576°N 119.541215°E / 32.364576; 119.541215
LocationGuangling District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
DenominationProtestantism
History
StatusParish church
Founded1923 (1923)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
Specifications
MaterialsBricks
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese扬州浸会堂
Traditional Chinese揚州浸會堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYángzhōu Jìnhuì Táng
Baptist Church, Xianliang Street
Simplified Chinese贤良街浸会堂
Traditional Chinese賢良街浸會堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiánliáng Jiē Jìnhuì Táng
Chapel, Cuiyuan Road
Simplified Chinese萃园路礼拜堂
Traditional Chinese翠園路禮拜堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCuìyuán Lù Lĭbaì Táng

History

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The church traces its origins to the former Lingquan Teahouse (灵泉茶馆).[1] The International Mission Board bought it in 1917 and reformed it as a church in 1923.[1] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army commandeered it and used it as a cinema and cafe house.[1] The church was restored and redecorated in 1946.[1] The church was closed during the ten-year Cultural Revolution.[1] It was officially reopened to the public in 1981.[1] In January 2008, it was designated as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ by the Yangzhou government.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g 第三节 教堂 扬州萃园路基督教堂. Government of Jiangsu (in Chinese). 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

Further reading

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  • Weihong, Luo (1 May 2014). 中国基督教(新教)史 [History of Protestantism in China] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787208121324.