Chinese Government Removing Cross From Church
Chinese Christians Cry and Sing as Cross removed from their church.
Chinese Christians Tearfully Sing Hymn as Church Cross Removed: Wenzhou City, China -- Christians are vowing to stand firm for Christ amid much persecution by officials in a Chinese province where church buildings continue to be demolished, and where believers in a recent video can be seen bursting into tearful song about the cross and how their sins were washed away by the blood of Jesus while the cross atop their building is forcibly removed.
Within a week after pastors and church members from various congregations wrote objections concerning the ongoing abuse in a published letter to the government in Wenzhou City, which is located in the country's Zhejiang Province, authorities removed the cross on the roof of Yahui Church in the city.
Church members were also threatened with harm if they talked to the media or petitioned Beijing, according to a report by International Christian Concern (ICC).
The public letter, which the Chinese government has since blocked the content of on websites within mainland China, listed eight reasons why the anti-church campaign is an abnormally illegal administrative action that is abusing authority and ignoring the rule of law.
They claimed that China's Administrative Punishment Law requires advanced notice before the government's compulsory execution. However, the government's demolition teams usually show up at churches in the middle of the night, without legal documents, and began the demolition process under the cover of darkness.
In addition, Chinese Christians argued that, even if a cross is illegal, the law demands that the demolition team should be from the Religious Bureau or the Housing and City Planning Bureau. However, the demolition team is usually made up of unidentified personnel, police, and SWAT—a clear violation of procedure and the rights of the believers.
It is reported that over 360 churches in Zhejiang Province have been completely or partially demolished under the guise of removing or modifying illegal constructions. The government of Zhejiang Province says it is removing or modifying illegal buildings for urban development.
ICC reports, however, that the target has been religious buildings at the exclusion of all others, and has received a list of 15 churches in Pingyang County alone that are facing cross demolition by the end of this month.
It is widely believed that the campaign is exclusively targeting Christian churches.
The campaign has been unbridled and the government demolishes church crosses recklessly, said a local church member, according to the release.
Not long after the public letter was published, ICC received information that the cross of Yahui Church in Pingyang County was forcibly removed. The video sent to ICC from local believers shows that when the cross was slowly lowered down by government's construction machine, believers burst into a tear-filled hymn, singing, cross, cross, be my glory forever; all my sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus.
Zhejiang provincial authorities have carefully planned and carried out their systematic attack against Christianity and churches. No one should have their property targeted for destruction based on their faith, stated Sooyoung Kim, ICC's Regional Manager for Southeast Asia.
The Chinese are told they can live the 'Chinese Dream,' but this is not possible for the citizens of China when the local government breaks the law with impunity. We call on the Chinese central government to no longer turn a blind eye, and instead, to clearly express its disappointment in the local government and put a stop to their illegal activities. The 'Chinese Dream' should be for all Chinese citizens, including China's 100 million plus Christians, she said.
Chinese Government Removing Cross From Church.
[电视剧] 兰陵王妃 21 Princess of Lanling King, Eng Sub | 张含韵 彭冠英 陈奕 古装爱情 Romance, Official 1080P
第21集：元清锁得知自己只是替身。
Plot Summary of EP21: Yuan Qingsuo realized that she was only a substitute to Gao Changgong.
分集剧情21：元清锁长途跋涉马不停蹄地赶到齐国，远远地看到戴着面具的高长恭骑马飞驰迎了过来。元清锁意志终于垮掉差点晕了过去，高长恭飞过来一把抱住她。元清锁幸福地躺在高长恭怀里，高长恭却语气冰冷地打听镇魂珠的下落并让她交出来。元清锁见他只关心镇魂珠似乎并不在意自己，心里非常失落。当她注视高长恭眼睛时，突然惊觉面前的人根本不是高长恭。这时高长恭从远处赶来呵退了戴面具的人。历经艰辛的元清锁激动地扑进高长恭怀里痛哭失声。元清锁称自己什么都没有了，以后就只有他，他不要再抛下自己不管。高长恭宠溺地抚慰她。元清锁的心情终于平静下来。两人交谈别后琐事，元清锁突然想到桃花临终时让自己守护香无尘的事，于是她问高长恭会不会为了心爱的人而杀死深爱他的人。高长恭顿时愣神，一时不知道如何回答。元清锁见状有些不知所措，她急忙转移话题让高长恭不要再想答案，她说自己也不想知道答案。高长恭突然拉起她的手，说要带她去个地方。说罢，高长恭骑马带着元清锁去了临湖而建的怜月小筑。元清锁看到怜月小筑欣喜若狂，这里的一草一木几乎都按照她的喜好所建，她喜欢极了这里，顿时兴奋地欢呼雀跃。高长恭却神游太虚一般看着元清锁。这时元清锁看到房间墙上竟然有自己的画像。高长恭称这个房间本来就是给她安排的，可她看向高长恭时发现他眼里满是悲痛，她从他眼里似乎看不到自己也无法知道他的心。她心里隐隐不安。高长恭母亲将高长恭叫过去，训斥他不该有了元清锁而辜负洛云，她说出去找洛云的应该是他才对，她担心洛云的安危。正说话间斛律光带着洛云回来了。高长恭母亲安顿高长恭照顾洛云去休息。两人离开后，高长恭母亲问斛律光如何从妙无音手里救到洛云，她觉得此事似乎没有那么简单。元清锁一早从怜月小筑醒来恍惚如梦。直到听了屋外高长恭侍女的解释她才知道这不是梦。这时她突然问侍女知不知道端木怜。可侍女一副回避的表情哀求她不要问自己这个话题。元清锁见她为难便离开了。可她却清楚地听到背后两个侍女议论若不是她长的像端木怜，高长恭不会对她这样。元清锁怅然若失。元清锁独自走到野外遇到高长恭，高长恭将元清锁揽入怀中。元清锁幸福地依偎着他，心里满是甜蜜。而高长恭看着元清锁却始终想着心爱的女孩端木怜。高长恭突然接到前方军情急忙离开，元清锁回到怜月小筑。结果看到高长恭母亲在房中恭候多时。看到她元清锁才知道路上多次要暗害自己的蒙面女人竟然是高长恭母亲。这时高长恭母亲冷冷地告诉元清锁，自己并没有打算杀了她，只是不想让她和高长恭在一起。她嘲讽元清锁不要以为怜月小筑、屋里的兰花还有墙上的画像都是为她安排的，她只不过是长的像高长恭曾经喜欢的人而已。元清锁闻言大惊。
全剧简介 Plot Summary of All: 电视剧《兰陵王妃 Princess of Lanling King》讲述 东晋末年，王朝动荡，诸侯割据。相传只有左持青鸾镜，右握离殇剑者，方可统一天下。青鸾镜与离殇剑本为龙教宝物，却因为战乱遗失。龙教圣女紫魅因练功入魔，被自己的内力反噬重伤，命悬一线。紫魅临死前，前交龙教唯一代传人元清锁，告知她青鸾镜与离殇剑的秘密。紫魅最后叮嘱元清锁，这两件宝物切不可落入奸人之手，只有真龙天子才配拥有，否则将天下大乱。元清锁为了寻找宝物，假扮北周司空夫人元氏的外甥女李娥姿，以家道中落为名，带着家族信物，投奔北周司空府。在此期间元清锁分别结识了兰陵王高长恭和北周武帝宇文邕，各自发生了一段感情纠葛，元清锁最终帮宇文邕成就了帝王霸业，而选择离开北周与兰陵王高长恭共生死。本剧或译《A Legend of Princess Lanling》
出品 Produced: 电广传媒 Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary
导演 Director: 叶昭仪 Ye Zhaoyi (香港), 林峰 Lin Feng
主演 Starring: 张含韵 Zhang Hanyun, 彭冠英 Peng Guanying, 陈奕 Andy Chen (台湾), 田丽(台湾), 华娇, 王杰曦, 张予文, 林伟辰(香港), 赵秦, 孙志翔, 唐妤萌, 沈建宏(台湾)
特演 Special: 何润东 Peter Ho (台湾), 张晓曼, 李小燕, 傅颖(香港), 宋梓乔, 魏予杨
题材 Feature: 古装 Ancient Costume, History, 传奇 Legend, 爱情 #Romance
集数 Episodes: 47
年代 Year: 2016
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The Tang dynasty (;Chinese: 唐朝) or the Tang Empire was an imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, rivaled that of the Han dynasty. The Tang capital at Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) was the most populous city in the world in its day.
The Lǐ family (李) founded the dynasty, seizing power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. The dynasty was briefly interrupted when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, proclaiming the Second Zhou dynasty (690–705) and becoming the only Chinese empress regnant. In two censuses of the 7th and 8th centuries, the Tang records estimated the population by number of registered households at about 50 million people. Yet, even when the central government was breaking down and unable to compile an accurate census of the population in the 9th century, it is estimated that the population had grown by then to about 80 million people. With its large population base, the dynasty was able to raise professional and conscripted armies of hundreds of thousands of troops to contend with nomadic powers in dominating Inner Asia and the lucrative trade-routes along the Silk Road. Various kingdoms and states paid tribute to the Tang court, while the Tang also conquered or subdued several regions which it indirectly controlled through a protectorate system. Besides political hegemony, the Tang also exerted a powerful cultural influence over neighboring East Asian states such as those in Japan and Korea.
The Tang dynasty was largely a period of progress and stability in the first half of the dynasty's rule, until the An Lushan Rebellion and the decline of central authority in the later half of the dynasty. Like the previous Sui dynasty, the Tang dynasty maintained a civil-service system by recruiting scholar-officials through standardized examinations and recommendations to office. The rise of regional military governors known as jiedushi during the 9th century undermined this civil order. Chinese culture flourished and further matured during the Tang era; it is traditionally considered the greatest age for Chinese poetry. Two of China's most famous poets, Li Bai and Du Fu, belonged to this age, as did many famous painters such as Han Gan, Zhang Xuan, and Zhou Fang. Scholars of this period compiled a rich variety of historical literature, as well as encyclopedias and geographical works. The adoption of the title Tängri Qaghan by the Tang Emperor Taizong in addition to his title as emperor was eastern Asia's first simultaneous kingship.Many notable innovations occurred under the Tang, including the development of woodblock printing. Buddhism became a major influence in Chinese culture, with native Chinese sects gaining prominence. However, in the 840s the Emperor Wuzong of Tang persecuted Buddhism, which subsequently declined in influence. Although the dynasty and central government had gone into decline by the 9th century, art and culture continued to flourish. The weakened central government largely withdrew from managing the economy, but the country's mercantile affairs stayed intact and commercial trade continued to thrive regardless. However, agrarian rebellions in the latter half of the 9th century resulted in damaging atrocities such as the Guangzhou massacre of 878-879.