China
Partnership
(formerly Asia Opportunity Work
conducted by the Asia-Pacific Area Service Center)
Map indicates Bible Society operational
area. Shaded area is drawn without prejudice to, and not necessarily
indicating political boundaries of, countries or territories.
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here for China Partnership website. Click here
for Hong Kong.
Country Data:
| Area: |
9,571,035 sq.km. |
| Population: |
1,273,050,000 (2000) |
| Annual Per Capita Income: |
US$840 (2000) |
| Literate Population: |
77.8% (1990) |
| Religions
in % of Population (2000): |
Non-religious |
50.3%
|
| Traditional beliefs |
32.6%
|
| Buddhist |
8.4%
|
| Protestant |
6.5%
|
| Muslim |
1.5%
|
| Roman Catholic |
0.6%
|
| Other |
0.1%
|
| Official Language: |
Mandarin Chinese |
| Beginning of organised
work : |
1807 |
| Date of formation of Bible
Society: |
1951 |
Bible Data:
| Scripture distribution
in 2005: |
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,400,444 |
258,735 |
109,440 |
0 |
100,000 |
0 |
Black
Yi people eager for their own Bible(July 2007)
Spreading
Gods Word to Chinas football fans(September 2007)
China Special Report- The Bible in China
seeds fall on good soil-39 stories (April 2007)
Latest News #379 Archbishop
sees Amitys work at first hand (November 2006) [PDF]
Artist
finds strength in Gods Word (November 2006)
Faithful
servant satisfies her thirst for Gods Word (June 2006)
This is what the Lord has called me to do (March
2006)
Latest News #342 Dr Wenzao
Han: a most gracious, humble giant of the Christian faith
(February 2006) [PDF file]
The Bible by numbers:
change, Church and China (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Reading the Bible at last
(Jan./Feb. 2006)
Latest News #334 New facility
set to boost Amitys output (Dec. 2005) [PDF file]
Im a strong believer in
United Bible Societies: an interview with Luis Palau
(November 2005)
Prayer and practical support for victims
of HIV/AIDS in Henan (November 2005)
A dream comes true for a visually impaired
man: Pengs story (July 2005)
I clutched the Bible tightly like
a precious treasure (July 2005)
HIV/AIDS Focus:
Chinas Christians roll up their
sleeves to help sufferers (March
2005)
Tianbao, heavenly treasure (March
2005)
Forgotten Bible (March 2005)
No
peace if I dont share the Good News (Dec. 2004/Jan.
2005)
From grieving to rejoicing (Dec.
2004/Jan. 2005)
I dont want to be petty
over little things (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
A staff member turns preacher (Dec.
2004/Jan. 2005)
New Bible will build up Church
for all the people of God (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Thousands
gather to await Bibles in small village (Aug./Sep. 2004)
Photo Caption (Aug./Sep. 2004)
Distribution trip highlights hunger for God’s Word
in China (June/July 2004)
A
restaurant empire with a difference (December
2003)
Latest
News (October 2003)
Latest
News (October 2003)
The trials and blessings
of copying the Bible by hand (June 2003)
Amity celebrates past and looks to future as 30 millionth Bible
printed (March 2003)
Chinas rapid transformation
(March 2003)
Chinese Christian leaders to visit UBS
(March 2003)
Mountain-top villagers overjoyed to
receive Bibles (March 2003)
Though my eyes cannot see, my
heart is able to (February
2003)
Bibles distributed in Yunnan Province
(June 2002)
Bible distribution van brings joy
to Chinas remote Christians (April/May 2002)
Catholics to distribute 50,000 Gospels
and Jesus videos in China (March 2002)
Yunnan Christians in need of Scripture
resources (November 2001)
Graduates the key to Bible work in China
(September 2001)
‘I realised we need a more modern translation’:
Hu Hui Ping’s story (September 2001)
‘Despite opposition, Jesus wanted me
to respond’ – Shi Wen Hua (September 2001)
First Opportunity 21 Gospel
wagon takes Scriptures to rural churches
(July/August 2001)
Outpourings of gratitude from rural
Chinese Christians (July/August 2001)
Like bamboo after rain
(April/May 2001)
China to get 2.5m Bibles this year
(April/May 2001)
Carving the Good News in China (March
2001)
Chinese Army Press Printed Bibles, Chinese
Elder Recalls (March 2001)
UBS and Amity Celebrate 25 Million Bibles
for China (Jan/Feb. 2001)
First Chinese Handwritten Bible
Raises Funds for Opportunity 21 (Jan/Feb. 2001)
Thousands Flock to Hong Kong
Bible Exhibition (Jan/Feb. 2001)
Vivid Picture of Need for Bibles
in Rural China (October 2000)
When God Plants the Church
(April/May 2000)
Snippets from Amity Press
(February 2000)
Singing in a Cesspool (January
2000)
UBS Helps Boost Audio Program for
Rural Chinese (January 2000)
Twenty-two Million and Counting
(December 1999)
Church Literacy Class Fuels
Faith (October 1999)
Amity Printing Company Passes
21-Millionth Bible Mark (September 1999)
Chinese Believers Shed Tears
of Joy at Scriptures (July/August 1999)
No Ordinary Day (China)
(June 1999)
Bible News in Brief (March
1999)
Chinas Burgeoning Church Outgrows
its Buildings
(Special Report #20, March 1999)
China’s
Christians Respond to Worst Flood of Century (March 1999)
When the
Water Did Not Stop Rising (March 1999)
Wenzhou – Jerusalem
Of China (March 1999)
Church Life
in Wenzhou (March 1999)
‘Please
Return Our Church To Us!’ (March 1999)
‘We Built Our
Own Church’ (March 1999)
Cultural Revolution
Gave Church New Life (March 1999)
600 Attend Tuesday
Evening Prayer (March 1999)
Faith Makes ‘Better’
Citizens (March 1999)
‘Our Family’
(March 1999)
Church Relies
on Volunteers (March 1999)
South of the Clouds
(March 1999)
Bibles for Minority
Peoples (March 1999)
‘They
Introduced Us to Christ’ (Miao) (March 1999)
Hunger Among the
Miao in 1907 (March 1999)
Chinese Writer Sees the Bible as Point of Difference Between Superstition
and Christianity (January 1999)
80-Year-Old is First in Chinese
Church Literacy Class (January 1999)
Theology Students Use Scriptures
to Return Chinese Villagers to Faith (Dec. 1998)
Shanghai Press Transformed
in Bid to Meet Demand for Christian Books (Dec. 1998)
Free distribution in wake of devastating
floods (December 1998)
Testimony: One Bible’s Long
Road (September 1998)
Bible News in Brief (July/August
1998)
Bible Challenge in China (Special
Report #18, June 1998)
Welcomed with Tears
(June 1998)
Chinese Church Says:
Thank You for Scriptures (June 1998)
Service in Shanghai
(June 1998)
Community-Involved
Church (June 1998)
Church Growth – Chinese
style! (June 1998)
New Shanghai
Seminary (June 1998)
Annual Appeal Helps
Seminary (June 1998)
Push the Work,
Let’s Go Ahead! (June 1998)
Two New Churches Every
Three Days (June 1998)
Bible Unites
Beijing Church (June 1998)
Primary Role For Bible
In Beijing (June 1998)
Meeting the Needs
of the Rural Churches (June 1998)
New Bibles Needed
in Rural Churches (June 1998)
Local Paper Means More
Bibles (June 1998)
World Standards for
Bible Printing in China (June 1998)
Bibles Must be
Numbered (June 1998)
Braille Scriptures
in Great Demand (June 1998)
Thank You
in Scripture Frontispiece (June 1998)
The Bible’s Role in the Growth of the Church in China (January
1998)
Record Year for Bible Production
(December 1997)
The Bible in China: A Teachers
First-hand Experience (October 1997)
China Church Conference Hears of Rapid
Growth (May 1997)
China Celebrates 15 Million Bibles
(May 1997)
15-Millionth Bible Printed in China
(April 1997)
China: Needs Changing But Bible Remains
in Demand (March 1997)
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