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Shaanxi (meaning “west of the mountain passes”) is a province in north China that served as the cradle of Chinese civilization for thousands of years. The city of Xi’an was the capital of China for two millennia before the honor was transferred to Beijing. From Shaanxi came what the Chinese call ‘Four Great Inventions’ that changed the world—the compass, paper, printing, and gunpowder. It is also home to the first recorded Christians in China, while the first known church building, constructed in 638, remarkably is still standing today.

As the Living God poured out His Spirit on many parts of China during the past 50 years, the Church in Shaanxi began to grow and today the province is home to three million followers of Christ. As storm clouds of persecution gather worldwide, believers can find encouragement in these bold testimonies of standing up for Christ in the face of severe hardship.

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CHINA CHRONICLES REVIEW:

“I find the China Chronicles to be more only the most informative but also fascinating and deeply moving. Hattaway’s scholarship is impeccable but unobtrusive, for you are caught up in the thrilling narrative of God’s work among the people of China over the centuries…. With each installment o the China Chronicles series, Paul Hattaway solidifies his position as one of the outstanding scholars of Christianity in China. Though not an academic, he is producing books of high academic value. Perhaps just as importantly, he writes with clarity, vividness, balance, accuracy, and passion.”

- G. Wright Doyle (Director, Global China Center and Editor of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity )

"A welcome contribution... an exciting, whistlestop tour of 150 years of Christian revival and miracles... there is no shortage of inspiring lives and events."

- Lawrence Braschi(Church Times)

"Well-researched... Hattaway's knowledge of the Chinese Church is encyclopedic... wonderfully challenging."

- Patrick Forbes(Christianity Magazine)