1st Edition

Exploring China's Religious Sites Digital and Spatial Insights

By Zhaohui Hong Copyright 2025
208 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book employs cutting-edge digital and spatial methodologies to tackle the critical issue of religious site scarcity across China for five major religions: Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Islam, spanning the period from 1911 to 2004. Drawing from Chinese government datasets and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), this comprehensive work presents official information... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Shortage of Protestant Churches in Hangzhou City  3. Case Studies in Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Hefei, and Fuzhou Cities 4. Taipei and Provincial Capital Cities on China's Southeast Coast  5. Growth of Officially Registered Protestant Churches since 1949  6. The Nationwide Shortage of Chinese Protestant Churches  7. Multi-Methods Research Design 8. The Evolution of Buddhist Temples  9. Quantitative Analysis of Daoist Abbeys 10. A Spatial Exploration of the Catholic Market  11. Quantitative Studies on Islamic Mosques  12. Spatial Analysis of Mosques: Case Studies in Xinjiang and Ningxia  13. Religious Sites of Five Religions during the Cultural Revolution

Biography

Zhaohui Hong is a Professor of the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham University, USA. His research interests include religious economics, economic history, digital humanities, and Chinese religions.