Cathedral Catholic Xikai

It is rather curious to find a Catholic cathedral (such as Xikai) in a Chinese city that is not top quality, such as Tianjin. It is also curious to see the business that goes on in a communist country. It is famous because it is advertised in newspapers. It is also famous because it holds the record of baptisms in the region. The building is 1.585 square meters and 45 meters high. In Tianjin, people call it the "French Church" because the missionary who founded it was a Catholic from France. It is situated on the outside part of the river Yuanqiangzi, in the Heping District of Tianjin and it was constructed in 1917.