The Union Church founded in 1863 by Dutch missionary and medical doctor John Abraham Otte was the first Western religious structure built on Gulangyu...
{"Image ImageDescription": "XIAMEN, FUJIAN, CHINA - 2015/05/22: The Union Church, founded in 1863 by Dutch missionary and medical doctor John Abraham Otte, was the first Western religious structure built on Gulangyu.  Kulangsu (Gulangyu) is an island off the coast of Amoy city.  After the First Opium War,  Amoy became a treaty port under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, foreign residents from 13 countries came to Kulangsu and established churches, hospitals, schools, police stations, etc. Now the Colonial architectures of that time can still be seen throughout Kulangsu and ready to bid for the world cultural heritage. (Photo by Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "? 2015 Zhang Peng"}