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An overview of the diverse and complex religious landscape of China, from ancient traditions to modern movements. Learn about the history, beliefs, practices, and challenges of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, folk religion, Christianity, Islam, and more.
Oct 23, 2023 · China's constitution says it protects religious freedom, but it also regulates and restricts religious activity to align with communism and culture. Learn how China controls Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, folk religion and more.
Oct 19, 2023 · Learn about the three main traditions of ancient China: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Explore how they influenced society, culture, and science, and how they interacted with each other.
- Introduction
- Freedom and Regulation
- Atheism and The CCP
- Chinese Buddhism and Folk Religions
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Christian State-Sanctioned and House Churches
- Islam and Uyghurs in Xinjiang
- Banned Religious Groups
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Amid an economic boom and rapid modernization, religion in China has been on the rise in recent decades. Experts point to the emergence of a spiritual vacuum as a trigger for the growing number of religious believers, particularly followers of Christianity and traditional Chinese religious groups. While China’s constitution allows religious belief,...
China’s relationship with religion has shifted throughout its modern history. During the Cultural Revolution (1966–76), religions were essentially banned, and followers were forced underground or persecuted as part of a campaign to eliminate “old” customs and ideas. In the 1980s, the CCP acknowledged the Chinese people’s complex relationship with r...
The CCP is officially atheist. The party prohibits its roughly ninety-eight million party members from holding religious beliefs, and it requires the expulsion of party members who belong to religious organizations. Officials have said that party membership and religious beliefs are incompatible, and they discourage families of CCP members from pub...
China has the world’s largest Buddhist population—an estimate of 4 percent to 33 percent of the country’s population (42 million to 362 million people) depending on how religious practices are measured, according to the U.S.-based Pew Research Center. Though Buddhism originated in India, it has a long history and tradition in China and today is the...
According to China’s 2020 census data, the Tibetan region of China is home toseven million Tibetans, more than 90 percent of the region’s population. Nearly all Tibetans in the region practice a distinct form of Buddhism. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of one of the main schools of Tibetan Buddhism and symbolizes Tibetan identity for both T...
China saw a significant growth in Christianity in the 1980s, after former leader Deng Xiaoping opened China to the outside world. Today, Protestantism is the predominant branch of Christianity practiced in China. There are three state-regulated Christian organizations and many underground house churches, though authorities have been cracking down o...
Muslims make up an around 1 to 1.5 percent of China’s population, accounting for around eighteen million people, according to recent estimates by Pew Research Center. China has ten predominantly Muslim ethnic groups, the largest of which is the Hui, an ethnic group closely related to the majority Han population and largely based in western China’s ...
Several religious and spiritual groups that fall outside the CCP’s officially recognized religions, dubbed “heterodox cults” by Beijing, are subject to regular government crackdowns. The party-state has banned more than a dozen such faiths on the grounds that adherents use religion “as a camouflage, deifying their leading members, recruiting and co...
Learn about the state of religion in China, where the Communist Party recognizes five religions but regulates and represses others. Find out how the government enforces sinicization policies, monitors religious activities, and detains religious prisoners.
Mar 27, 2020 · Learn about the official religion of China, atheism, and the five state-sanctioned religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam. Explore the history and current situation of religion in China, from ancient forms of animism and shamanism to Confucianism and Christianity.
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Aug 30, 2023 · How many Chinese adults practice religion or hold religious beliefs, and how have these changed over time? This report explores the challenges and complexities of assessing religious trends in China, based on various surveys and data sources.
Aug 30, 2023 · China is the least religious country in the world based on formal affiliation, but many people believe in gods, spirits and supernatural forces. Learn how surveys measure religion in China and the challenges of doing so.
