Religions of Xinjiang宗教信仰(英文)

Religious Beilievers in Xinjiang

Xinjiang is a region of many religions. The major religions here are lslamism,Lamaism (Tibetan Buddhism), Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Shamanism. Islam is the principal faith in Xinjiang for more than ten ethnic groups, Islamism is believed by the Uygur, Kazak, Hui, Kirghiz, Tajik, Uzbek, Tatar, Sala, Dongxiang and Bao’an nationalities, more than ten in all. Islamism, therefore, is more influential in social life in Xinjiang. Now there are, throughout the region, 23,000 mosques and other religious activity places including Lamaist temples and Catholic churches, which have completely satisfied the religious people of all nationalities. The principle religious institutions in Xinjiang are the lslamic Association, The Islamic Scripture Seminary and the Buddhist Association, etc.

Major religious institutions in Xinjiang are the Islamic Association, the Islamic Scripture Seminary, and the Buddhist Association. There are nearly 9 million Islam believers, which account for 56.3% of the total population of Xinjiang.

There are about 80,000 Lamaism believers, who are mainly Mongols, and 40 Lama temples. There are nearly 30,000 Christians and 24 Christian churches, over 4,000 Catholics and 25 Catholic churches, and about one hundred Eastern Orthodoxy believers and two churches.