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Religion in Hong Kong is characterized by a diversity of beliefs and practices. Most of the Hong Kong people of Chinese descent practice Chinese folk religion〔Shun-hing Chan. ''(Rethinking Folk Religion in Hong Kong: Social Capital, Civic Community and the State )''. Hong Kong Baptist University.〕—which may include Confucian and Taoist doctrines and ritual traditions—or Buddhism, mostly of the Chinese variety. According to official statistics for the year 2010, about 50% of the population belongs to an organised religion. Specifically there are: 1.5 million Buddhists, 1 million Taoists, 480,000 Protestants, 353,000 Catholics, 220,000 Muslims, 40,000 Hindus, 10,000 Sikhs, and other smaller communities.〔Hong Kong Government. ''(2010 Yearbook – Religion )''. Retrieved 23 September 2012.〕 A significant amount of the adherents of non-indigenous Chinese religions are Hong Kong people of non-Chinese descent. The other half of the population mostly follow Chinese folk religions, which comprehend the worship of local gods and ancestors, in many cases not declaring this practice as a religious affiliation in surveys. The traditional Chinese religiosity was generally discouraged during the British rule over Hong Kong, which favoured Christianity.〔 With the end of the British rule and the handover of the sovereignty of the city-state to China, there has been a renewal of Buddhist and Chinese folk religions.〔 == Chinese folk religion == (詳細は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. Traditionally Hong Kong Chinese practised Daoist or folk religion, along with some Buddhist practices and ancestor worship. In recent decades urban residential areas seldom have neighborhood temples. Bosco argues that modern postindustrial life styles do not comport well with traditional practices. Many residents fail to recognize their practices as religious. Instead they misperceive many traditional practices and rituals, such as neighborhood processions, as part of the unremarkable heritage representing traditional Hong Kong culture. Consequently, religion is often overlooked in Hong Kong. One result, says Bosco, is that diversity and tolerance are the characteristics that most mark the Hong Kong religious landscape.〔Joseph Bosco, "Chinese popular religion and Hong Kong identity," ''Asian Anthropology'' (April 2015) 14#1 pp 8-20. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Religion in Hong Kong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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