The Shrine of Our Lady of Grace
Ban Quan Shan, Shan Xi

This Marian church is situated on the meandering road leading to peak of Ban Quan Shan, to the south-east of Yangquxian, Taiyuan, Shanxi.

The church was built in 1897 but after ten years of chaos during the Cultural Revolution, it was completely destroyed. From 1986-1989, the Taiyuan Diocese undertook renovation and restoration works. From the road of Niu Tou Po to the church, fourteen Stations of the Cross and monuments of the passion were added.

Devotion to Our Lady is held all year round, in particular, during the month of May when large crowds come in pilgrimage. Two occasions for large-scale veneration are held every year, in May – (the month of Mary) and on the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady on the September 8. The sounds of prayers and hymns fill the valley as streams of pilgrims surge up the hill.

Reference: Father. Anh Thu Tran (John the Baptist),C.S.J.B., Marian Shrines in China, Published by St. Francis Xavier Church (Chinese Community),Vancouver, BC. Canada,2009.

Address: St Francis Xavier Parish,428 Great Northern Way, Van.,BC,V5T 4S5,Canada, Tel 1-(604)254-2727, E-mail address: jbtat@yahoo.com

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