﻿ Read or download Islam and Far Eastern Religions  < < 11 /
total: 13  Pagan Chinese Religions  Chinese civilization is one
of the oldest on earth. The country is the size of all of
Europe, has a population of 1.2 billion and is one of the most
important countries of the world with a dynamic and rapidly
growing economy. China, was until the end of the 18th century,
an isolated country far removed from Western culture. For this
reason Chinese society managed to preserve its traditional
superstitious religions and culture over the centuries, but with
the arrival of British trade in the 19th Century, social life
began to change. In 1949, the communist party came to power and
China was changed forever. The militants of Mao Zedong had
fought a guerrilla war for years setting up “freed zones” as
they went along. They staged the second biggest communist
revolution in history and took over the government. China became
a feared country under Mao’s rule. His arrival brought genocide,
torture, destitution and famine to