What is Religion in China?
The main religions in China are [[Buddhism]], [[Chinese folk religion|Chinese folklore]], [[Taoism]] and [[Confucianism]] among many others [[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic religions]] are also practised. There is a Kaifeng Jewish community living in China. Also, Islam has been historically popular, introduced since the [[Tang Dynasty]]. The [[Hui people]] and [[Uyghur people]] are [[Muslims]]. ==Buddhism== {{See also|Han Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhism}}There are three main existing branches of buddhism: [[Han Buddhism]], [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and [[Theravada]]. The first two are in [[China]]. They come from the [[Mahayana]].they also practise other religions and also fall under the Hindu religion ==Folk Religion== {{See also|Major world religions}} Chinese folk religion is a religion that has been practised in China for thousands of years. There are at least 800,000,000 followers of Chinese folk religion worldwide (estimate). Most if not all of these followers are also followers of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, as these three philosophy-religions are major influences of China's folk religion. The [[influence]] from and to these three philosophy-religions goes to the extent that some [[mythology|mythical figures]] from folk culture have merged into those philosophy-religions and vice versa. Chinese folk religion is made up of a combination of [[religion|religious]] practices, including [[Confucianism]], ancestor veneration, [[Buddhism]] and [[Taoism]]. Folk religion also retains traces of some of its ancestral [[neolithic]] [[belief]] systems which include the veneration of the [[Sun]], [[Moon]], [[Earth]], [[Heaven]] and various [[star]]s, as well as communication with animals. It has been practised alongside [[Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]], and [[Taoism]] by Chinese people throughout the world for thousands of years. ==Taoism in China== {{See also|Taoism|l1=Daoism}} Daoism, or Taoism, is a philosophy-religion that is at least 2,500 years old. It originated from [[China]] and is now widely practised in [[Kor