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The irony of that title to the NY Times article... Is there something wrong when they make Jesus Christ out to a blond European man? If Jesus Christ were alive today he would most likely be labeled a communist by many in the right. So does Christianity influence politics or do politics influence Christianity. Remember how they say Beijing denies Christians in China from declaring loyalty to the Pope. Remember how people like Sarah Palin criticizes the present Pope and his policies as if she knows better than the Pope? Does that mean Chinese Christians must declare their allegiance to Sarah Palin since she seems to think she has authority above the Pope? See how they get to question and ignore the Pope any time they wish but not any Chinese even if they're not Christian.

And the West gets to interpret what Buddhism is? Maybe Myanmar's Nazi-like Buddhism has it correct since the West doesn't criticize it. Just because Buddhists in China don't hate everything Chinese like the West does, there must be something wrong with them. Do we get to declare Christianity a failure since Americans are devoid of values, materialistic, and petty? Just listen to Christian evangelists when China is no where in the discussion. So they get to dictate to the Chinese when they haven't figured it out themselves?
Actually the west does criticize Myanmar's buddhsim because they're very nationalist and anti western. They also target christrians and Ashin Wirathu was even declared the buddhist bin laden.
 

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In the bright spring of March, flowers are in full bloom. Inside Luoyi ancient city in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, laughter fills the air as the streets come alive with vibrant Hanfu costumes. Visitors dressed in a variety of traditional outfits strike poses under the guidance of photographers, capturing memorable moments.

Tourists wearing Hanfu pose for photos in Luoyi ancient city in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. (All photos by People's Daily Online/Wang Yuxing)

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Photos taken on April 1, 2026 shows a boat parade during a folk fair in Wuzhen, Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province. A folk fair opened here on Wednesday, during which people can experience the atmosphere of traditional sericulture and enjoy the spring scenery through folk parades both on the street and on the water. (All photos by Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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Visitors watch a folk parade during a folk fair in Wuzhen, Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 1, 2026.

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Performers of a folk parade stage a show during a folk fair in Wuzhen, Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 1, 2026.

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Performers of a folk parade interacts with visitors during a folk fair in Wuzhen, Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 1, 2026.
 

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People line up to lay flowers to the Red Army martyrs at a memorial park in Quanzhou county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, April 2, 2026. A ceremony was held in Quanzhou on Thursday, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Red Army. [Photo/Xinhua]

People across the country attended various activities to pay tribute to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 5 this year.

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Students pay tribute to martyrs at a martyrs' cemetery in Tongdao Dong autonomous county of Huaihua city, Central China's Hunan province, April 1, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Students clean the tombstones for martyrs at a martyrs' cemetery in Qianjiang district, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, April 2, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Volunteers pay tribute to martyrs at a martyrs' cemetery in Hai'an city of East China's Jiangsu province, April 2, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

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People pay tribute at a martyr's memorial hall in Zhumadian city, Central China's Henan province, April 2, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Students pay tribute at a martyr's cemetery in Beibei district of Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, April 2, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]
 

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An aerial drone photo taken on April 1, 2026 shows students paying tribute to martyrs at a martyrs' cemetery in Baokang county of Xiangyang city, Central China's Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua]

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An aerial drone photo taken on March 31, 2026 shows teachers and students paying tribute to martyrs at a martyrs' cemetery in Bozhou district of Zunyi city, Southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Students lay flowers at a monument to martyrs in Suihua city, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, April 1, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Students pay tribute to martyrs at a martyrs' cemetery in Changxing county of Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, April 2, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Students pay tribute to martyrs at a martyrs' cemetery in Binhai New Area in North China's Tianjin, April 2, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]
 

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Photos taken on April 5, 2026 shows boats sailing during the Maoshan boat fair in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province. The annual Maoshan boat fair in Xinghua was held on Sunday. The event was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014.

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