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Chinese authorities search for illegal religious literature
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Officials near Wuhan inspect bookstores to prevent the selling of unauthorized religious material.
The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/folk-religion)
Officials near Wuhan inspect bookstores to prevent the selling of unauthorized religious material.
The Chinese government has instituted a number of new measures intended to curb the practice of folk religions, such as worship of figures like Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor, and Nong Zhigao, a culture hero who resembles Robin Hood.
Thousands of shrines devoted to Chinese folk deity were destroyed in Guayou City.