Travel Snapshot – Wedding ceremony at Saint Josephs Church, Beijing
Never expect there are so many Christian and Catholic churches in Beijing, a city that is so rich in Chinese culture and historical background. When I was on my travel to Beijing, I spotted a western styled wedding ceremony in one of the famous church in the heart of Wangfujing district, the Saint Joseph’s Church. Saint Joseph’s Church or Eastern Church is the most conspicuous cathedral in Beijing which located along Wangfujing Street. Inside the church, many precious religious paintings drawn by Giuseppe Castiglione are preserved. After several restorations in recent years, it has become a cultural site with unique features in the Wangfujing Area.
Some EXIF info: Photo taken with my Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 10-24mm Ultra Wide Angle lens. Shot in Program Auto mode, with Shutter speed 1/160 Sec and Aperture f6.5. Focus distance was set to 13mm. ISO 100. Auto White Balance. No flash fired and +2/3 EV Stop being compensated with Matrix metering.
Whenever we passed by this church along the premium shopping street in Dongcheng district, there were always cultural activities happened in the church courtyard. On that Saturday morning, a young Chinese couple just got married in the Saint Joseph’s church and were having group photo taking session in front of it. Friends and relatives were capturing the unforgettable moment, passers-by were watching them interesting, and I kept shooting photos of this captivating scene! 🙂 – Travel Feeder, the ultimate travel photo blog
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Cecil Lee
The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.
