Ancestor worship Quote by David Henry Hwang

It is true that the Chinese are not so religious as the Hindus, or even as the Japanese; and they are certainly not so…

— Hu Shih

“Confucianism is not a religion but rather a system of moral philosophy that originated in China in the teachings of Kong Fuzi (558–471 BCE),”

— Daniel Tudor

No student of Chinese history can say that the Chinese are incapable of religious experience, even when judged by the standards of medieval Europe…

— Hu Shih

But I wish to point out that it is entirely wrong to say that the Chinese are not religious.

— Hu Shih

“Religion wasn't a big deal in our house. I don't think it was a big deal in most Chinese households. We always had photos…

— Eddie Huang

The Chinese people, too, went through all kinds of vicissitudes in their religious development.

— Hu Shih

The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world.

— Anonymous

Officially an atheist country, China technically recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism. But while China seemingly 'promotes' freedom of religion, nothing…

— Michael Waltz

“If religion is about the sacred as opposed to the profane, the spirit as opposed to matter, the Creator as opposed to the created,…

— Stephen Prothero

The Chinese are a knowing people; and I daresay that is why they once made a religious odor about old age; to prevent their…

— Christina Stead

I think where traditional values are concerned, Chinese people see nature as very symbolic. It's a form of culture.

— Ma Yansong

It is important that social, political, and religious freedoms grow in China. A society which recognizes religious freedom is a society which will recognize…

— George W. Bush