Xian County

The circle Xian (Chinese献县/献县, Pinyin Xiàn Xiàn, in the (old) French transcription Sienhsien, Sien Hsien, Hsien Hsien or Hien - hien (among others), is a district of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou in Hebei Province and vacant seat of a Catholic diocese in the People's Republic of China, which belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Beijing. often, after the name of the district ( xian献) also the word for circle ( xian县) added, so that the apparent name Xianxian arises.

The circle Xian has an area 1,191 km ² and approximately 570,000 inhabitants ( end of 2004). Administratively, it is composed of four large municipalities, 13 municipalities and one nationality community together. Capital and seat of county government is the greater community Leshou (乐 寿 镇).

History

The town was the seat of the Catholic mission of the Jesuits (SJ ), which also featured all the bishops. He also became a famous place of publication to the West by the missionaries working there (eg the French Séraphin Couvreur, Léon Wieger ).

1856 the diocese Xianxian was founded as Apostolic Vicariate of Southeastern Zhili (Chinese直隶 东南), renamed in 1924 in the Apostolic Vicariate of Xianxian and 1946 raised to the bishopric. The last was Francis Xavier Bishop Zhao Zhensheng (Chinese赵振 声/赵振 声), SJ

Famous is his cathedral in Dazhangzhuang that Zuotang the Chinese name Dazhangzhuang Yesu shengxinzhujiao (Chinese大 张庄 耶稣 圣 心 主教 座 堂, Sacred Heart Cathedral Church of Dazhangzhuang ') bears.

Monuments

The Dan Bridge ( Dan qiao单 桥) and Han Tombs of the circle Xian (Xian xian Han Muqun献县 汉墓 群) are on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China.