South Cathedral

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  • Address
    141 Qianmen Xidajie, Xidān
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Xuanwumen

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Běijīng's South Cathedral was built in 1703 on the site of the house of Matteo Ricci, the Jesuit missionary who introduced Catholicism to China. The church has been destroyed three times, including being burnt down in 1775, and endured a trashing by anti-Christian forces during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. The church is now decorated with modern stained glass, fake marbling, portraits of the Stations of the Cross and cream-coloured confessionals.