Keywords: Distribution of religions in China.png Demography of religions in China Map based on the following ones http //img webme com/pic/g/geographie-ville-en-guerre/religions-chine jpg Source map 1 Dumortier Brigitte 2002 Atlas des religions Autrement collection Atlas Paris p 32 http //cybergeo revues org/docannexe/image/23808/img-3 jpg Source map 2 Narody Vostochnoi Asii Ethnic Groups of East Asia 1965 Zhongguo Minsu Dili Folklore Geography of China 1999 Zhongguo Dili Geography of China 2002 http //refbook img cnki net/CRFDPIC/r200608092/r200608092 006 76507a jpg Source map 3 高文德 主编 中国少数民族史大辞典 长春:吉林教育出版社 1995 http //refbook img cnki net/CRFDPIC/r200606014/r200606014 0652 288333 jpg Source map 4 中国少数民族艺 词典 编程委员会 编;殷海山 宗 郭洁 主编 中国少数民族艺 词典 北京:民族出版社 1991 Legend C00000 Chinese traditional religions including worship of gods and ancestors Confucianism and Taoism FFFF00 Buddhism 008000 Islam FF00FF Ethnic minorities' indigenous religions Zhuang folk religion Yi Bimoism Miao folk religion Yao folk religion 00CCFF Mongolian folk religion Tengerism 00FF00 Northeast China folk religion influenced by Tungus and Manchu shamanism widespread Shanrendao Chinese traditional religions worship of gods and ancestors Taoism and Confucianism are dominant in the provinces populated by a Han Chinese majority and have a presence in areas with large Han Chinese settlements In northeastern China Manchuria it has developed unique characteristics forms of practice and pantheon from its interaction with Manchu shamanism The Confucian folk religious movement Shanrendao is widespread in northeast China Among Han Chinese the second largest religion is Chinese Buddhism Theravada Buddhism is present in Yunnan areas bordering Burma practiced by Dai peoples and in the southern part of Hainan practiced by the Li people Tibetan Buddhism has an absolute majority in Tibet and a strong presence of around 20 in Qinghai which population is 20 ethnic Tibetan and a smaller percentage in Inner Mongolia 13 Mongolians practice it alongside their indigenous faith Tengerism or Mongolian shamanism Islam has a majority of over 50 in Xinjiang populated by the Uyghurs and a strong presence in Ningxia the Hui Chinese autonomous region at the centre of China and in Qinghai Large minorities 20-30 of practitioners of indigenous religion of non-Han Chinese origin such as religions of the Zhuang Yi Miao and Yao are present in Guangxi Guizhou and Yunnan Own work of users Khny Aethelwolf Emsworth 2014-07-11 Users Khny Aethelwolf Emsworth Public domain Religion maps of China |