The cross draped in purple during Lent is another important symbol. Aside from covered statues or Catholic artwork, you might also notice outside of the church that crosses on lawns or elsewhere ...

Sources say that officials of the province have removed over 400 crosses from the rooftop of churches, citing that they violate the province’s building code.

The Zhejiang province includes the city of Wenzhou, considered the Jerusalem of China by some, and is home to around 2,000 churches, many of which have had their crosses removed.