Where the tomb and chapel of St. Francis Xavier(1506-1552) are located. The Jesuit Saint passed away in 1552 on the remote Cantonese Island with a hope to set foot on the mainland. 方济各纪念园--位于上川岛北部象鼻山西麓。建有方济各·沙勿略墓堂和墓塔。墓堂为西班牙古式建筑，墓堂西侧黄花翠柏修整井然，蔚为壮观。墓塔用花岗岩雕塑方济各半身像，现对外开放。墓塔建于1869年，1952年修建墓堂，1985年--1987年重修，目前每年都有外国人和港澳同胞前来旅游。
Date(s): May 2, 2005. Album by Wah Yan Hong Kong 1974. 1 - 15 of 15 Total. 3913 Visits.
enlarge 51KB, 640x545 1 上川島Shangchuan Island a Town level administration under the City of Taishan 台山 - 87 nautical miles to the south-west of Hong Kong
enlarge 54KB, 640x490 2 Location of Taishan in Guangdong Province
enlarge 107KB, 552x640 3 Taishan and the vicinity of Shangchuan Island
enlarge 63KB, 552x640 4 The Island @157 Sq.Km is about double the area of Hong Kong Island. The tomb of St. Francis Xavier is situated at the North-western tip of the island not too far from the ferry pier at Sanzhou
enlarge 37KB, 569x640 5 St. Francis Xavier's Tomb and Chapel from a distance 聖方濟各墓園遠眺
enlarge 27KB, 640x438 6 St. Francis Xavier 聖方濟各沙勿略(1506-1552)
