The spanish priest fernando sainz op preached christianity here 150 years ago , and his followers subsequently built this church . the exterior of this magnificent building was made using traditional materials , such as crushed stone , lime mortar , brown sugar , and honey , kapok , and kiln - fired bricks , and it has a horizontal inscribed granite tablet , given by the emperor tongzhi 早在一百五十年前，西班牙神父郭德刚便在此宣教，日后信徒们兴建了这座以碎石石灰黑糖蜂蜜木棉及火砖等古老建材为外墙的大教堂，规模宏伟，还获同治皇帝亲赐奉旨及天主堂石碑，至今仍镶在圣堂正面上方。
