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Protected and Historical Cultural Sites on CCP’s Target

09/03/2018Jiang Tao |

Dragon King Temple at Longze Lake in Shangqiu city is forcibly shut down.
Dragon King Temple at Longze Lake in Shangqiu city is forcibly shut down.

Several Buddhist temples in Henan have been tarnished or demolished by the Chinese authorities.

On April 4, 21 Buddhists in Henan’s Gongyi city were arrested while they were reading scriptures in a building’s basement. It was only after Ms. Zhang, the person in charge there, paid 50,000 RMB (or a little over 7,300 USD) in bribes to the police that they were all released from detention.

An abbot said, “CCP is retreading the path of the Cultural Revolution to eradicate religious belief. This is evil!”

Meanwhile, three temples in the city were shut down, and two culturally protected temples were destroyed. At the Prince Guo of Fenyang Temple, after prohibiting the burning of incense sticks, the authorities used a hammer drill to remove the incense receptacle. Five large incense burners were removed using a forklift truck. They were later covered with sheets of plastic and iron as well.

In Gongyi’s Xicun town, the historic Wuyue temple was not spared either. It is a Ming era temple and until now, was designated as a culturally protected site. Ever since the revised Regulations on Religious Affairs came into effect in February, the authorities have banned incense-offering activities at the temple. In June, the temple was closed down.

In Shangqiu and Zhengzhou cities, a total of three temples were demolished, and another two were forcibly shut down.

In the city of Xinzheng, the Chinese Communist Party shut down the Fengtai Temple on the grounds that it was “illegally constructed.”  The Northern Xingguo and Dizang temples were also shut down. A statue of Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People’s Republic of China, was erected at the entrance of the Zhengxin Temple. A portrait of him was also installed inside the temple, against the wishes of the temple authorities and believers.

Reported by Jiang Tao

Dragon King Temple at Longze Lake in Shangqiu city is forcibly shut down.
Dragon King Temple at Longze Lake in Shangqiu city is forcibly shut down.

 

Northern Xingguo Temple in Lifen village, Xinzheng city
Northern Xingguo Temple in Lifen village, Xinzheng city

 

A temple in Xinzheng city is demolished.
A temple in Xinzheng city is demolished.

 

A statue of Mao Zedong in front of Zhengxin Temple in Xinzheng city.
A statue of Mao Zedong in front of Zhengxin Temple in Xinzheng city.

 

A portrait of Mao Zedong was forcibly put up inside Zhengxin Temple.
A portrait of Mao Zedong was forcibly put up inside Zhengxin Temple.

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