Bailangluo Church

　　    Bailangluo Church is located in Bailangluo Village, Bingzhongluo Town, Gongshan County. It was built in the 24th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1898 AD) by French missionary Jean-Baptiste Rabin. It is a wooden structure combining Chinese and Western architectural elements, covering an area of 454 square meters. The entrance features a paifang-style gateway with six-panel lattice doors, the central bay on the second floor has an arched window, and the third floor serves as a bell tower.

　　    In 1905, a local uprising against foreign religions took place, during which the church was burned down — an incident known as the Bailangluo Incident. The current structure was rebuilt by Rabin using indemnity payments from the Qing government. Although many cultural relics inside the church were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, the French wine-making techniques introduced by missionaries to the local community were preserved. Today, Bailangluo Wine and various fruit wines made using traditional French methods are must-try premium beverages when visiting Gongshan.

Bailangluo Church