Wuhan Foreign-related Religious Sites

Wuhan is a city where many ethnic groups live together. There are 56 ethnic groups in the city, including 55 ethnic minorities, with a total of more than 180,000 people, accounting for 1.4% of the city's total population. Among ethnic minorities, the Tujia population (7.6 million); followed by the Hui (29,000). There are ethnic minorities living in 13 districts of the city.

Wuhan has a long history of religions , including Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity .

Wuhan Taoism has the longest history , and its activities can be traced back to the Soochow period of the Three Kingdoms , with a history of more than 1,700 years. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties , Wuchang Changchun Temple ､Wudang Palace , Hanyang Xuanmiao Temple and Hankou Avenue Temple were once called the "Four Jungles" of the Quanzhen Sect of Taoism in Wuhan.

The history of Buddhism in Wuhan is slightly later than Taoism. The oldest ancient temple was built by Cai Xingzong, the governor of Yingzhou in the Liu Song Dynasty in the fifth century AD. Wuchang Toutuo Temple ( Guanyin Pavilion ) and Wuchang Baoen Temple ( Iron Buddha Temple ) built by Liang Shaoling King Xiao Lun . Wuchang Baotong Temple, Lianxi Temple , Hanyang Guiyuan Temple and Hankou Gude Temple are combined are called the famous "four jungles" of modern Buddhism in Wuhan.

Islam was introduced to Wuhan in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of about 600 years . The earliest mosque is the Wuchang Yuanmenkou Mosque.

Catholicism was established in the 10th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1637 ) , and Christianity was established in 1637. It was introduced to Wuhan in the 11th year of Xianfeng's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1861 ) . Its earliest churches were located at Dadikou in Wuchang and Dajia Street in Hankou.

There are more than 500 religious activity venues in our city, among which the list of religious places lawfully registered and open to the outside in Wuhan is as follows：

全市宗教活動場(chǎng)所（寺觀教堂）清單

序号	名稱	地址	宗教類别
1	漢口上(shàng)海路天主堂	江岸區(qū)上(shàng)海路16号	天主教Catholic
2	漢陽顯正街(jiē)天主堂	漢陽顯正街(jiē)163号	天主教Catholic
3	武昌花(huā)園山(shān)天主堂	武昌區(qū)胭脂路花(huā)園山(shān)2号	天主教Catholic
4	柏泉天主堂	東西湖(hú)區(qū)柏泉街(jiē)道(dào)紅光大(dà)隊	天主教Catholic
5	榮光堂	江岸區(qū)黃石路26号	基督教Christianity
6	救世堂	硚口區(qū)漢正街(jiē)447号	基督教Christianity
7	基督教聖光堂	漢陽區(qū)徐家(jiā)大(dà)灣特1号	基督教Christianity
8	基督教武昌堂	武昌區(qū)民主路221号	基督教Christianity
9	基督教崇真堂	武昌區(qū)昙華林特2号	基督教Christianity
10	基督教青山(shān)堂	青山(shān)區(qū)沿港路25号	基督教Christianity
11	漢口古德寺	江岸區(qū)上(shàng)滑坡74号	佛教Buddhism
12	武漢歸元禅寺	漢陽區(qū)歸元寺路20号	佛教Buddhism
13	武漢長春觀	武昌區(qū)武珞路269号	道(dào)教Taoism
14	武漢寶通(tōng)禅寺	武昌區(qū)武珞路549号	佛教Buddhism
15	蓮溪寺	武昌區(qū)雄楚大(dà)道(dào)125号	佛教Buddhism
16	武漢蓮華寺	江夏區(qū)藏龍島中洲村	佛教（省管）Buddhism
17	報祖禅寺	新洲區(qū)倉埠街(jiē)幸福村八方咀209号	佛教Buddhism
18	報恩禅寺	新洲區(qū)道(dào)觀河(hé)風景旅遊區(qū)水(shuǐ)庫內(nèi)	佛教Buddhism
19	靈泉寺	東湖(hú)新技(jì)術(shù)開(kāi)發區(qū)龍泉街(jiē)龍泉山(shān)	佛教（省管）Buddhism
20	武漢大(dà)道(dào)觀	東湖(hú)生(shēng)态旅遊風景區(qū)磨山(shān)景區(qū)郊天壇	道(dào)教Taoism
21	漢口民權路清真寺	江漢區(qū)民權路146号	伊斯蘭教Islam
22	江岸清真寺	江岸區(qū)永和(hé)裏83号	伊斯蘭教Islam
23	起義街(jiē)清真寺	武昌區(qū)起義街(jiē)67号	伊斯蘭教Islam
24	馬家(jiā)莊清真寺	東湖(hú)新技(jì)術(shù)開(kāi)發區(qū)光谷創業街(jiē)97号	伊斯蘭教Islam

Foreigners may participate in religious activities in legally registered religious facilities open to the public,but they are not allowed to perform missionary work within the territory of China. It's inappropriate to wear conspicuously religious costume in public in contrary to Chinese customs.