Chinese folk religion 중국 민간 신앙
The everyday religion of hundreds of millions: honouring ancestors, local gods and heroes such as Guan Yu and Mazu, mixing Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian elements freely.
OriginChina and the Chinese diaspora
WhenAncient and continuous
TextsNo single scripture; almanacs, temple traditions
A practice you can try today
Incense at home altars, temple festivals, Qingming tomb-sweeping, divination blocks.
🕯 Pray in the Five-Colour Shrine Make your own caveSacred places
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Taoism (Daoism)도교·도가Harmony with the Dao — the nameless way of nature that 'does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone'.Confucianism유교A way of becoming fully human through learning, ritual and right relationships — parent and child, ruler and people, friend and friend.Korean shamanism (Musok)무속 (한국 샤머니즘)Korea's oldest living religion: the mudang (shaman) mediates between people and spirits — mountain gods, ancestors, the restless dead — through gut rituals of music, dance and costume.
A short introduction written by CavePray from the sources below — not the official voice of any tradition. Follower numbers are rounded estimates that differ by survey. Tell us if something should be corrected.