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And yet, I was stunned into reverential silence/shocked awe when I encountered Holy Trinity Church in Yanshui, Taiwan. Truth be known, I could barely suppress a gasp of joy at seeing the church's interior.
Two enormous and seriously impressive stone lion-dog guardian statues (獅, also known as foo dogs) guard the gate to the church's courtyard. The gate itself is a typical gate one finds at a Taoist or even in a Japanese Shinto temple.
Every available square inch of surface space in the church is covered with a depiction of Christ, His Blessed Mother or the Apostles, all sporting Asian features and apparel. I'm long accustomed to seeing Mary in imperial Asian gowns as in Our Lady of Akita (Japan), Our Lady of LaVang (Vietnam) and Our Lady of Donglu (China) but this church took it to a completely different level.
Every aspect of the traditional Taoist temple is replicated, baptized and made Christian all for the greater glory of God. The church is designed to seriously impress with the hope that it would bring those who entered to the True Faith.
Vibrant red is an auspicious color in Chinese culture and the church is swathed in it. Considering the inordinately long list of Chinese martyrs with which the Church has been blessed, the use of that color is thoroughly in keeping with Christian tradition.
An enormous incense bowl burns before the otherwise traditional altar as is the custom in even more European-styled Catholic churches throughout Asia. Whereas we light candles to signal our personal intentions, the Chinese and other Asians will light thin incense sticks and place them upright in the sand-filled incense bowls."
A tiny chapel in the back of the church houses a fairly large, traditional looking reliquary with the earthly remains of at least 12 saints in it including St. Thrse of Lisieux and St. Anthony of Padua.
An enormous gong announces the moment of transubstantiation at Mass rather than the traditional altar or sanctus bell rung by an altar boy. The gong is so large, it would have made Bombardier Billy Wells and J. Arthur Rank jealous. (Technically, the Rank Films' gong was only made of papier-mch!)
The interior and exterior murals display in one single instance, a great number of the events of Christ's life in very much the same way stained glass windows, painting and statues would instruct the Faithful in more traditional churches throughout Christendom.
Above the altar is the Chinese version of Michelangelo's Last Supper mural, which substitutes ancient, traditional Hebrew clothing and physical characteristics for Chinese ones. In fact, one can easily spot a common Chinese food on the table before Christ and His Apostles known as baozi (i.e., steamed stuffed buns - 包子). The walls opposite the altar are painted with murals depicting God creating the universe as described in Genesis. They certainly challenge a Western Christian's understanding of classic religious art.
For those who insist that Catholic churches shouldn't emulate pagan art, this is shortsighted. In fact, the general basilica-style architecture was taken from the shape of civil buildings used throughout the Roman Empire at the time of Constantine. In fact, the title Pontifex Maximus (Latin, literally: "greatest bridge-builder") was the name given to the high priest of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum) in ancient Rome.
Holy Trinity Church is located at 155 Hoping Street, Chiali Chen, Yanshui, (Tainan Hsien) Taiwan, R.O.C. Sunday and weekend Masses are at 8:00 a.m. Masses are celebrated in Mandarin (though many of the Poor Clares speak English).
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