How many temples are in China?

Answer 1

There are many temples and holy sites, in almost every city and many rural areas of China. Some are dedicated to Buddhism, others to Daoism, Confucianism and so on. Some people have private shrines in their own homes, for private worship of the gods. There are also some churches and mosques.

Answer 2

In the unofficial house church movement in China, Christians worship in houses as they did in the earliest days of the Christian faith. They are also baptized in rivers. Thus, as in The Bible, a place of worship is 'wherever two or three are gathered in my name'. It is sometimes difficult for people to grasp the importance of this. These people assemble, on pain of arrest and imprisonment, usually watched by informers, sometimes who attend to report on the meetings.

Thus, in this context, of biblical Christianity where people literally obey the command 'we must obey God rather than men' people worship whenever and wherever they can. Obviously the rivers are out in the open. They may also assemble in fields when appropriate, although there they do not have the benefit of walls to muffle any singing.

Answer 3

Most large cities in China have a Buddhist temple. Many tourist areas also have giant statues of Buddha or caves dedicated to early Buddhism.
Since the followers of Daoism (Taoism) are more likely to be rural, Dao temples are harder to find and are usually smaller. Some areas have caves sacred to Daoism.

Mosques are to be found mainly in western China.

Many Confucian temples have been turned into museums. The central government actively discourages ancestor worship, and therefore Confucianism.

Falun Dafa is now outlawed and is only practised in secret.

In mainland China, most large cities close to the coast or in areas of former European influence have at least one or two Christian churches. Catholic and Protestant churches are recognised, but the Catholic church clergy are not installed by the Vatican. There is a small underground Roman Catholic movement that appears to use Vatican-appointed clergy, but this is an illegal movement. Some Protestants worship secretly rather than in the official churches, although their numbers are hard to gauge.

Macao has many large and beautiful Catholic churches. There are also several Christian churches in Hong Kong.

Answer 4

There are thousands of temples in China, with estimates ranging from around 100,000 to over 200,000. This includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian temples, among others.

Answer 5

there are 467 temples in china