Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesu ...

is a minority in

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

, a province of China. There are millions of Christians, however. It is an area of rapid growth of Christianity. The Shouters are present in the province. Heilongjiang has

persecution of Christians The persecution of Christians can be historically traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day. Christian missionaries and converts to Christianity have both been targeted for persecution, sometimes to the point o ...

. Harbin has Heilongjiang Provincial Protestant Bible School. Churches of Christianity in Harbin include Harbin Nangang Christian Church,

Church of the Intercession in Harbin The Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God in Harbin (in or in Russian: Церковь Покрова в Харбине) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Harbin, China. This church is located in the "church street", north east of "Hong ...

Sacred Heart Cathedral of Harbin The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (in ) is a Roman Catholic church in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. Its official name is Sacred Heart of Jesus Diocesan Cathedral of Harbin. General Under construction Sacred Heart Cathedral of Ha ...

. Heilongjiang used to have more than 100,000 orthodox. Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin is a former

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. The current church, Pokrov Church has been reopened in 1984 and has services in Chinese. Huangshan has an orthodox churchyard.

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