Cizhong Town and Cizhong Catholic Church,Deqin

The Cizhong Catholic Church is located in Yanmen Township of Deqin County in southwest China's Yunnan Province. First built in 1867 and rebuilt in 1909, the Cizhong Catholic Church is a model which combines the architecture features of both western countries and China's Tibet, Han and Bai ethnic groups. The church and its wing-room, gate, cellar and grape yard were well preserved by local government. It was listed as the key national cultural protection relics by the State Council in 2006.

First built in 1867 and rebuilt in 1909, the Cizhong Catholic Church is a model which combines the architecture features of both western countries and China's Tibet, Han and Bai ethnic groups. The church and its wing-room, gate, cellar and grape yard were well preserved by local government. It was listed as the key national cultural protection relics by the State Council in 2006.

Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, south of Deqin County town 80 km away from Shengping Liangya the Lancang River, a mountain of water, beautiful quiet small village - in Mainz. "Benz", meaning village, ", the Tibetan language. Jurisdiction of the first group of old village six villages, Gu Ming. Villagers mainly Tibetan, Naxi and Han nationalities of three. Here layers of terraced fields, tree-lined, Whenever the Spring and Autumn season, Huaguo Manshan, Zhengqidouyan and when the height of summer approaching, refreshing sense of Muyu, Qinrenxinpi. Mainz in the 2000 meters above sea level does not, the mild climate, the main production of rice, known as "Yumizhixiang" reputation .

Mainz village in the middle, standing in a French Catholic Church, which is December 21, 1987 the Provincial People's Government released by the provincial heritage conservation units - De Qinci in the Catholic Church. Catholic churches in the site about 15 km and South Africa Mainz Mainz Regardless of the village, 1867 (Tongzhi-2006) to build, 1905 (Qing Guangxu Sanshiyinian) in the flooding damaged Mainz Regardless of the Western church. After the Qing government compensation, in 1909 in Mainz in the construction of the church, completed in 1921, lasted 12 years, spent a huge amount of manpower, material and financial resources. After the completion of the church, that is, become a "zone of Yunnan Duo" Bishop Hall, has had a run schools and a female seminary. So far the church premises to retain and 1989 by the Government to allocate special funds for maintenance.

Cizhong Catholic Church complex is located in the lush hillside of trees, the back of Castle Peak, before Zuozuo farmhouse embellishment, construction groups and integration of the natural landscape, unique. The whole building to the church as the center combinations, Chinese and Western, primary and secondary appropriate, including doors, front yard, churches, and the backyard kiln, gardens, vegetable farms and vineyards, and so on, compact, spectacular scale. Along the door to a building outside the containment building around the room and open space, provide flower beds, planting Ceriops tagal, Red and Green Xiangying, Fuga chic.

Church blocks west to east, for masonry French (Gothic) construction, as a whole cross-section, wishful Tap Duo 1.30 meters high, arched gateway of the stone by 10%, into six meters deep, three meters wide, on top of porch Three-tiered clock tower rises (the main tower), 20 m-high. The top of the building for the booths Cuanjian Ding-wood structure construction, with four of the 12-and-ridge PURLIN support, both inside and outside, in between build a stone railing. Boarded the clock tower, panoramic view of Mainz in the scenery, but also considerable laid around the mountains. Church doors for the two-door, the GAO Ren 2.72 meters, 0.74 meters wide, the main hall (Chapel) into the 22 meters deep, Miankuo l2.7 metres, Diannei from row six square columns supporting the roof the church, both sides have Jingshen, Changing Ceshi. The church roof covered with glazed tile.

In the past, and in Mainz Jiangdong traffic entirely Liusuo, has built a suspension bridge cables troops from the town by car along the river downstream Shengping, South Khalid alight near the village of meters, the bridge can be reached. Where villagers proficient in Chinese.