China’s Buddhist statues are falling one by one as the Chinese Communist Party intensifies its campaign to rid the country of its religious symbolism.
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Chinese Communist Party Paints Buddhist Temples White (VIDEO)
The Chinese government keeps up its destruction of Buddhist temples and statues, even ruining the ones they’ve spared.
World’s Largest Cliff-Carved Guanyin Statue Demolished (VIDEO)
Hebei authorities used explosives to destroy the “Dripping-Water Guanyin” statue, as the CCP’s intense crackdown on large religious statues continues.
Shaolin Martial Arts Schools Forced to Take “Red Road”
Famous schools must cut all ties with their historical past, shedding robes and statues and names that evoke their Buddhist origins.
Buddhist Sites Destroyed as Illegal Constructions
Authorities are using crackdowns on illegal buildings as a pretense to launch a campaign to forcibly demolish religious sites.
Buddhist Statues Disappearing Throughout China
Images and videos of Buddhist statues being destroyed or covered keep flooding in – seemingly with no end in sight.
Campaign to Shut down Temples Leaves Buddhists Homeless
As Chinese officials go on a demolition campaign, many Buddhists driven out of temples have been left destitute and impoverished.
Churches and Temples Demolished for Made-Up Illegalities
Chinese government officials like to come up with a vast swath of reasons, pretty much all untrue, as reasons to destroy religious sites.
Buddhist Statue Destroyed for “Obstructing View of Pilots”
In the provinces of Sichuan and Zhejiang, authorities have demolished two large Buddhist statues under ridiculous pretenses.
Rewards Spur Local Governments to Destroy Temples
In Henan province, authorities find yet another way to undermine religion: play on citizens’ greed to make them allies in repression.