Buddhists are devastated as local authorities continue implementing the central government’s orders to demolish outdoor religious statues.
Buddhism
China’s Outdoor Buddhist Statues Continue to Tumble
As temples were shut to prevent the spread of COVID-19, CCP intensified its campaign to eliminate all Buddhist statues in Sichuan, Fujian, and Shandong provinces.
Hundreds of Policemen Sent to Demolish Buddhist Temples
The Chinese government continues stepping up efforts to suppress religions by demolishing places of worship.
Makers of Religious Statues Suppressed
The Chinese government is expanding the scope of crackdowns on religions by stifling businesses that produce religious items.
Chairman Mao Replaces Buddha in Temples
While countless Buddhist and Taoist temples are demolished, places of worship that install statues of China’s revolutionary leaders are spared CCP’s persecution.
Nothing Can Stop the CCP from Exterminating Buddha
Even during the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese authorities continued closing down Buddhist temples and destroying statues of deities.
State Orders to Repurpose Temples, Eliminate Buddhist Statues
Even during the coronavirus outbreak, the CCP continued crackdowns on places of worship, turning them into entertainment venues and destroying Buddhist icons. by Li Changshan According to a civil servant from Linzhou, a county-level city in the central province of...
Hundreds of Temples Stifled in Sichuan Province in 2019
Buddhism and Taoism in the southwestern province suffered heavy blows last year, as temples were shuttered or demolished, religious symbols and statues destroyed.
At Least 150 Temples Demolished in Shaanxi Province
Bitter Winter continuously receives reports about the regime’s attacks on Buddhist and Taoist temples, which are destroyed, sealed-off, or repurposed.
Buddha Supplanted by Marx, Lenin, and President Xi
Buddhist temples and outdoor places for worship continue to suffer CCP’s persecution, as statues of deities are destroyed, religious symbols replaced by propaganda.