\"Seeing the archives of Western missionaries’ written works about China is like discovering another Dunhuang treasure,\" said Mr. Su Jing, a 74-year-old scholar. During his time in England, he hand-copied a great deal of information on missionaries who contributed to China in various ways.
In 2010, Zuo Liren designed the First Station of 14 Stations of the Cross for Shenyang Holy Bible Cultural Theme Park located in China's northeastern Liaoning Province.
In northeast China, there is a dedicated architect and painter. He has designed and decorated many church buildings such as Running Water Christian Church in Changchun, Jilin Province, Bible Theme Park in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Mount Olivet Christian Church, and Mishan Church of Heilongjiang Province. Many of his works have been exhibited in CC&TSPM of Liaoning Province.
More than 100 years ago, many Chinese patriots, including Wang Zhengting, known as \"the father of the Olympics in China\", took an active part in sports to save the country in order to get rid of foreigners\' discrimination of regarding Chinese as \"the sick man of East Asia\".
In a northern city, I met a team of Christian volunteers who shuttle between street markets and communities to do a lot of modest public welfare work. While they do their jobs they wear white T-shirts which display four eye-catching Chinese characters in red: \"Jesus Loves You\".
We all know that the year 2020 was not an ordinary year. I feel it a short year. I haven’t done much meaningful things, and it has passed. But God let us hold hands with “Lazarus”, which brings me a little relief in all these regrets.
Recently, the coronavirus pandemic situation has rebounded in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. A small number of people with ulterior motives disregarded facts, made up stories, and spread groundless rumors. The story makers associated the spread of the pandemic with religion, causing great confusion in society. Is the pandemic really related to religion? Let’s look at the facts.
There is no evidence suggesting any direct connection of religious gatherings with the latest COVID-19 spike in Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang, China’s northern Hebei Province, said local authorities on Saturday.
The 94-year-old elder is still vigorous. Despite his advanced age, Ling Daiming is clear-headed and quick-thinking. As he sat on the sofa, he recalled his beliefs and missionary experiences.
On December 24, 2020, the State Administration of Religious Affairs released a Christmas congratulation letter to the Chinese Catholic and Protestant communities on its official website.
If you want to know the past situation of rural churches, you need to ask rural elderly believers and preachers to get a general understanding from them, and you can also listen to their stories about changes to the church. The reason why rural churches are in their current situation lies in how people have changed. Is the environment changing too fast? Are we getting increasingly sophisticated?
I met Brother Ma Zhengxiu during a visit to Shuguang Church in Baoji, China's northern Shaanxi Province in the evening before the traditional Spring Festival in 2020.
I genuinely believe China is and will be the new home of Christianity. Even before the Pandemic, the Christian faith was challenged and in today's fight against the viral infection even more so.
Founded by the Duke Initiative in Theology and the Arts, the first Yage Prize for Chinese Christian Literature & Arts held the award ceremony on December 17.