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Beijing- People in China are enjoying "much better" religious freedom than before and over 70 percent of those attending services at the Beijing Haidian Christian Church are young people, says Pastor Wu Weiqing of the newly-built church. The all-white building looks like an exhibition studio than a religious institution, with long white beams encircling the structure. A tall white cross stands in the covered stairway to the entrance to the church, while a sign on top says "Christian Church". Off to the side is a tall bell tower, also in white. A general view of Beijing Haidian Christian Church July 8, 2007. [Sun Yuqing/chinadaily.com.cn]The old Beijing Haidian Christian Church [Courtesy of Liu Yang]Beijing Haidian Christian Church, was originally built in 1933, but the number of attendees grew so much that it was knocked down and a new church was put into use on May 31 this year in Zhongguancun, also known as China's Silicon Valley. It...

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