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===Era of Active Mission (1896-1956)===
[[Image:ChineseMartyrs.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Martyrs of China|Holy Martyrs of China]], martyred in the Boxer Rebellion.]][[Image:Saint Sophia - Harbin, China.jpg|right|thumb|[[St. Sophia Cathedral (Harbin, China)|St. Sophia Cathedral ]] (Harbin, China), largest Orthodox church in the far east.]]
[[Image:Jonah of Manchuria.JPG|right|thumb|St. [[Jonah of Manchuria]], Bishop of Hankou (1922-1925).]]
*1896 Archimandrite [[Innocent (Figurovsky) of Beijing|Innocent (Figurovsky)]] arrives in Beijing as head of the '''eighteenth Mission''' (1896-1931), spearheading many modern Chinese translations of Orthodox liturgical and catechetical books, and setting a more missionary spirit, revitalizing the mission; he established a monastery, instituted daily services in Chinese, and dispatched preachers to the lands outside Beijing to spread the Gospel.
*1919 [[w:May Fourth Movement|May Fourth Movement]]; anti-foreign demonstrations.
*1920 His Eminence [[Methodius (Gerasimov) of Harbin|Methodius (Gerasimov)]] becomes Metropolitan of Harbin, 1920-30, (ROCOR).
*1922 Orthodox bishops in China came under the jurisdiction of the Synod of Russian Bishops Outside Russia [[ROCOR]] (''from 1922-1945 in Harbin, 1922-49 in Shanghai''); formation of [[Diocese of Beijing]] (including the vicariates of Shanghai and Tianjin, and later Hankou), and of the [[Diocese of Harbin]] (including Qiqihar and Hailar vicariates), under [[ROCOR]]; [[w:Church of the Intercession in Harbin| Protection (Pokrov) of the Theotokos Church]] is founded in Harbin City.[[Image:Meletius-harbin.jpg|right|thumb|[[Meletius (Zaborosky)of Harbin and Manchuria|Meletius (Zaborosky)]], [[Diocese of Harbin|Metropolitan of Harbin]], 1931-46, (ROCOR).]][[Image:John Maximovitch.jpg|right|thumb|St. [[John Maximovitch|John (Maximovitch)]], Bishop of Shanghai, 1934-46.]][[Image:SymeonDu.jpg|right|thumb|[[Symeon (Du) of Shanghai|Symeon (Du)]], first Chinese Orthodox Bishop, Bp. of Shanghai 1950-65.]]
*1925 Death of St. [[Jonah of Manchuria]], Bishop of Hankou (1922-1925).
*1927-50 [[w:Chinese Civil War|Chinese Civil War]] ''(Nationalist-Communist Civil War).''
*ca.1930 There were more than 50,000 Orthodox in China, mostly Russians; Dioceses were established in Shanghai and Tianjin, in addition to those in Harbin and Beijing.
*1930 [[w:Church of the Intercession in Harbin| Protection (Pokrov) of the Theotokos Church]] in Harbin City is rebuilt of brick.
*1931 Archbishop [[Simon (Vinogradov) of Beijing|Simon (Vinogradov)]] arrives in Beijing as head of the '''nineteenth Mission''' (1931-33); His Eminence [[Meletius (Zaborosky) of Harbin and Manchuria|Meletius (Zaborosky)]] becomes [[Diocese of Harbin|Metropolitan of Harbin]], 1931-46, (ROCOR).
*1931-45 Japanese-dominated state of Manchukuo ("State of Manchuria") is formed by former Qing Dynasty officials with help from Imperial Japan.
*1933 Bishop [[Victor (Svyatin) of Krasnodar and Kuban|Victor (Svyatin)]] arrives in Beijing as head of the '''twentieth and last Mission''' (1933-56).