Around the 7th century, Mohamed, an Arab, established the faith of Islam in Mecca. In Islam, it is believed that Allah is the only God, and all things in the world are created by Allah. Mohammed is the messenger of Allah, who conveys God’s will, and teaches the people in the world.
Christianity originated in the Roman Empire in about the 1st cenuiry. The Christians believe that God created the world, and human beings have to endure sufferings because their ancestors Adam and Eve, had committed the original sin by breaching God’s prohibition and eating the forbidden fruit. In order to save mankind, God sent Jesus to the world to be the Saviour of the world.
China is a country with many faiths. The Chinese citizens can choose freely and express their beliefs and religious identities. The Chinese people mainly believe in Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism.
The situation of religious beliefs in China is somewhat different from those in other countries of the world. There has never been a religion, native or foreign, that is dominant over all population in China. In other words, there is no so-called state religion in China.
There are more or less elements of ancestral worship in nearly all cultures in the countries around the world. Being an agricultural country, the Chinese people of the same origin would usually live together, and their worship to ancestors is more obvious.
