# Religion in Ancient China — WHE Article Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/religion-in-ancient-china-whe-article-discussion/8190>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [April 21, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/religion-in-ancient-china-whe-article-discussion/8190 "2016-04-21T13:13:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/religion-in-ancient-china-whe-article-discussion/8190/1 "2016-04-21T13:13:44Z")

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Religious practices in ancient China go back over 7,000 years. Long before the philosophical and spiritual teachings of Confucius and Lao-Tzu developed or before the teachings of the Buddha came to China, the people worshipped personifications of nature and then of concepts like "wealth" or "fortune" which developed into a religion.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/891/religion-in-ancient-china/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/891/religion-in-ancient-china/)._

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**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/religion-in-ancient-china-whe-article-discussion/8190/2 "2026-07-29T06:59:33Z")

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