Daqin Pagoda
The so-called Daqin Pagoda ( Chinese 大秦 塔 , Pinyin Dàqín tǎ ) or pagoda of the Daqin Monastery ( 大秦 寺塔 , Dàqín sìtǎ ) in the Zhouzhi district of Xi'an in the Chinese province of Shaanxi are the remains of the earliest Christian church building in China from the Tang Dynasty . The Nestorian building complex was built in 650 by members of the Assyrian Church of the East . It is located in the immediate vicinity of Louguan Tai .
The Daqin Monastery pagoda has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (6-775) since 2006 .
literature
- Ian Gillman & Hans-Joachim Klimkeit : Christians in Asia before 1500. University of Michigan Press, 1999
- Xu, Longfei: The Nestorian stele in Xi'an. Encounter between Christianity and Chinese culture. 2004; ISBN 978-3-923946-66-2
See also
Web links
- The Story of a Stele, Michael Keevak
- Daqin Temple Pagoda in Zhouzhi County of Shaanxi Province
- A trip to ancient Christianity in China by Archimandrite Fr. Jonah Mourtos
- Christ on the Silk Road (The Da Qin Pagoda)
Coordinates: 34 ° 3 ′ 31.7 ″ N , 108 ° 18 ′ 27 ″ E