China's religious situation excerpt from Wikipedia

Chinese traditionally dominated by ancestral faith , and has Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism confluence of traditional religious beliefs and characteristics , while there is a variety of other religions. After the founding of the PRC , the official atheism pursued subsequently launched the Cultural Revolution had caused damage to various religions until after the reform and opening up began to change .

Chinese mainland official implementation of atheism propaganda and education , while the Constitution of the PRC citizens have freedom of religious belief . China is the secularization of society one of the most developed countries , and Japan , Korea , Scandinavia and Western Europe and other places with the composition of the global non-religious and religious antipathy ( including religion as backward superstition negative evaluation ) region with the highest proportion of the population . At the same time , China is the world's religious development boom over one of the countries , especially Buddhism, Protestantism , and the number of followers of Taoism in China the most massive . China 's religious culture, " Confucianism Buddhism" three religions is said ; ordinary Chinese people , on the basis of the ancestor worship , are subject to Confucianism, Taoism , Buddhism and three teaching thinking, called the Chinese folk beliefs . At the same time there is a certain percentage of people believe in different religions , some of the sources of information that the total number of more than 100 million people believers [ . Obtain official recognition of organized religion , in addition to Buddhism, Taoism , and Protestantism , Catholicism and Islam ; non- organizational Chinese folk religion also received official recognition ; forces weaker Orthodox Church in northeast China and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region other places are also recognized.

Taoism is China's major indigenous religion has many sects , such as the positive one , Taoist , etc. , as well as around the Folk Taoism . Buddhism came to China, in the Southern and Northern Dynasties began to flourish , and Confucianism and Taoism happened blend to form a Chinese Buddhism , and the formation of Zen , Huayan , Tiantai , Pure Land Buddhism , Consciousness and other denominations . Buddhism has 2000 years of history , leaving many famous temples , has strong incense , while the majority open to visitors as a tourist attraction . Overall, in southern China , a little thick atmosphere of traditional beliefs , whether ancestral spirituality , or Taoism, Buddhism . Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet , Inner Mongolia , Sichuan , Yunnan , Gansu , Qinghai , Shanxi Province, Wutai Mountain , Chengde City, Hebei Province , Beijing and other Tibetan , Mongolian, Tu , Yugurs , Tuva , Naxi , Pumi , Han and other ethnic minority areas have a great tradition of influence. Theravada Buddhism in Yunnan and other places, Dai, Blang , De'ang ( collapse dragon ) , Achang embraced by other ethnic groups .

Chinese Islam originated in Muhammad 's uncle led the mission when the first mission of the Tang Empire , Islam with Arab traders in southern China coastal landing. First mosque established in Guangzhou , now one of the world's oldest mosque in Guangzhou Huaisheng Mosque , after repairs, has retained in Guangzhou corner .  There are well-known Muslim navigator Zheng He led the design and construction of Khan Bali ( now Beijing ) is also black Diego children wayside . Today Chinese Muslim population of about 20 million people , is the world's third largest Muslim minority populations . In recent years, the recovery and development of Islam led to the construction of many mosques and ethnic coordination . The population is mainly Muslim Hui, Uygur , Kazak , Kirgiz , Tatar , Uzbek , Tajik , Dongxiang , Salar , Bonan , ten nationalities. Which, among Tajiks Shiite faith , the rest mostly Sunni faith . In addition , the traditional Sufi Mission in the Northwest Territories is still a big influence.

Christianity was first passed in the early Tang Dynasty , then known as the Nestorian ( Christian Nestorius faction ) , once received the official support of the Tang Dynasty royal family . Now since the introduction of modern Christianity is mainly divided into Protestant , Catholic, Orthodox , Protestant believer official statistics there are more than 2300 people ( belonging to the Three-Self Patriotic Church ) , Catholic has more than 500 million people ( belonging to the Catholic Patriotic will ) , but in fact there are a greater number of believers belong to unregistered sites ( called house churches ) . Protestant and Catholic considerable disparity in the distribution of the provinces , Protestant believers concentrated six provinces of Henan , Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu , Shandong and Fujian provinces , including Catholics distributed throughout the country , including the Tibet Autonomous Region a total of over a hundred parishes , most concentrated in Hebei province . Among minorities , Lisu , Jingpo , Formosan ( Taiwanese aborigines ) , Nu, Wa , Lahu , Hmong and Korean Protestant and Catholic beliefs larger proportion . Orthodox believers are now largely concentrated in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region , northeast China and the Shanghai Russian , Ewenki and Han and other populations .