▁in ▁the ▁National ▁S hr ine ▁and ▁Minor ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Sh es han , ▁in ▁Shang hai , ▁China . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Shang hai , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁China , ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁access ▁point ▁to ▁the ▁Yang zi ▁River ▁Valley . ▁As ▁a ▁treat y ▁port ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁an ▁international ▁community . ▁Shang hai ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁mission aries ’ ▁port ▁of ▁entry ▁to ▁China , ▁a ▁dep ot ▁to ▁gather ▁supplies ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁interior ▁miss ions , ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁relax ation ▁and ▁safety ▁from ▁political ▁str ife , ▁and ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁a ▁Chinese ▁Catholic ▁culture ▁that ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 0 s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁shr ine ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Sh es han ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Song ji ang ▁District , ▁western ▁Shang hai , ▁and ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Our ▁Lady ▁Help ▁of ▁Christians ▁of ▁Sh es han . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁then ▁Super ior ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁community ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁purchased ▁property ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁of ▁Sh es han , ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁retre at ▁house ▁for ▁retired ▁Jes uit ▁F athers , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁chap el ▁next ▁door . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Shang hai , ▁Bishop ▁Ad rien ▁L angu ill at , ▁S J , ▁consec r ated