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<p>Created page with &#039;Located in <a href="/index.php?title=West_Sheshan_Hill&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="West Sheshan Hill (page does not exist)">West Sheshan Hill</a>, the &#039;&#039;&#039;Sheshan Catholic Cathedral&#039;&#039;&#039;, the second biggest in East Asia, is well known for its large scale, long history and magnificent structure...&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Located in [[West Sheshan Hill]], the '''Sheshan Catholic Cathedral''', the second biggest in East Asia, is well known for its large scale, long history and magnificent structure. It is also named China Holy Virgin Cathedral.<br /> <br /> Begun in 1857 and completed in 1873, the cathedral occupies an area of one hectare with a height of 20 m, and is able to accommodate more than 3,000 worshippers at once. In 1946 by a decree of Pius XII, it was classified as a B church and nominated No. 1 Roman Catholic cathedral in the Far East.<br /> <br /> The cathedral is of tower-fortress type, with a marvelous Roman structure, famed for its &quot;Four No's&quot; – no wood, no nail, no steel and no girders, and proud of its unsymmetrical architecture.<br /> <br /> On Holy Virgin's Day in May, pilgrims coming from all over [[China]] swarm there, lining up in long queues for mass. It is really a spectacular sight.<br /> [[category:religion]]</div>

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