▁image ▁of ▁the ▁reported ▁appar ition ▁as ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁China , ▁or ▁Our ▁Lady ▁Queen ▁of ▁China , ▁and ▁a ▁painting ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁God ▁bearing ▁the ▁child ▁Jesus ▁was ▁commission ed ▁and ▁hung ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁church . ▁The ▁annual ▁process ion ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁image ▁is ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁re - inter pre ted ▁image ▁of ▁Mary ▁Help ▁of ▁Christians , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁Marian ▁patron ess ▁v ener ated ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁S hr ine - Bas il ica ▁of ▁Sh es han , ▁the ▁first ▁historical ▁bas il ica ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Asia . ▁During ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁original ▁statue ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁with ▁only ▁the ▁drag on ▁base ▁remaining . ▁Additionally , ▁a ▁traditional ▁image ▁of ▁Mary ▁Help ▁of ▁Christians ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁highly ▁v ener ated ▁in ▁the ▁Sh es han ▁Bas il ica , ▁en sh r ined ▁at op ▁its ▁main ▁high ▁alt ar . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁new ▁statue ▁was ▁constructed ▁and ▁was ▁bl essed ▁by ▁ ▁Bishop ▁Alo ys ius ▁Jin ▁Lux ian . ▁The ▁new ▁image ▁features ▁the ▁stand - ere ct ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁carrying ▁a ▁Child ▁Jesus ▁on ▁her ▁head , ▁while ▁his ▁arms ▁out st retch ed ▁in ▁a ▁cru c iform ▁gesture . ▁At ▁the ▁base ▁is ▁the ▁original ▁Chinese ▁drag on , ▁representing ▁the ▁Dev il ▁with ▁a ▁tr ident ▁tail , ▁being