Catholic Church, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian. Mother of Grace Cathedral in Daming County was built in 1918. The most recent church was built in 2007. There are also 300,000 Protestants. The largest Protestant church is on Qianjin Avenue () and was built in 1997. The oldest church was on Congtai Street and was built in 1920. The church was destroyed in 2009 by the local government. A new church was built in 2011. According to the local government 30,000 Hui Muslims live in the prefecture of Handan. Culture Idioms Handan is hailed as the capital of Chinese idioms. As a prosperous city and cultural center during the Warring States period, Handan attracted many scholars. Over 1,500 idioms and proverbs are attributed to the city. The following are some of the most well known idioms. (literally: "to study the walking method of Handan"), meaning to badly imitate others, and lose one's individuality in the process. (literally: "millet dream"), meaning a pipe dream. (literally: "stand upright on one's two legs between heaven and earth"), meaning to be fiercely independent. (literally: "to besiege the State of Wei to rescue the State of Zhao"), meaning to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the besiegers. (literally: "musn't speak of the two things on the same day"), meaning incomparable. (literally: "a bird frightened by the mere sound of shooting arrows"), a panic-stricken person. (literally: "when the snipe and the oyster fight, it is the fisherman that wins"), when two parties fight, it is always the third one who wins. King of Yan sent a representative to King Hui of Zhao to relay this message in order for him to rethink his plans of war. (literally: "drawn out and protracted"), meaning to be protracted. (literally: "returning the Jade to Zhao"), meaning to return something to its owner in good condition. (literally: "to be worth numerous contiguous cities"), meaning priceless. (literally: "one's hair raised to the hat in anger"), meaning to be furious. (literally: "carrying thorned grass and pleading guilt"), meaning to offer someone a humble apology. (literally: "to discuss military tactics on paper"), meaning to be an armchair strategist. (literally: "green is born of blue, but beats blue"), meaning to outmaster the teacher. Notable people Lian Po, a military general of Zhao. Regarded one of the four greatest generals of the Warring States period. Lin Xiangru, politician of the Warring States period. He's featured