As every May in past seventeen years, is surrounded by blue police tents again. The authorities used roadblocks to isolate this  village from the rest of the world, in order to prevent  pilgrims from attending the yearly parade. The village itself is monitored by security officials. Red banners urge the citizens to maintain order. Donglü lies only 100 miles from  . According to local parishioners, a Virgin Mary apparition took place here in 1900. At that time, Chinese Christians were one of the targets of the violence, so the miracle was an important spiritual boost for locals.
As every May in past seventeen years, is surrounded by blue police tents again. The authorities used roadblocks to isolate this Chinese village from the rest of the world, in order to prevent Catholic pilgrims from attending the yearly parade. The village itself is monitored by security officials. Red banners urge the citizens to maintain order. Donglü lies only 100 miles from Beijing . According to local parishioners, a Virgin Mary apparition took place here in 1900. At that time, Chinese Christians were one of the targets of the violence, so the miracle was an important spiritual boost for locals.
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Beijing