德肋撒堂成为重庆旅游打卡地

杨艳

位于江北区江北嘴桂花街41号的德肋撒堂，原名博济堂，修建于1855年。曾历经数次重修，是重庆首座按原样整体搬迁的教堂。1988年12月，被认定为区级文物保护单位。

博济堂原址位于江北城米亭子13号，为李方济神父所购的民房。1927年，法国籍重庆教区主教尚维善号召教友捐资改建，1928年落成，改名德肋撒堂。

这是一座因还愿而斥资重新设计和改建的教堂，与著名的重庆“三三一”惨案有关。现德肋撒堂管理负责人胡良春告诉记者，当年尚维善跪在教堂里整整一天一夜，为大家默默祈祷。并许下誓言，如果大家躲过这场灾难，将派专人设计，由教会筹集资金改建老教堂。值得庆幸的是，外籍传教士及教友幸运地躲过了这场灾难。于是，就有了现在的德肋撒堂。

2005年重慶修建江北嘴中央商务区，这座百年老堂按照原样同比例放大保护性迁建至江北嘴中央商务区中央公园内，毗邻重庆大剧院、重庆科技馆。原教堂及附属房屋801平方米，现为1356平方米，是一座中西结合的建筑。据介绍，除教堂主体结构和外貌保持原样以外，原教堂院坝中的一口圣水井也整体搬迁至此。建筑外墙所用的深灰色墙砖及室内重要物品，全部来源于老教堂。

当年修建教堂时在法国定制的铜钟至今还完好无损。记者登上27米高的钟楼，看到了这座直径0.56米、高0.54米的铜钟，上面刻着铸造时间“1928年”。据了解，这是天主教重庆教区所辖教堂保存下来为数不多的铜钟之一，也是德肋撒堂镇堂之宝。铜钟至今还在使用，每天准确报时，悠扬洪亮的钟声数里外可闻。

此外，教堂还有一件“宝贝”，一台来自荷兰的“乐器之王”电子管风琴，音量洪大、音色优美，特别适合为教堂婚礼演奏。

现在的德肋撒堂内部装饰华丽精致，气氛庄重肃穆，到教堂及周边的中央公园拍摄婚纱照的新人也很多。“有时一天就有近10对新人在教堂举行婚礼，也吸引了大量游客来此游览，已成为重庆旅游打卡地。”胡良春称，作为涉外教堂，德肋撒堂已是重庆市对外交流的重要窗口之一。

Teresas Church， located at No. 41 Guihua Street， Jiangbeizui， Jiangbei District， was originally named Boji Church and was built in 1855. It has been rebuilt for several times and is the first church in Chongqing to be relocated as a whole. In December 1988， it was identified as a district-level cultural relics protection unit.

The original site of Boji Church was located at No.13 Mitingzi， Jiangbei City， and was a private residence purchased by Priest Li Fangji. In 1927， the French bishop of Chongqing， Shang Weishan， appealed to the church members to donate funds for the reconstruction. It was completed in 1928 and renamed Teresa's Church.

It is a church that has been redesigned and rebuilt because of prayers related to the famous "March 31th" tragedy in Chongqing. Hu Liangchun， the current manager of Teresas Church， told the reporter that Shang Weishan kneeled in the church all day and night， praying for everyone. He also made an oath that if everyone escapes this disaster， they will send someone to design and the church will raise funds for reconstruction. Fortunately， the foreign missionaries and church members escaped this disaster. Hence the present Teresas Church.

In 2005， Chongqing built the Jiangbeizui Central Business District and this century-old church was relocated to the Central Park of Jiangbeizui Central Business District with the same scale as the original， adjacent to the Chongqing Grand Theater and Chongqing Science and Technology Museum. The original church and its ancillary buildings， previously 801 square meters and now 1356 square meters， is a combination of Chinese and Western architecture. According to introduction， in addition to that the main structure and appearance of the church remain the same， a holy water well in the original church courtyard has also been relocated here as a whole. The dark gray wall tiles and important indoor articles used in the exterior walls of the building all come from the old church.

The bronze bell customized in France during the construction of the church still remains intact. The reporter climbed up to the 27-meter-high bell tower and beheld this bronze bell with a diameter of 0.56 meters and a height of 0.54 meters， with the casting time "1928" engraved on it. It is learnt this is one of the few bronze bells preserved in the church under the supervision of the Catholic diocese of Chongqing， and it is also the treasure of Teresas Church. The bronze bell is still in use today， telling the time accurately every day， and the melodious and sonorous bell sounds can be heard even several miles away.

Besides， there is a "treasure" in the church， nicknamed "King of Musical Instruments" - electronic pipe organ from the Netherlands. The sounds are produced by a copper or wooden sound tube. The volume is thunderous and the tone is beautiful， making it specially apt for church weddings.

Now the interior of Teresas Church is magnificent and exquisite， and the atmosphere is solemn and serene. Many couples visit the church and loiter in the surrounding central park to take wedding photos. "Sometimes up to 10 couples hold weddings in the church in one day， and it also attracts a large number of tourists to wander off. The church has become a tourist must-go destination in Chongqing，" Hu Liangchun said. As a foreign church， Teresas Church is already one of the important windows for foreign exchanges in Chongqing.