page_title: Beijing
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Beijing / Culture / Religion
caption_attribution_description: English: The Temple of the Town Deity in Beijing 中文: 北京都城隍庙寝殿（后殿），为旧都城隍庙唯一存留至今的建筑。位于北京市西城区金融街。中文（简体）‎: 北京都城隍庙寝殿（后殿），为旧都城隍庙唯一存留至今的建筑。位于北京市西城区金融街。中文（中国大陆）‎: 北京都城隍庙寝殿（后殿），为旧都城隍庙唯一存留至今的建筑。位于北京市西城区金融街。中文（繁體）‎: 北京都城隍廟寢殿（後殿），為舊都城隍廟唯一存留至今的建築。位於北京市西城區金融街。中文（繁體）‎: 北京都城隍廟寢殿（後殿），為舊都城隍廟唯一存留至今的建築。位於北京市西城區金融街。Bân-lâm-gú: Pak-kiann-too Sîng-hông-biō Tshím-tiān(hiō-tiān). Uî kū too sîng-hông-biō uî-it tsûn-liû tsí-kim ê kiàn-tio̍k. Uī-î Pak-kiann-tshī Sai-siânn-khu Kim-iông-ke.
context_page_description: Beijing, alternatively romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's most populous capital city, with over 21 million residents within an administrative area of 16,410.5 km². The city, located in North China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China.
  Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for culture, diplomacy and politics, business and economy, education, language, and science and technology. A megacity, Beijing is the second-largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's cultural, educational, and political center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions.
context_section_description: The religious heritage of Beijing is rich and diverse as Chinese folk religion, Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam and Christianity all have significant historical presence in the city. As the national capital, the city also hosts the State Administration for Religious Affairs and various state-sponsored institutions of the leading religions.  In recent decades, foreign residents have brought other religions to the city. According to Wang Zhiyun of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2010 there were 2.2 million Buddhists in the city, equal to 11.2% of the total population. According to the Chinese General Social Survey of 2009, Christians constitute 0.78% of the city's population. According to a 2010 survey, Muslims constitute 1.76% of the population of Beijing.
caption: Rear hall of the Capital City God Temple of Beijing.
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