Shanghai | Holy Trinity Church, the red church is super suitable for taking pictures

🚗 Holy Trinity Church, located at No. 219 Jiujiang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, was founded in the fifth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1866). The interior and exterior of the Holy Trinity Church are all clear water red brick walls, hence the common name "Red Church". It covers an area of 3500 square meters and a building area of 2587 square meters. The plane is Latin cross-shaped, the facade adopts a high-middle and low-side composition, divided into three sections by three continuous arch colonnades, pointed arch doors and windows, the top is decorated with "round collar" ceiling, and the roof frame structure is exposed. The original outdoor aisle has been filled in, and the bell tower was destroyed in 1966. 🚗 After 1966, the lawn of the Holy Trinity Church was rebuilt into a street heart garden, isolated from the church, and became an important public activity space in the early modern Bund area. In the 1950s, the Holy Trinity Church served as the cathedral of the Anglican Church of China, and the church ceremony still used the Anglican tradition. In nearly a hundred years, the Holy Trinity Church was only for the Anglican overseas Chinese worship, and non-Anglican foreigners had to worship at the Tianan Church. It was not until the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937) that St. Paul's Church in Zhabei was bombed in the Songhu Battle, and Chinese believers were allowed to borrow this church for worship. The Holy Trinity Church also changed from an overseas Chinese church to a city public church. In the first year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1875), Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom promoted the Holy Trinity Church to the cathedral of the Anglican North China Diocese, also known as "Anligan Cathedral", supervised by the Archbishop of Canterbury. 🚗 It's very close to the Bund, and I also recommend everyone to take a look if you have time. The location in the city center is contrasted with the surrounding century-old buildings, and it is quite a scene. The interior decoration is not as gorgeous as the European cathedrals, but it is a good choice for taking pictures. If you are a believer, you must come to visit. This is the location of the Shanghai Christian Church. If you are not a believer, it is quite good to stroll around.