Church of the Immaculate Conception, Huzhuang explained

36.2406°N 116.4311°WThe Church of the Immaculate Conception, in Huzhuang village, Pingyin county of Jinan, Shandong province, is a Catholic church registered with the Catholic Patriotic Association. It is popularly known as the Huzhuang Church or Huzhuang Catholic Church .

The church was designed in 1909 by a German priest, but was destroyed on Christmas Day in 1965.[1] The current building was rebuilt in 1998. Along with the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, atop a nearby hill, the Huzhuang Church receives about 100,000 pilgrims each year. The church is known for its Chinese Catholic folk music.[2]

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  1. News: Zhang Zixuan . Heavenly music fades out . 14 October 2018 . www.chinadaily.com.cn . China Daily . 19 April 2012.
  2. News: Huang Beibei . Chinese-style Catholic church music facing survival challenge . 14 October 2018 . en.people.cn . Xinhua . 2 May 2012.