Study on the Reasons for the Relocation of Guangzhiyuan to Jinan Nanguan

Abstract

From Yuan Shikai acting as the governor of Shandong to 1904, the status and influence of Jinan in Shandong Province increased rapidly, while the Baptist Church was almost blank in Jinan. In order to consolidate and expand the religious power, the Baptist Church, in accordance with the missionary strategy of paying equal attention to the upper and lower levels, carefully planned to move some of the cultural relics of “Bogutang” to Jinan and build “Guangzhiyuan” in Nanguan, Jinan. The construction of Guangzhiyuan enhanced the social influence of Baptist Church in Jinan, improved the status of religious society in Jinan, and laid a good foundation for the opening and development of Jinan parish.