Chinese ReligionThe region of China is vast and deep. “In China, lay people did not belong to an institutionalized sect and their religious life had nothing to do with signing passing out articles. In China, religion was so deeply woven into the vast fabric of family and social life that there was not even a special word for it until modern times, when a term corresponding to the Western term was introduced. been invented” (Thompson, 1). In China, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism mix. In the first period, the Shang dynasty (2000 BC), the Chinese worshiped many different gods (polytheism), such as the weather god and the river god. People in the Shang Dynasty believed that their ancestors became like gods after they died, so people worshiped their own ancestors. The basic characteristics of ancient Chinese philosophy consist of five emphases: spiritual existence, practice, morality, harmony and intuition. The philosophy of the pre-Qin era was marked by the emergence of various ancient philosophical views. The most influential schools were Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism and Legalism. In China, lay people did not belong to an institutionalized sect and their religious life had nothing to do with signing passing out articles. In China, religion was so deeply woven into the vast fabric of family and social life that there was not even a special word for it until modern times, when a term corresponding to the Western term was introduced. been invented (Thompson, 1). The school takes the teachings of Confucius as its core of thought and regards the words and deeds of Confucius as its highest code of behavior. It advocates benevolence and justice, allegiance and tolerance, the doctrine of the golden mean and values ​​ethical relationships between men. In the Chinese worldview, there was a middle of paper. They hoped to avoid epidemics, guarantee rain at the right time, and have children. Believing that their subsistence, present and future, was guaranteed by the favor of the sacred place of their assemblies, the members of the local community felt linked to it by a relationship teeming with benefits, which made them adhere to it as faithful. vassals of a powerful lord” (Liu, 30). Liu, James TC China's Inward-Looking Intellectual and Political Changes in the Early 12th Century. 4th ed. Flight. 23. Council on Asian Asian Studies, 1919. Print. Shankman, Steven and Stephen W. Durrant. Ancient China/Ancient Greece. Albany: State University of New York, 2001. Print. Thompson, Laurence G. Chinese Religion: An Introduction. Belmont: Dickenson Company, Inc, 1969. Print.Thompson, Laurence G. The Religious Life of Man. Belmont: Dickenson Company, Inc, 1973. Print.