Wenzhou

American

[wœn-joh] / ˈwœnˈdʒoʊ /

(Wade-Giles) Wenchou,

noun

Pinyin.

a seaport in southeastern Zhejiang province, in eastern China.

Wenzhou British

/ ˈwɛnˈtʃuː /

noun

a port in SE China, in Zhejiang province: noted for its historic buildings. Pop: 1 475 000 (2005 est)

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Yayang church, in the Wenzhou area of Zhejiang province, is one of China's unregistered churches that emerged as an alternative to places of worship regulated and approved by Beijing.

From Barron's

The events in Wenzhou come the same week an underground church in the southwestern city of Chengdu said several of its key leaders had been detained.

From Barron's

Wenzhou's significant Christian population was traditionally seen as wealthy and influential.

From Barron's

Authorities have not made any statements about the arrests, or the demolition in Wenzhou.

From BBC

More than 1,000 miles away in Wenzhou, authorities began demolishing the Yayang Church building, as seen in video obtained by the non-profit ChinaAid, which monitors religious persecution.

From BBC

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