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Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Hong Kong is home to various races and religions. The different ethnic groups that reside in this city are Chinese, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews and so on. The multicultural ambiance has created a diverse religious atmosphere in Hong Kong. Each race has its own individual beliefs and faiths. To talk about Religion in Hong Kong, there are almost 100 million followers of various different religions. However, there are three prominent religions in Hong Kong. These are Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Buddhism originally came from India and Confucianism originated in China. Besides these three major religions some other minor religions also exist in Hong Kong. These are Islam, Christianity, Shamanism, Dongba religion of the Maxi people and also the Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The tribes that follow Islam in Hong Kong are mainly the Kazak, Kirgiz, Dongxiang, Hui, Tatar, Ozbek, Tajik, Uygur, Bonan, Salar etc. On the other hand, Buddhism is primarily followed by the Tibetan people and the followers of Theravada Buddhism are the Dai, Blang and Deang people. Hong Kong can be termed as a religious city in China. You can see various temples, monasteries and shrines of various religions spread out in all over the city of Hong Kong. Among the 600 temples in Hong Kong, most are Buddhist or Taoist temples. These temples are really beautiful and full of activities all the time. People in this city also have faith in various Chinese Deities along with Buddha. You should also not be shocked if you see shrines in the stores and offices in Hong Kong. Kitchen God is another very famous Deity worshipped in Hong Kong. The Chinese people have also faith in the conciliation of the dead and also the spirits. They believe that human beings can seek and achieve the hidden knowledge by which the unknown future can be known. Sometimes superstition get also involved in the religion and traditional practices. Feng Sui is the example of this fact. Chinese people believe that they must appease the Deities along with drifting away the evil spirits and soothe the sleeping dragons, so that good luck can be achieved.
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