Christianity in China
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Christianity has been present in China since the early medieval period, and became a significant presence in the country during the early modern era. The Church of the East appeared in China in the 7t
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Dali, Yunnan
Han Chinese Christians lighting candles in a church in Shunyi, Beijing.
The Xi'an Stele was erected in 781, and documents 150 years of early Christian history in China. It includes texts both in Chinese and in Syriac.
A 9th-century silk painting depicting a saint, probably Jesus Christ
Medical missions in China
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Medical missions in China by Catholic and Protestant physicians and surgeons of the 19th and early 20th centuries laid many foundations for modern medicine in China. Western medical missionaries estab
An early Yuan dynasty portrait of Su Shi, by Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫.
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Fuzhounese Hü King Eng on graduation from the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia in 1894.
Hudson Taylor at age 21.