Christian minority worships nationwide, was brought to china for about 1400 years already. In most of big cities, you can see the Christian church, especially in the north part of China.
The history of Christian in China
Christianity was first brought to China by the Nestorians, in 635, who disseminated their teachings with the help of a Persian called Alpena, who was their first missionary.
The spread period of Christian in china
For a period, in spite of religious persecution, the religion spread to all the region of the empire, and survived in some parts of the country until the end of Mongol Yuan dynasty. At the same time, contacts were made between China and the Roman Catholic Church.
When the first church built?
The first church was built by a Franciscan monk from Italy, who arrived in Beijing in 1925. During the Ming period, Catholic missionaries began to be very active in China. A leading figure among the Jesuit missionaries, who played an important role, was a Italian, Mateo Ricci. When hr died, there were 3000 Christians in China.
The way to spread Christian in China
The Jesuits used their knowledge of Western sciences to forge links with Chinese scholars, but other Catholic orders were more dogmatic and caused tension. The Chinese emperors, fed up with the squabbling, persecuted them all. In the early 1800s, protestant began missionary activities using methods to convert people that were not always scrupulous.
The way to spread Christian in China
The Vatican took a strong anti-communist stance after World War two; the Chinese ordered that Catholics in China could no longer be accountable to the Vatican. In addition, the Vatican recognizes only the Taiwan government as the government of China.
Christian and China tour
Christianity was first brought to China by the Nestorians, in 635. It has be in china 1400 years, a lot of building, events, arts were relate to this region. It is interesting to visit those Christian tourist attractions.
