Some believe that he was protesting against persecution of Christians

May 17, 2013 12:56 GMT  ·  By

A photo of a man with no clothes on, running around with a giant cross through the city of Beijing in China, at night, has made quite the impression on curious Redditors.

Nobody known why this modern-day missionary has chosen to carry the message of Christianity with no pants on, or anything else for that matter.

This photo was uploaded to the sharing site by user 1edjmx, and it has everyone wandering what the man's motivation might be.

Huffington Post offers a possible explanation, dubbing the man's march a protest against Christian's persecution in communist China.

The China Aid NGO reported that Christian churches operating from houses were forced to declare their meetings as "patriotic" gatherings.

However, 60 to 80 million Christians live in China at the moment, making it the seventh largest Christian population on the planet.