Chinese religion
　　Chinese people are Reluctant to talk about their own religion. In China, with individuals not believe in religion, most Chinese are pious follower of a religion.
　　China Earliest religion Recorded approximately 2600 Years ago, when the Zhou dynasty has a call Li’er Man. He lives in Before Christ form 571 to 471. he was born, eyebrows and hair is white, so people call him Lao-Tse. He before leaving Han’gu gateway of custody, wrote a 5 Thousand many word books—“Lao-Tse”, “The Daode sutra”, later known as the. "The Daode sutra " and "the Book of Changes" compound is Taoism classics. In Eastern dynasty, Zhang Daolin creation&9s "Wu Doumi Taoism" as Taoism stereotyped beginning. Chinese Li and Zhang surname most belief Taoism, At present Taoist in China about 200 million people.
　　Lao zhe has a non-residential Student — Kong qiu. He lives in Before Christ form 551 to 479. According to China history books “Confucian family from Historical Memoirist” records, He father than mother for a whole 50 years of age, parents in Niqiu Mountain Temple Time the open country mates hereafter, gave birth to Him. He is similar to the Jehovah, is China great missionaries. He have disciples 3 Thousand, approximately equivalent to the current 300 Thousand. He initiates Edit “the Book of poems", " Decoded Royal Archives", Revise “the Book of ceremony”, “Book of music”, preface “Change of biography", Write “History of Spring-autumn Dynasty”. After the death of his disciples books "the Analects of Confucius”. From king Liu che about start "Only Confucianism", Confucianism since established the rulers of religion status. The proverb “the half ‘the Analects of Confucius’ governs the world”, showing Confucianism henceforth always is the Chinese society&9s vertical life religion. Confucianism is China the social Shi official rank level and intelligentsia main belief. Nowadays probably has fconfucian 110 million people.
　　Last century to Chen du’xiu As representative of a group of intellectuals, the Westernization of Marx&9s theory, In China Created Chinese Communist. This new religion organization, start trying to unify the Chinese will. To Mao ze’dong as representative of a group of religion followers with sacrifices and guns seized the regime, the basic realization of the value of their own. "One World, One Dream" is the religion best feature, so far no one Chinese get the Nobel prize also relevant here. “The lower level subordinates itself to the higher level, minority must obey the majority, the entire party obedience central committee” has explained this religion well. This currently religion about party member 85 million people.
　　Addition, China In the Sui and Tang dynasties, India&9s Buddhist started incoming. At present Chinese Buddhist about China Han Chinese society of civilian sectors, Tibetans and back to the people, the specific Buddhist number is unknown.
Currently China from Western incoming Catholicism 、 Islam and Christianism. Islamite Sh