Church

Former Site of Waigong Catholic Church

外龚圣若瑟善终主保堂wài gōng shèng ruò sè shàn zhōng zhǔ bǎo táng

A village church put up in 1933 with funds raised by a sister surnamed Gong; reopened in 1991 and marked as a heritage site in 2017.

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Built: 1933
Architect: Not recorded
Style: Not recorded
Heritage listing: Pudong New Area Cultural Relic Preservation Site (浦东新区文物保护点) · district · 2017
Status: Visitor access not yet confirmed

A cream-coloured church front with a central tower, three arched doorways and gold Chinese characters on the tower, in strong sunlight. — The sand-coloured church front with a central tower, arched doorways and the Chinese words for Catholic church above the door.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

What you're looking at

The preservation plaque of 28 June 2017 using the words 'Former Site'

A church interior with red-brown timber columns and roof trusses, wooden benches, a crucifix and white walls with arched windows. — The interior, with red timber trusses, wooden pews and a crucifix above the altar.
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A cream church with a pointed steeple and cross behind a closed iron gate between low gate walls, under a blue sky. — The church front with its steeple and cross, seen through the compound gate.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A small white domed open pavilion with a cross on top housing a white statue, with potted palms around it. — A white domed pavilion sheltering a statue, with potted palms at its base.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A white plaque with Chinese and English text on a sand-coloured wall, naming the former church site and its address. — The Pudong plaque for the Former Site of Waigong Catholic Church, with its address in Chinese and English.
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The story

Signs at the church, in full (1)

The wording of plaques and notices as photographed. Timetables and rules may have changed since.

Former Site of St Joseph, Patron of a Happy Death Church

若瑟善终堂旧址 · see the photo

English printed on the sign

Cultural Relic Preservation Site of Pudong New Area
Former Site of Waigong Catholic Church
No.121, Gongjiazhai, Qingsi Village Second Branch

Our translation of the Chinese

Pudong New Area Cultural Relic Preservation Site
Former Site of the Church of St Joseph, Patron of a Happy Death
121 Gongjiazhai, Second Branch, Qingsi Village
Pudong New Area Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Designation announced on 28 June 2017
Marker erected by the Pudong New Area Cultural Relics Preservation Administration

Chinese text

浦东新区文物保护点
若瑟善终堂旧址
青四村二队龚家宅121号
浦东新区文化体育和旅游局
二〇一七年六月二十八日公布
浦东新区文物保护管理所立

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

浦东新区合庆镇青四村龚家宅121号

121 Gongjiazhai, Qingsi Village, Heqing Town, Pudong, Shanghai

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Sources

1.Pudong New Area Gazetteer 1993-2009, main religious venues, Catholic churches (浦东新区志(1993-2009) · 第三章主要宗教活动场所及其活动 · 第三节天主教堂), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 第三节外龚天主堂gazetteer
2.Chuansha County Gazetteer, continuation, main churches (川沙县续志 · 第二节主要教堂), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 五、外龚天主堂gazetteer
3.Photographs of Shanghai churches and their signs, by 中二halo君 (上海教堂实拍照片（中二halo君）), 中二halo君, 中二halo君, 2026 — sign photographed at the churchfieldwork