西直门天主堂 — Attraction in Beijing

I received a warm friendly welcome at West cathedral. I had some difficulty finding the cathedral but the young man in the photo went out of his way to help me; he even paid my bus fare. I was very greatful for his assistance. The cathedral is actually very close to line 4 Xizhimen subway station. It can also be found on...

西直门天主堂，全称加尔默罗圣母圣衣堂，俗称西堂，名列北京四大天主堂之一，位于北京市西城区西直门内大街130号，是北京四大天主堂中历史最短规模最小的一个，也是四大天主教堂中唯一一个不是由耶稣会士建立的教堂。目前西直门天主教堂已经正式成为西城区文物保护单位。堂区奉“加尔默罗圣母圣衣”为主保，瞻...

Beautiful Church... very...