3419 x 5128 px | 28,9 x 43,4 cm | 11,4 x 17,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
14. Dezember 2008
Ort:
street scene, guangzhou , china, asia
Weitere Informationen:
Chinese Uniformed officer or soldier outside local Church standing guard. As China opens to the world its people enjoy once again religious freedoms. In the past religion and Christianity brought with colonial imperialism played a bloody part in Chinese revolutions before being later outlawed by the communistic regime. As many local people know little of the previous history prior to 1950, the new religion is missing many religious freedoms which are found in other countries, with Christianity there is the the issue of the pope. As the GDP has skyrocketed in recent years; there are many whom have been left behind. China has done very little to promote the colonial past and problems which have arisen with it. Unable to completely erase history, they have also not advertised it with items such as historical markers or any information regarding its historical presence. Its colonial past and events that surrounded the courtyard outside of the main cathedral entrance is filled with beggars and converted to cheap fast food restaurants. Even the shopkeepers and local workers and poor which sleep in the cheap apartments have no idea of the historical significance of the architecture which surrounds the cathedral. Its rich history, both good as bad ; have long been forgotten. Forcefully erased. Even modern day issues are barely recognized as the income gap widens.
