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Religion in China

Despite history and recent headlines, China is undergoing a spiritual revival, and China now has the largest population of Buddhists in the world- by some estimates more than 200 million. That's in part because of a collaborative relationship between Chin

China’s atheist Communist government is embracing a very capitalist form of Buddhism

Belief

Officially atheist, the Communist Party these days is more tolerant of religion, though it generally demands that people worship in state-controlled settings. And that state control can manifest in weirdly capitalistic ways.

Robert "RZA" Diggs is the founder of the Wu Tang Clan. He wrote "The Tao of Wu" in 2009, which made the New York Times best-seller list.

From the Jesuits to Ronald Reagan to RZA, the worldwide appeal of Daoism endures

Belief
A Taoist priest stands in sunlight to keep warm in the courtyard of the 700-year-old Dongyue Temple in central Beijing.

Daoism gains a foothold, again, in China

Belief
Temple and cemetery of Confucius.

Name the city in China where Confucius lived?

Culture
A shrine in Xuanwu Lake park in Nanjing is a popular spot where people submit personal wishes - written on red ribbons - to a higher power.

In atheistic China, people use ribbons in a park to appeal to ‘higher powers’

Lifestyle & Belief

China holds exhibition to ease Turkish concerns over treatment of ethnic Uygurs

Lifestyle & Belief

Chinese Muslims, all 23 million of them, say it can be hard practicing their faith in China. Particularly for ethnic Uygurs, there is long-running discrimination that many Uygurs say endangers their cultural existence.

In Istanbul, an Exhibition on Islam in China Accentuates the Positive

Arts, Culture & Media

Chinese government seeks to soothe Turks’ concerns about the ill treatment of China’s 23 million Muslims, including Turkic Uygurs.

Music Heard on Air for September 12, 2011

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for September 12, 2011. Artists featured are: Ali Akbar Kahn, Yin Tsang, Moriba Koita, Strength in Numbers, Alison Brown.

Chinese Opera Qing Cheng Dazzles Edinburgh Festival

Arts, Culture & Media

Qing Cheng, an elaborate, large-scale multimedia Chinese opera, made its international debut at the festival.

The World

Geo Answer

Today’s answer is China. The country is sending its navy to the coast of Somalia to conduct anti-pirate operations there. The World’s Matthew Bell tells anchor Katy Clark that it’s the first time in 600 hundreds years that Chinese ships will venture into east African waters.