50 million Bibles.Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. (ENI)--Celebrations were planned in China to mark the production of more than 50 million Bibles in the People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. by the Amity am·i·ty n. pl. am·i·ties Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship. [Middle English amite, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *am Printing Company. "After the cultural revolution of 1966 to 1976, many Chinese Christians are doing their best to take the chance to read the Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as ," said Qiu Zhonghui, general secretary of the Amity Foundation. The celebrations planned in the city of Nanjing for Dec. 8 were to mark the production on Sept. 11, 2007 of the 50 millionth Bible by the Amity Printing Company, the only body allowed to print Bibles in mainland China. |
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