The Study Of Chinese Christians In Heilongjiang In The First Half Of The 20th Century

The northeast china,the place of origin and prosperity of the qing dynasty,was on lockdown after the qing dynasty dominated china.The opening of the northeast gateway by the imperial powers began with the tianjin treaty of the second opium war--ying kou was opened,and all kinds of foreign powers entered the northeast openly and magnificently.At the same time,foreign religions were given legal status to preach in mainland China,and Christian missionaries flocked to China on the back of imperialism.As Heilongjiang was located in the northernmost part of China,the natural conditions were so bad that Christianity was not introduced to Heilongjiang until the second half of the 19 th century.In the 20 th century,especially in the period of the republic of China,the Christian sects entered the Heilongjiang region one after another,the number of Chinese Christians became increasing.During this period,the interaction between the Chinese Christian community and the church had both reciprocity and conflict,which constituted the main activities of the Chinese Christian community.On the other hand,they split with western missionaries and established independent churches.During this period,the interaction between Chinese Christian groups and society was mainly reflected in their active participation in social education,medical care and charity,and their response to political events.On the whole,there were fewerconflicts,showing relatively harmonious characteristics.As a collective force,Chinese Christian groups made collective responses to the church and society,which showed that this group gradually matured through interaction with the church and society during the period of the republic of China.There was still an ephemeral development of Christianity in the early period of the “Manchukuo”,but with the gradual tightening of the high-pressure policy,the living space of the independent and free development of Christianity was greatly compressed,and the religious and social life of the Christian community had also been hit hard,which the Christian community entered the winter period.Chinese Christians in the Heilongjiang province,with their triple roles,also face unprecedented role conflicts.During this period,the main activities of Christian groups also presented different behavior choices in the interaction with the church and the society due to the differences in individual roles.