The Late Qing Period Gaoling Catholic History Of The Development

Gaoling area Catholics from the late Qing period officially introduced at the local, the development of late to the Republic experienced a hundred years of history. At this stage, its development process includes the initial missionary activities and mission base established in the late nineteenth century, the initial development of the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century the continued development of the Republic of recovery and development 4 the main stage. During this long history, accompanied by the failure of the Opium War, China's door is opened, and was forced to sign a series of unequal treaties, and the unequal treaties of the Catholic Church in modern China's great efforts to the dissemination and development provide an important guarantee gaoling Catholic Church is against this historical backdrop of the rapid development of. During this period, successive bishops take full advantage of the protection of the unequal treaties, combined with specific local conditions, timely adjustment of missionary strategy and policy making at the local Catholic Church has been a great development. At the same time, their commitment to the construction of the church all kinds of buildings, improve the institutions and facilities within the church, thus the formation of local and Shaanxi enormous impact on the diocese and ultimately develop into a veritable missionary center in Shaanxi province, in the Shaanxi occupy an important history of the Catholic. Moreover, the Church in the development process to set up religious schools and various charities in the local formation of better impact, and an objective to promote local social and economic development, promoting cultural exchanges between Chinese and foreign.