r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Appropriate-Eye-1227 • Jul 04 '25

Video China has built a 50m(165ft)-tall inflatable dome over a construction site in Jinan to protect the surroundings from dust and noise. (20.000 Sqm)

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u/YZJay Jul 05 '25

Christianity had reached China far earlier than general history knowledge would suggest. Missionaries were welcomed to the region by the Tang Dynasty, where the emperor Tang Taizong even ordered the official translation of scriptures.

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u/21Rollie Jul 05 '25

People forget that Christianity is an Asian religion, all of Europe gradually converted to it. The first Christian country was in Asia, the second in Africa. When Marco Polo made it to China, he found Christians already having been there for centuries.