Shenyang City Catholic Cathedral
沈阳市南关天主教堂 (shěn yáng shì nán guān tiān zhǔ jiào táng)
On Nan Le Jiao Lu between Xiao Nan Jie and Feng Yu Tan Jie
About this place
Shenyang’s large, Gothic style city cathedral stands out quite clearly from the surrounding buildings. Generally the cathedral serves as a backdrop for photos, but on Sundays the area is teeming with people. The church offers at least four Masses in Chinese each Sunday beginning at 7am.
There is an English Mass every Sunday morning at 11:30 in a smaller chapel just west of the cathedral. Korean mass is held at 9:30 (times subject to change).
Note: The main church will be closed for repairs from mid April--August 2008. English mass will be held as usual in the chapel.
Just about every Christian (and many non-Christians) in Shenyang wants to get married at the cathedral, so visitors and passersby often enjoy the sight of several couples celebrating their weddings on Sundays.
How to get there:The church is located just north of the WuAi Market (五爱市场) and just south of Middle Street (中街). Most taxi drivers know it as "xiǎo nán jiào táng (小南教堂)", otherwise the following buses will take you drop you off close by: 212, 270, 224, 227, 222, 219, 333, 503, 334, 326, 260, 338, 133, 134, 800, 125, 223, 266, 227, 503, 297, 273
