1. Beijing Eastern Church

Centuries ago, a church was built facing north, south, east and west in Beijing, and the eastern one is the Catholic East Church, or Wangfujing Catholic Church. Located in downtown Wangfujing Street, it is one of the best-preserved religious sites in the heart of the Chinese capital. The church was first built in 1665 by two priests and underwent its latest renovation in 2008. In front of the church is a square of 1.2 hectares, where lush trees, grass and sparkling neon lights compliment the gorgeous building at night.

2. St. Sophia Church

St. Sophia Church in Harbin is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church in the far east region. It is 53.35 meters high, occupies an area of 721 square meters, and displays typical Byzantine architecture. The building was first built by Russians for military use in 1907, and later was renovated into a wooden church. In 1996, it was listed as one of the key cultural relics under state protection. A year later, the Harbin city government repaired it and renamed it as the Harbin Art Gallery.

3. Xikai Catholic Church

Located at the west end of Binjiang Street in Tianjin, the Xikai Catholic Church is the biggest Catholic Church in the city. It is also called the "French Church" because it was first built by the French. With a height of 45 meters and an area of 1,585 square meters, it is a typical French Romanesque building that is open to the public.

4. Xujiahui Catholic Church

Xujiahui Catholic Church is located at Puxi Street in 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 French gothic style in the Middle Ages, it was first built in 1905 and at the time was known as the No. 1 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 believers in the area, so the church has to hold several masses in the early morning. Xujiahui Catholic Church is listed as one of the protected cultural heritage in Shanghai Municipality.

5. Shigulu Catholic Church

Located on Shigu Road in Nanjing, Shigulu Catholic Church is now the only Romanesque architecture in the city. It was first built in 1870 by French priests and has been the office of Catholicism patriotic committee of Nanjing and Jiangsu Provinces since 1978. The church follows the form of an old European abbey and is a typical catholic church. It has been listed as one of the protected cultural heritage of Jiangsu Province.

6. St Michael's Catholic Church

St Michael's Catholic Church sits at Zhejiang Road, on top of a steep hill in Qingdao's old urban area. With an area of 2,470 square meters, it is the biggest gothic building in the city.

7. Shenyang Catholic Church

Shenyang Catholic Church, or Shenyang Nanguan Church, is located at 40 Nanlejiao Lu in the capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. Following the Renaissance architectural style, it is a typical gothic building and is the Catholic center of northeast China. With a height of 40 meters and an area of 1,100 square meters, the church can hold 1,500 people at a time. The huge iron gates and the high walls that surround the church leave people with an impression of solemnity and serenity.

8. Sacred Heart Cathedral

Located on Yide Street in the center of Guangzhou, Sacred Heart Cathedral is the grandest church in Guangzhou. It has also been called "Stone House", as all of the walls and columns are made of granite. The church is an imitation of a European gothic cathedral and its tower spire reaches 58.5 meters. The atmosphere of the church can be compared to Notre Dame in Paris.

9.The Cizhong Church

Cizhong Church is one of the few churches in Tibet that survived the Cultural Revolution. The church, built at the beginning of the 20th century, is a unique fusion of French and Chinese architectural styles. The overhanging eaves and roof of the church are Chinese style with a cross on top. The Cizhong municipal government repaired the church in 1989 and then opened it to the public.

10. Yanjing Catholic Church

Yanjing Church is the only Catholic Church in Tibet. With an area of 6 square kilometers, it is located in Yanjing village in Mangkang county of Tibet. Nowadays, 80 percent of Yanjing residents are Catholics, and a Tibetan priest who is in charge of religious activities reads a Bible that has been translated into Tibetan.