Building an Ecclesiastical Real Estate Empire in Late Imperial China

This article examines the French Catholic missionaries' property acquisitions in late imperial China. It traces the historical trajectory leading up to the construction of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou and the purchase of real estate in the neighborhood surrounding it. It argues that...

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主要作者: Xiang, Hongyan (Author)
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
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出版: 2018
In: The catholic historical review
Year: 2018, 卷: 104, 发布: 4, Pages: 636-658
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pariser Missionsgesellschaft / Guangzhou / 购置地产 / 教堂建筑 / 历史 1724-1899
IxTheo Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBM Asia
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Catholic church buildings
B Catholic
B Church lands
B Catholic Church
B Church property
B Real property; China
B Church Buildings
B Cathedral design & construction
B Catholic missionaries
B China
B Guangzhou
B France
B Property
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总结:This article examines the French Catholic missionaries' property acquisitions in late imperial China. It traces the historical trajectory leading up to the construction of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou and the purchase of real estate in the neighborhood surrounding it. It argues that while colonialism contributed greatly to the creation of a real estate empire, the mission's adoption of pragmatic methods as an economic player helped in the process, but by doing so the mission largely ignored regulations regarding church property acquisition both from the Chinese government and Sino-French agreements.
ISSN:1534-0708
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cat.2019.0014