Chinese folk religion

E39185

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (380)

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

Achang religion Chinese folk religion
Emperor Yuan of Wei religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Wu religion Chinese folk religion
Wu (Ten Kingdoms) religion Chinese folk religion
Min (Ten Kingdoms) religion Chinese folk religion
Southern Han religion Chinese folk religion
Late Tang warlord era religion Chinese folk religion
Taizu religion Chinese folk religion
subject surface form: Tang of Shang
Wuyue religion Chinese folk religion
Southern Tang religion Chinese folk religion
Northern Han religion Chinese folk religion
Khitan people religion Chinese folk religion
Emperor Hui of Han religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Xiaoming religion Chinese folk religion
Cao Fang religion Chinese folk religion
Chen Youliang religion Chinese folk religion
Cao Huan religion Chinese folk religion
Dong people religion Chinese folk religion
Cheng Han religion Chinese folk religion
Kwan Sing Bio Temple religion Chinese folk religion
Emperor of Han religion Chinese folk religion
Chu people religion Chinese folk religion
Liu Hong religion Chinese folk religion
Hòu Zhōu religion Chinese folk religion
subject surface form: Later Zhou
Empress Dowager Xiang religion Chinese folk religion
Dazu District religion Chinese folk religion
Southern Min culture religion Chinese folk religion
Guangze Zunwang religion Chinese folk religion
Fude Zhengshen religion Chinese folk religion
Lord of the Soil and Ground religion Chinese folk religion
土地公 religion Chinese folk religion
Tianhou religion Chinese folk religion
Zao Jun religion Chinese folk religion
Zao Shen religion Chinese folk religion
Four Dragon Kings religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Zhang religion Chinese folk religion
Shimin religion Chinese folk religion
City God religion Chinese folk religion
Jingnan religion Chinese folk religion
Li Chengqian religion Chinese folk religion
Xia religion Chinese folk religion
subject surface form: Xia dynasty
Minnan region religion Chinese folk religion
Minnan culture religion Chinese folk religion
Former Shu religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Dowager Dou religion Chinese folk religion
Red Yao religion Chinese folk religion
Iu Mien religion Chinese folk religion
Blue Yao religion Chinese folk religion
Ong Bon Pagoda religion Chinese folk religion
Haining, Zhejiang, Qing Empire religion Chinese folk religion