4. Xujiahui Catholic Church

Xujiahui Catholic Church is located at Puxi Street of Shanghai's Xuhui District. It is the largest Catholic Church in the city and China's first western style church. Done in a style imitating the gothic style of France in the Middle Ages, it was first built in 1905 and was at the time known as the number one architecture of Shanghai.

With red walls, white stone columns and slate roofs, as well as the two cloud-kissing bell towers that face each other, the Xujiahui Catholic Church has become an important building in Shanghai. As the church can hold 3,000 people, it has also been named the Vatican in Shanghai.

There are thousands of Christians in the area, so the church has to hold several masses in the early morning. On Sunday, the Christian holy day, the church hall is filled with people. The Xujiahui Catholic Church has been listed as one of the protected cultural heritage in Shanghai Municipality.