secara demografi, sistem agama terbesar adalah "agama tionghoa", yang tak hanya terdiri dari ajaran konghucu dan taois, unsur-unsur buddha, namun juga berbagai tradisi lainnya, dan terdiri dari persekutuan dengan shen (), sebuah karakter yang memadukkan berbagai dewa-dewa, yang dapat merupakan deitas lingkungan alam atau prinsip leluhur kelompok manusia, konsep sipilitas, pahlawan budaya, beberapa diantaranya menampilkan sejarah dan mitologi tionghoa.steven f. teiser.
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kekristenan di tiongkok diperkenalkan dua kali pada abad ke-7 dan ke-15, namun tixak mengakar sampai diperkenalkan kembali pada abad ke-16 oleh para misionaris yesuit.
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