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Xiaodongyu Catholic Church

小东圩七苦圣母堂xiǎo dōng xū qī kǔ shèng mǔ táng

Zhaoxiang village church built in 1910 as an outstation; it was demolished in part in the Cultural Revolution.

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

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

A church front in grey brick trimmed with orange-brick arches around two doorways and a round window, below a white bell tower, with coloured bunting overhead. — The grey-brick front with orange brick arches, a round window and a white belfry above the gable.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

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What you're looking at

White church at Xiaodongwei with a tall spire and decorated gate.

A white bell tower with a balcony and pointed spire above a brick-trimmed church front, under strings of coloured flags. — The white tower with its balcony and tall spire rising above the arched front.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A white marble wall with a gold ring around a picture of a spired church, gold Chinese characters and English lettering, beside a red flag. — A marble gate wall carries a medallion of the church, the words 'Ave Maria' and a bilingual name sign.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A church interior with a white vaulted ceiling, green painted columns, wooden pews and a patterned tile aisle. — The nave looking to the altar, with painted columns and a patterned aisle between wooden pews.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A white statue of Mary holding Christ on a stone plinth with Chinese characters, surrounded by potted plants. — A white Pieta statue stands before a plain wall, with potted plants set along its base.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A wide black gate beneath an arched pediment with winged angel statues, flanked by red flags. — The entrance gate, topped by an arched pediment with angel figures.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A white church with a tall spire next to a long white building with arched windows, beyond a field. — The spire and the white arcaded building beside it, seen across open ground.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

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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.

Xiaodongyu Catholic Church wall inscription

小东圩天主堂墙牌 · see the photo

English printed on the sign

DIOCESIS SHANGHAI
XIAODONGYU CATHOLIC CHURCH
AVE MARIA

Our translation of the Chinese

Catholic Diocese of Shanghai
Xiaodongyu Catholic Church

Chinese text

天主教上海教区
小东圩天主堂

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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

导航地址：青浦区沪青平公路与香银路交叉口西南440米登记地址：赵巷镇方夏村方东八队

Navigation address in the supplied directory: 440 m southwest of the junction of Huqingping Highway and Xiangyin Road; registered address: Fangdong Team 8, Fangxia Village, Zhaoxiang Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai

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Sources

1.Qingpu County Gazetteer, Catholicism (青浦县志 · 天主教), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 表33-1 青浦县天主教堂分堂情况表; 表33-1 后文字gazetteer
2.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