Folk beliefs and traditional architecture

The people of China have a unique non-religious belief system. The blending and communication between gods of different religions and non-religious gods reflects the diversified and utilitarian religious beliefs of China people.

These folk beliefs are also influenced by Confucian moral and ethical concepts, forming a belief sequence of "heaven, earth, monarch, relatives and teachers"

(1) days

Temple of Heaven

The worship of natural gods is an important part of Chinese folk beliefs, especially in the worship of heaven, earth, sun and moon. The Temple of Heaven is a building dedicated to heaven by the emperor. Its walls are above and below the circle, symbolizing heaven and earth respectively, which embodies the idea of "the sky is round and the place is round"

(2) Grounding

Taishan Bi Xia Yuan Jun Temple

Compared with the sky, the worship of the earth is mainly manifested in the worship of mountains and rivers. There are mainly "Wuyue Temple" dedicated to five big mountains such as Mount Tai, and "Sidu Temple" dedicated to four big rivers such as the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. After 10 century, land temples dedicated to local land gods have sprung up all over the country.

(3) June

Shaanxi Xuanyuan temple

Emperors of past dynasties, especially the legendary emperors who made great contributions to mankind, have always been the object of worship in China. The most important thing is the Xuanyuan Temple in memory of the Yellow Emperor (about 3000 BC-about 2070 BC). The Yellow Emperor is regarded as the ancestor of * * * by the Chinese nation. China people still call themselves "descendants of the Yellow Emperor", and "Yellow" refers to the Yellow Emperor.

(4) in favor

Ancestor worship is a far-reaching folk belief in ancient China. The ancestral temple of the emperor's family and the ancestral temple of the common people are places where ancestors are sacrificed. Ancestral temples often become places where patriarchs exercise special powers. Except Qingyitang in Huizhou, almost all ancestral temples are dedicated to male ancestors, which also reflects the characteristics of ancient patriarchal society in China.