Chinese folk religion

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Chinese folk religion is a syncretic system of traditional Chinese beliefs and practices that blends ancestor worship, local deities, Taoist and Buddhist elements, and popular rituals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk religion
religion
syncretic religion
traditional Chinese belief system
associatedWithEthnicGroup Han Chinese
countryOfOrigin China
follows ancestor worship
hasConcept auspiciousness
cosmic bureaucracy
merit and retribution
qi
taboo observance
yin and yang
hasDeity Caishen
Chenghuangshen
Dragon King
Guandi
Guanyin
Jade Emperor
Kitchen God
Mazu
Tudigong
hasRitualSpecialist fengshui master
ritual master
shaman
spirit medium
hasSacredSpace ancestral hall
household altar
temple
includesBelief Heaven
surface form: Heaven (Tian)

ancestral spirits
city gods
earth gods
household gods
nature spirits
underworld bureaucracy
includesPractice burning of incense
burning of joss paper
divination
exorcism rituals
ritual offerings
seasonal rites
spirit mediumship
temple festivals
veneration of local deities
influencedBy Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
observesFestival Dragon Boat Festival
Ghost Festival
Lantern Festival
Spring Festival
surface form: Lunar New Year

Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations
surface form: Mid-Autumn Festival

Qingming Festival
practicedIn Chinese diaspora communities
Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong

Macau
China
surface form: Mainland China

Malaysia
Singapore
Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan

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Heaven associatedWith Chinese folk religion
Li associatedWithReligion Chinese folk religion
Vietnamese folk religion hasInfluenceFrom Chinese folk religion
Qinghai hasReligion Chinese folk religion
Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing Empire hasReligion Chinese folk religion
Western China hasReligion Chinese folk religion
southern China hasReligiousTradition Chinese folk religion
subject surface form: Southern China
Chinatown majorReligion Chinese folk religion
subject surface form: Chinatown (Yokohama)
Taoism relatedTradition Chinese folk religion
Amoy, Fujian, Qing dynasty religion Chinese folk religion
Chenghua Emperor religion Chinese folk religion
Chinese Indonesians religion Chinese folk religion
Chinese Malaysians religion Chinese folk religion
Chinese peasantry religion Chinese folk religion
Confucius religion Chinese folk religion
Han Chinese religion Chinese folk religion
Han dynasty religion Chinese folk religion
Hongwu Emperor religion Chinese folk religion
Lingnan religion Chinese folk religion
Longshan Temple religion Chinese folk religion
Manchukuo religion Chinese folk religion
Mengjiang religion Chinese folk religion
Northern Wei dynasty religion Chinese folk religion
Qin dynasty religion Chinese folk religion
Qing dynasty religion Chinese folk religion
Sam Poo Kong Temple religion Chinese folk religion
State of Chu religion Chinese folk religion
Zhou dynasty religion Chinese folk religion
Cholon religionPracticed Chinese folk religion
Temple of Heaven religiousTradition Chinese folk religion