Wangfujing Catholic Church is situated on No. 74, Wangfujing Avenue, Dongcheng District. As one of the four big Catholic Churches in Beijing, Wangfujing Catholic Church is also being called as Eastern Church. Sunworld Dynasty Hotel in Beijing is located right opposite Wangfujing Catholic Church, so living in Sunworld Dynasty Hotel could be very convenient to go to the church.
Wangfujing Catholic Church was established in 1655 and rebuilt in 1904. It was originally built by two foreign priests during Emperor Shunzhi’s reign in Qing Dynasty. Wangfujing Catholic Church is a church designed in Roman architectural style and it is the paragon of the perfect fusion of Chinese and Western Architectural styles. Wangfujing Catholic Church appears more mystical and antique surrounded in with modern buildings, and made it to be a new highlight on Wangfujing Avenue.
Wangfujing Avenue opens every morning, from 5:00 am -11:00 am. Mass times will be on Weekdays from 06:30-07:00 (Chinese); Saturday from 06:30-07:00 (Chinese); Sunday 06:15 (Latin), 07:00-08:00 (Chinese).
