Message From Curator

In the quiet pages of The Way of the Cross — printed nearly a century ago in dioceses scattered across China — we find more than just devotional prayers. We find history breathing through paper. We find the traces of voices long silenced, of faith translated into the rhythms of Chinese life, of typography shaped by local hands.

This project began with the humble discovery of two printed booklets. They bear the same title, yet their differences — in tone, language, theology, layout — open up questions far larger than their pocket-sized frames.

As the curator, I invite you not merely to read these texts, but to explore them as artifacts of translation, adaptation, and identity. What happens when a global religion takes root in a local soil? How does the divine get reimagined in the margins of colonial history and vernacular print? This site is an evolving archive and research space. We welcome new versions, new comparisons, and new collaborators. Thank you for walking this path with us.

Zicong Zhou