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*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).
*1921 Harbin had a population of 300,000, including 100,000 Russians.<ref>''"[http://books.google.com/books?id=bxFC5ynXN2YC&pg=PA68&dq&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Memories of Dr. Wu Lien-teh, plague fighter]"''. Yu-lin Wu (1995). [[w:World Scientific|World Scientific]]. p.68. ISBN 9810222874</ref>
*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).
