天主教在中国沿海以及内陆地区的大规模传播可以上溯到明万历年间,天主教耶稣会士到达澳门,以澳门为基地向内地传教,历时200余年。这次天主教在中国传播的时间较长,范围较广,从广东沿海向直隶、山西、湖北、江西、贵州、广西等内陆地区辐射开去,直接影响到天主教在中国分布格局的形成。广西位于中西海上丝绸之路的最前沿,又与东南亚地区为 The large-scale spread of Catholicism in the coastal areas of China and the inland areas can be traced back to the Ming Wanli. Catholic Jesuits arrived in Macao and migrated to the Mainland with a base of more than 200 years. The Catholicism has been spreading in China for a long time and in a wide range. The radiation from the coastal areas of Guangdong to Zhili, Shanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Guangxi inland areas has a direct impact on the formation of Catholic distribution in China. Guangxi is located at the forefront of the Silk Road between China and the West, as well as with Southeast Asia