Religious And Economic Practices Of African Christians In Guangzhou In A Global Age

The portion of African immigrants in China and its different cities has been increased significantly for last few decades thus enhancing the need for researchers to focus on studying the economic and religious practices of Africans in China.The dominant African immigrants in Guangzhou city of China make it a potential country for Africans as well for the anthropologists.The purpose of this study was to explore the extent of religious practices and commitment of Africans in Guangzhou with special emphasis on the Christian community of Africans residing in Guangzhou.The main purpose of this research was to have an in-depth study on the extensiveness of religion in the lives of Africans and its impact on various practices and dealings of Africans in economic and trade fields specifically.One important concern of this study was to explore the considerable impact of low-end globalization that is being augmented due to the Africans immigrants and their excessive involvement in low-end globalization practices.To achieve the objectives of this study,the researcher has been living in Guangzhou for a considerable time period in order to study the African Christians practicing their religion as well as their trade and economics.The researcher had informal conversations,informal interviews,field observations,and visit to religious as well as economic spots of Africans in Guangzhou to have deep insights about their trading and religious patterns in Guangzhou.All these observational field studies found that Africans have been extensively integrated in Guangzhou in terms of their religious and economic practices.The Africans Christians are found to be very religious and it is found that their religion has a great potential to influence them regarding each aspects of their life and particularly their economic practices.African Christians regarding their religious activities,churches,their businesses and trading enjoy an appropriate freedom in Guangzhou.However,in the perspective of low end globalization it is found that African community in Guangzhou can become an alarming group in future.As far as the implications of this study are concerned,this study is likely to benefit future anthropologists as well as Chinese state policy makers and officials to understand the behavior,demands and psyche of African Christians in Guangzhou and other cities of China.