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Dani Lao Church, Changxing

长兴圣达尼老堂cháng xīng shèng dá ní lǎo táng

Changxing's church dates to about 1919, was demolished in 1967 and was rebuilt by the diocese in 1994 for some 1,300 Catholics.

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Directory and photographs supplied by 中二halo君. Photographs used with permission. · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

Built: 1994
Architect: Not recorded
Style: Not recorded
Heritage listing: Not recorded
Status: Visitor access not yet confirmed

Frontal view of a pale-blue church facade with a white spire, pointed windows, a Chinese-character name board and three wooden doors. — The pale-blue west front with its pointed windows, three doors and white spire.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

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What you're looking at

Blue church on Changxing Island, with a tall spire and rows of pointed windows.

Side view of the blue church nave and tower, with tall apartment blocks in the background. — The nave side and tower seen from the gate, with apartment blocks behind.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

Interior of the church showing red timber columns, pews and a distant altar. — The nave interior, with its red-brown timber frame and rows of wooden pews leading to the altar.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A statue of the Virgin Mary beneath a hexagonal pavilion with a cross on top, ringed by plants. — A Marian statue under a Chinese-style pavilion roof topped with a cross.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

Blue church tower and white spire seen through an open iron gate, with the street number 1650 on the gatepost. — The tower and spire seen through the iron entrance gate.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A two-storey blue annex building with pointed arched windows. — The annex building beside the church, in the same blue with pointed windows.
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The story

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How to visit

Status: Visitor access not yet confirmed; Opening times and prices not yet confirmed; check before you go.
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Chinese address — show this to a taxi driver

长兴镇潘园公路1650号

1650 Panyuan Highway, Changxing Town, Changxing Island, Shanghai

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Sources

1.Baoshan District Gazetteer, Catholicism (宝山区志 · 第三节天主教), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 第三节天主教gazetteer
2.Baoshan County Gazetteer, Catholicism (宝山县志 · 第三节天主教), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 第三节天主教gazetteer
3.Shanghai Religion Gazetteer, Catholicism, Open Churches (with table of other open churches) (上海宗教志 · 第四编天主教 · 第一节开放教堂（附：其他开放教堂一览表）), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 附：其他开放教堂一览表gazetteer