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Chinese folk religion, also named Shenism, was the indigenous religion of the Han Chinese.Its focus is the worship of the shen (神 "expressions", "gods"), that are the generative powers of nature, also including, in the human sphere, ancestors and progenitors of families or lineages, and divine heroes that made a significant imprinting in the history of the Chinese civilisation.
Christianity has been in Hong Kong since 1841 when British Empire started to rule Hong Kong. [ 1 ] As of 2022, there were about 1.3 million Christians in Hong Kong (16% of the total population), most of them are Protestant (around 900,000) and Catholic (around 401,000).
The Baháʼí Faith in Hong Kong began during the lifetime of the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼu'lláh.. Hong Kong's history as crown colony of the United Kingdom and then a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China has given it a unique history – a history that has impacted the structure and growth of the Baháʼí Faith there.
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The history of Muslims in Hong Kong started since the British Hong Kong government period. The first Muslim settlers in Hong Kong were of Indian origin, in which some of them were soldiers. From the mid 19th century onwards, more and more soldiers and businessmen arrived in Hong Kong from South Asia and mainland China.
Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei (油麻地天后廟) is also famous in Hong Kong. The public square, Yung Shue Tau before it is surrounded by a night market of Temple Street (a street named after it). Tin Hau Temple ( 佛堂門天后古廟 ) at Tai Miu Wan (大廟灣; Joss House Bay ) is considered the most sacred.
Religion in Hong Kong is varied, although most Hong Kongers are of Cantonese / Guangdong descent and thus practice the Cantonese branch of Chinese folk religion, [51] which also has elements of Confucian doctrines, Mahayana Buddhism and Taoist ritual traditions. In their Taoist traditions, Hong Kongers also show Cantonese characteristics.
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