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The Sacred ❤ Cathedral ⛪

This is an actual church church 🙃 that still holds services🙏🏽. It was a shocker because I was not aware of that until I got there and they were in the middle of worship, felt a bit awkward because I was just there for sightseeing. So I attached the mass schedule for those interested to attend. Aside from that, it's an interesting place to view the architecture in my non-professional architectural advice 🤭. Located in the Yuexiu district, transportation I think is easy. I took a taxi from the hotel to there which was about 30 yuan or less, but there's a metro station just a few feet away and a bus stop directly across from the cathedral. #givethanks #cathedral #guangzhou #yuexiudistrict
Posted: Aug 22, 2022
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