Minority Religion,Yunnan Adventure Travel

Minority Religion

Stupa, Temple and Young Buddhist Monks

The Dai people believe in Hinayana (Little Vehicle, a branch of Buddhism), which is, with the formal name of "Nanchuan Shangzuo Sect of Buddhism", a sect of Buddhism. It was introduced into Dai areas of China through Burma and Thailand, more than a thousand years ago.
Worship of the Communal Gods

The worship of the communal gods is a sort of religion peculiar to the Bai nationality. In the Bai language, the communal gods are also named as "Wuzeng," or "Laogu (ancestors)," or "Laotai (ancestress)." In some places, there are also names like "Wuzengni," "Zengni" and "Dongbo," which have some meaning of ancestor or master. However, their worship is not simply ancestry worship, but is generally regarded as a form of worship that derives from the communal gods worship and farming sacrifice in primitive societies.
Confucianism and Taoism

Tao Gong, Tao Guan, and Tao Yuan respectively. For example, the Yongle Gong in Shanxi, Baiyun Guan and Dongyue Miao in Beijing. The places where carry on the comparatively large-scale chanting are called Daochang, while the ordinary ones are called Fatan.
Cave Dwellings and Siheyuan (Chinese Courtyard Houses)

The cave dwellings and Chinese courtyard houses are characteristic dwelling buildings of the Han nationality. According to the textual research of ancient architects, more than 4000 years ago, Han people living on the northwest loess plateau have a custom of "digging a cave and living in."
Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama and reincarnation of Living Buddha

Zang people believe in Tibetan Buddhism, which is also called Tibetan language family Buddhism (because its classics belong to the Tibetan system) and commonly called Lamaism (because its religious practitioners are called "Lama")
The denominations and religious system of Islam

At the beginning of the 7th century, Islam was established in the Arabian Peninsula, and then was spread to China with the immigration of the aboriginal guests. In history, Islam ever had different names in China. In the Tang and Song dynasties, it was called as "Dashi Law" and "Dashi religion";
The Religion of the Hani Yeche Ethnic People

The religion of Hani Yeche people is based on the cult to the ancestors and in the deification of the forces of the nature. The fundamental concept is the existence of different souls or "yuela."
Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama and reincarnation of Living Buddha

The Ta'er temple in Qinghai ProvinceZang people believe in Tibetan Buddhism, which is also called Tibetan language family Buddhism (because its classics belong to the Tibetan system) and commonly called Lamaism (because its religious practitioners are called "Lama").

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The Dai people believe in Hinayana (Little Vehicle, a branch of Buddhism), which is, with the formal name of "Nanchuan Shangzuo Sect of Buddhism", a sect of Buddhism. It was introduced into Dai areas of China through Burma and Thailand, more than a thousand years ago.

Tao Gong, Tao Guan, and Tao Yuan respectively. For example, the Yongle Gong in Shanxi, Baiyun Guan and Dongyue Miao in Beijing. The places where carry on the comparatively large-scale chanting are called Daochang, while the ordinary ones are called Fatan.

The cave dwellings and Chinese courtyard houses are characteristic dwelling buildings of the Han nationality. According to the textual research of ancient architects, more than 4000 years ago, Han people living on the northwest loess plateau have a custom of "digging a cave and living in."

Zang people believe in Tibetan Buddhism, which is also called Tibetan language family Buddhism (because its classics belong to the Tibetan system) and commonly called Lamaism (because its religious practitioners are called "Lama")

At the beginning of the 7th century, Islam was established in the Arabian Peninsula, and then was spread to China with the immigration of the aboriginal guests. In history, Islam ever had different names in China. In the Tang and Song dynasties, it was called as "Dashi Law" and "Dashi religion";

The religion of Hani Yeche people is based on the cult to the ancestors and in the deification of the forces of the nature. The fundamental concept is the existence of different souls or "yuela."

​The Ta'er temple in Qinghai ProvinceZang people believe in Tibetan Buddhism, which is also called Tibetan language family Buddhism (because its classics belong to the Tibetan system) and commonly called Lamaism (because its religious practitioners are called "Lama").

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The Ta'er temple in Qinghai ProvinceZang people believe in Tibetan Buddhism, which is also called Tibetan language family Buddhism (because its classics belong to the Tibetan system) and commonly called Lamaism (because its religious practitioners are called "Lama").