Daosheng Christ's Church, Protestant church in Gulou District, Nanjing, China.
Daosheng Christ's Church is a Protestant church on North Zhongshan Road in Nanjing's Gulou District, built in a Chinese classical architectural style. Founded in 1915 by the American Episcopal Church mission, it closed in 1958 and became the library of Nanjing No. 12 High School. A reconstruction was begun in 2009 at Hekou Gate Park, with about 3,000 square metres of floor space.
Daosheng Christ's Church was founded in 1915 by the American Episcopal Church mission; its name means "conquering the world by the Way". It belonged to the Jiangsu diocese of the Chinese Anglican Church, and its attached Daosheng School was one of the forerunners of Nanjing No. 12 High School. In 1958, when Nanjing's Protestant churches united for joint worship, the church closed and became the school's library, now the John Magee Library. The old site was listed as a municipal relic in 1992 and a provincial relic in 2019.
The name Daosheng means "conquering the world by the Way." The church's school was one of the origins of Nanjing No. 12 High School, and the former church building now houses the John Magee Library, named after the Daosheng pastor who filmed Japanese atrocities during the Nanjing Massacre.
The original site at 408 North Zhongshan Road now belongs to Nanjing No. 12 High School, where the church building serves as the John Magee Library; the 2008 reconstruction was begun in Hekou Gate Park. Visitors should check current access arrangements before travelling, since the building is a school library rather than an open church.
The church's name means "conquering the world by the Way". Its former site at 408 North Zhongshan Road is now part of Nanjing No. 12 High School, where the church building serves as the John Magee Library, named after the Daosheng pastor who filmed Japanese atrocities during the Nanjing Massacre.
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