Historic development of religion in China

  • Period: 551 BCE to 478 BCE

    Beginnings

    Confucius began of Analets
  • 213 BCE

    Burning of books

    Emperor orders burning of Confucian books
  • Period: 226 to 249

    Daoist

    Wang Bi introduces Daoist concepts intoConfucian learning
  • 420

    Buddhism

    Buddhism begins to enter China
  • Period: 1130 to 1200

    Founder

    Zhu Xi founder of Neo-Confucianism
  • Period: 1582 to

    Translate

    Matteo Ricci translate Confucian classics into Latin
  • Religious ceremonies

    China became a republic; state religious ceremonies end
  • Events

    Republican government dismantle many Daoist and Buddhist temples
  • Period: to

    Life

    Five religions achieve toleration in China, but Tibetan Buddhism is tightly controlled