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Folk Religion in China

Chinese folk religion comprises the religion practiced in much of China for thousands of years which included ancestor veneration and drew heavily upon ideas and beings inside Chinese mythology. Chinese folk religion is occasionally observed as a constituent a part of Chinese classic religion, but more typically, the two are regarded as synonymous. It's estimated that there are a minimum of 800 million adherents to Chinese folk religion worldwide.Chinese folk religion is composed of a mixture of religious practices, including Confucianist ceremonies, ancestor veneration, Buddhism and Taoism. Chinese folk religion also retains traces of a few of its ancestral neolithic belief systems which contain the veneration of the sun, moon, earth, the heaven, and numerous stars, also as communication with animals.

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Chinese Kung Fu 中国功夫 – Top 13 Kung Fu Hometowns in China

No. 1 CangzhouAccording to historical data, Kung Fu of Cangzhou (沧州) in Southeast Hebei Province originated from the Ming Dynasty, became prosperous in the Qing Dynasty and became famous at home and abroad in late Qing Dynasty. In Cangzhou, kung fu is a popular sport favored by local people. In ancient times, Cangzhou used to be the strategically important area. Thus, local people at that time practiced Kung Fu to survive in frequent wars. Year in and year out, the custom of practicing Kung Fu has been handed down through the generations. Nowadays, Cangzhou is home to fifty-three Kung Fu schools, accounting for 40% of the total in the whole country. What’s more, there have been a large number of Kung Fu masters in Cangzhou, such as Zhang Zhijiang, Ding Faxiang and Huo Diange.

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