Historic church moved back to its original site

A church in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is being moved back to its original site six years after it was relocated to make way for a tunnel project.

The city's only German church, built in 1882, stands on Xinyi Road, Fangcun Avenue. In 2008, it was moved 26 meters south of its original site as it stood in the way of the Zhoutouju tunnel project. The construction of the tunnel is about to be completed.

The relocation operation started on Sunday. A grid of steel beams has been installed beneath the church to maintain its structural stability as it is pushed along on rails by nine jacks.