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Gospel Church, Kangding
Gospel Church ( zh, t=福音堂, s=福音堂, w=Fu2-yin1 tʽang2, p=Fúyīn táng), today known as Kangding Christian Church ( zh, t=康定基督教堂, s=康定基督教堂, w=Kʽang1-ting4 Chi1-tu1 chiao4-tʽang2, p=Kāngdìng Jīdū jiàotáng, links=no), is a Protestantism in Sichuan, Protestant church situated on Guangming Road, Kangding, a county-level city in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Garzê Tibetan Prefecture, Sichuan, Sichuan Province. First built in 1905, on Yanhe West Road, by OMF International, China Inland Mission missionaries; the church was relocated to its present location in 1958. History In 1897, five missionaries of the OMF International, China Inland Mission (CIM), including Cecil Polhill, began work in Kangding (then known as Tatsienlu, Tachienlu, or Dartsedo in Khams Tibetan, Tibetan), making it a base for work in Tibet. In 1905, James Huston Edgar (Chinese name: ; 1872–1936), an Australian-born New Zealand CIM missionary, arrived in Kangdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangding
Kangding (), also called Tachienlu and Dartsedo (; ), is a county-level city and the seat of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province of Southwest China. Kangding is on the bank of the Dadu River and has been considered the historical border between the Kham region of Tibet and the Sichuan region. Kangding's urban center is called Lucheng, which has around 134,000 inhabitants. Names Historically, the urban center was known by Chinese as Dajianlu (written also as Tachienlu or Tatsienlu) from the Chinese transliteration of the Tibetan name Dartsedo or Darzêdo. History Kangding was on the historical border between Tibet and the rest of China, from Kangding to the west lies Tibetan civilization where as to the east Han cultural areas; It was the capital of the Kingdom of Chakla. During its history, Kangding has witnessed many conflicts between Tibetan and Han polities. Kangding was for many centuries an important trading city where Han brick tea was carried by por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
