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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Chinese folk religion canonical 376
Chaoshan folk religion 1
Chinese Kitchen God tradition 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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Chen Wangting religion Chinese folk religion
Yang Luchan religion Chinese folk religion
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Zhao clan religion Chinese folk religion
Xingqing Prefecture religion Chinese folk religion
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subject surface form: King Zhuang of Chu
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subject surface form: Ba Commandery
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subject surface form: Emperor Di Ku
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Chu religion Chinese folk religion
Emperor Wen of Wei religion Chinese folk religion
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subject surface form: Yehenara clan
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