Rural Chinese people are usually either Confucianistic or Buddhist. There is a quickly growing Christian minority that is found in rural areas too.
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Missionaries in China mostly came to advance religion. However, they have been engaged in development of schools and hospitals in most rural parts of China.
People who believed in the religion and followers spread and expanded the religion as they traveled. Mostly from India to China and so on.
Taoism is believed to have evolved from the animist beliefs of ancient China, along with some Buddhist influences.
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The symbol for China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited in the AMEX is: CNR.
The people of Shang china worshipped many gods. The gods were both admired and feared. The people believed the gods could bring good or bad fortune.
Approximately 70% of the Chinese population live in rural areas, with 30% in urban areas. The number in urban areas is, however, growing.A:According to Wikipedia, in 2009, Mainland China (excluding Hong Kong) was53% rural 47% urbanIn 2001, it was64% rural, 36% urbanIn 199074% rural, 26% urbanFuture predictions are:201550%/50%203530% Rural, 70% UrbanSee Wikipedia Link.
China has no official or national religion.
Chinese folk religion/buddhism/taoism. Chinese often believed in a synthesis of the three (at least in the past they did, now as a result of the communist revolution a large part of China's population is atheist).
Buddhism is the religion that started in India(sub-continent) and spread over china.
Prior to the introduction of Buddhism, the most prominent religion of China was Taoism.