Church of the True God, Shaoxing (Chinese: 绍兴真神堂) is a Protestant church located on the East Street, in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.[1][2]
| Church of the True God, Shaoxing | |||||||
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绍兴真神堂 | |||||||
 Church of the True God, Shaoxing in 2012 | |||||||
  Church of the True God, Shaoxing Location in Zhejiang | |||||||
| 29°59′29″N 120°33′04″E / 29.991439°N 120.551192°E | |||||||
| Location | Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China | ||||||
| Denomination | Protestantism | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Status | Parish church | ||||||
| Founded | 1871 | ||||||
| Founder(s) | Qin Jing | ||||||
| Architecture | |||||||
| Functional status | Active | ||||||
| Architectural type | Church building | ||||||
| Completed | 1920 (reconstruction) | ||||||
| Specifications | |||||||
| Floor area | 1,014.15-square-metre (10,916.2 sq ft) | ||||||
| Materials | Granite, bricks | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 绍兴真神堂 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 紹興真神堂 | ||||||
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History
editThe American Baptist Churches USA came to Shaoxing in 1866.[1][2] The church was first built in 1871 by American minister Qin Jing (秦镜) and was rebuilt in 1920.[1][2]
The church was closed during the ten-year Cultural Revolution and became a seat of the Red Guards.[2] In 1976, it was used as a theater for the Shaoxing Opera Troupe.[2] The church was officially reopened to the public in 1982 after renovations.[2] In August 2002, it was designated as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ by the Shaoxing government.[1]
References
editFurther reading
edit- 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.