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Distro - China: Shadow Of A Prayer. 2005 

Paolo Pellegrin 

For much of China's recent history religion has been a covert activity. Only when the government began market reforms were the faithful encouraged to emerge, albeit cautiously, from the underground. All the same the Communist Party remains the highest authority in the land and controls remain on all matters religious. For example Catholics complained of being placed under suveyence after the death of Pope Jean-Paul II, human rights groups accuse Beijing of repressing the Muslims Uighurs in the name of counter-terrorism. Elsewhere, on a brighter note contact between the state and the Dalai Lama... 

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CHINA. Taer Temple. Qinghai province. Tibetan Buddhism. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Taer Temple. Qinghai province. Tibetan Buddhism. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Taer Temple. Tibetan Buddhism. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Taer Temple. Qinghai province. Tibetan Buddhism. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Taer Temple. Qinghai province. Tibetan Buddhism. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Taer Temple. Qinghai province. Tibetan Buddhism. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Shanxi province. Giant Buddha in Yungang Caves. 2005. 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Tayuan Tibetan Buddhist Temple.... 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Tayuan Temple, Tibetan Buddhism.... 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Tayuan Temple, Tibetan Buddhism.... 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Tayuan Temple, Tibetan Buddhism.... 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Tayuan Temple, Tibetan Buddhism.... 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Xian Tong Temple. Chinese... 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Tayuan Temple, Tibetan Buddhism.... 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Xian Tong Temple. Chinese... 

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CHINA. Wutaishan, Shanxi province. Tayuan Temple, Tibetan Buddhism.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Fa Zhuang Female Temple.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Fa Zhuang Female Temple.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Fa Zhuang Female Temple.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Fa Zhuang Female Temple.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Fa Zhuang Female Temple.... 

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CHINA. Beijing. Bei Chan Temple.The main Daoist Temple. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Gravestones. 2005. 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Christian Three-Self... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Christian Three-Self... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Christian Three-Self... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Christian Three-Self... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Christian Three-Self... 

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CHINA. Beijing. South Church. The main Catholic church of the... 

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CHINA. Beijing. South Church. The main Catholic church of the... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Catholic Church. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Catholic Church. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Beijing. South Church. The main Catholic church of the... 

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CHINA. Beijing. South Church. The main Catholic Church in Beijing.... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Catholic Church. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Beijing. A Catholic man in South Church. 2005. 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. The Great Mosque. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Studying the Koran in... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Studying the Koran at... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. Friday prayers at the... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Muslim funeral.

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Muslim funeral. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Muslim funeral. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Muslim funeral. 2005.... 

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CHINA. Qinghai province. Town of Xining. The islamic neighbourhood.... 

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CHINA. Qinhai province. Town of Xining. Muslim man. 2005. ... 
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