In postpandemic China, things have almost returned to normal – except for places of worship

Attendees wearing face masks watch a presentation by auto maker Geely at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, also known as Auto China, in Beijing, on Sept. 26, 2020.Earlier this month, 530,000 people descended upon the Beijing auto show to gawk at new models and wrangle deals. In August, crowds gathered for a massive pool party in Wuhan, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic that is now becoming a tourist destination.

“When you have a country governed by a political party that professes atheism as a basic philosophy that people should follow, it’s not surprising that the Communist Party would not look at churches as a priority.” Nearly a year after the virus began to spread in China, a few other areas of the country remain under stricter epidemic control, including the prison system and schools. Universities have restricted the movement of students on and off campus. Elementary and high schools have limited campus access to students and teachers. Cinemas only sell tickets online in order to verify the real names of moviegoers, although most cities have no restriction on theatre seating.

While restrictions on religious observance remain, religious leaders have been brought into “patriotic education” classes and ceremonies to bolster their allegiance to the Communist Party. For the Oct. 1 National Day holiday, churches, mosques and Buddhist temples held flag-raising ceremonies. State media published photographs of monks in robes with hands clasped in a gesture of prayer before the Chinese flag. The ceremony was designed to “make patriotic thought, national consciousness, and citizenship more firmly settled in the hearts of residents and believers,” said a report from Wuxi City, in Jiangsu.

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