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Queshi Church
Queshi Church (), full name Queshi Church of Shantou Christianity, also known as Ling Tung Baptist Church, is located in the Queshi#Queshi_Scenic_Area, Queshi Scenic Area in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China. It is a rare large church in mainland China that combines Chinese and Western architectural styles, and has been listed among the provincial-level cultural relics protection units. http://www.gdpcc.org/jiaohui/189.html Queshi Church History Queshi Church was founded in 1863 by Rev. William Ashmore DD, a North American Baptist missionary who came to Shantou to spread the gospel in 1860. Its original site was in Big Queshi. At first, the church was a bungalow, and there were only a dozen believers, but, with the gradual increase of people coming here for worship, the chapel soon ran out of capacity. The church was expanded in 1898, but the problem soon re-appeared as believers continued to increase. In the 19th year of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queshi
Queshi (; Chaozhou dialect: Kak-tsio̍h) is a town-level sub-district under the jurisdiction of Haojiang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. According to the census in 2020, Queshe has a population of 47,119 and a total area of 38.50 km², with the population density of 1,224/km². Administrative division Queshi Subdistrict has the following village-level administrative divisions: *Queshi Community (), *Hongguang Community (), *Hongqi Community (), *Hongxing Community (), *Leikou Community (), *Songshan Community (), *Mianhua Community (), *Aotou Community (), *Zhupu community (), *Gechen community (), *Gezhu community (), *Maobei community (), *Maonan community (), *Toucun community (), *Zhongcun community (), *Weicun community (). Queshi Scenic Area Queshi Scenic Area covers an area of 20.77 square kilometers. It is located on the south bank of Queshi Sea, facing the old Shantou city on the other side. Originally the scenic area was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
