The Church of the Holy Protection, Tientsin

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Gr01-031. Post card. The Church of our Saviour was built on the east bank of the Baihe (Pei-ho) River, Tientsin (Tianjin) in 1907, in memory of the 108 Russian soldiers who perished in the Boxer Uprising.  From 1922-1925, the church was expanded and rebuilt as the Church of the Holy Protection.