Study On The Religion Development Of Huaibei City

Huai Bei is a city with a glorious history, whose religious history is also well-known. Five kinds of religions including Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, Taoism, Islamism are widely spreading, which are accepted by local folks. The religions have had great impacts on social and cultural life, especially Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism having lasting and profound influenceIt is obvious that there are many differences among them, each of which has its individual characteristics. All of them maintain spirits of human care and condolence. The construction of the harmonious society in Anhui also needs harmonious in religious development. Therefore respecting different religious customs, containing multiple religious cultures must be the premise and foundation to construct harmonious society in Huai Bei. It is known to all that the religion is rich in connotation. It is the important origin and constituent of human culture in whose development it has taken a great part.We should take religion as a kind of phenomenon and culture to study it omni-directionally at all levels so as to accurately and comprehensively grasp its essence and true meaning. The main difference between custom belief and religious belief lies in that the former usually shows a kind of secondary concern, while the latter often shows ultimate concern, and, it may provide the believers a homeland for spiritual condolence as well as give them some guidance in their social life and daily activities to deal with their social relations.The religious developing in Huai Bei city plays an all-side role in Huai Bei people of all walks of life, which can meet the deepest mind needs of most people in the construction of harmonious society and sustain the cultural life in modern society.Let us date from the natural geography and the history evolution of administrative regionalization in Huai Bei. Once it was called XiangCheng state, prefecture, in Eastern Han Dynasty, it was capital of state Pei, when Huai Bei was prevailed for a time. However, until WeiJin Southern and Northern Dynasties, Huai Bei gradually declined with natural disasters frequently happened.The religions both existing and those once existed in Huai Bei have a long but complex history. Huai Bei is rich in religion resources but distributes unevenly in various parts. Some famous religious places have their own particular characteristics, which are prominent. To summarize the experience in its development will enable us to use for reference in our local economy and social cultural development.