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：

全市宗教活动场所（寺观教堂）清单

序号	名称	地址	宗教类别
1	汉口上海路天主堂	江岸区上海路16号	天主教Catholic
2	汉阳显正街天主堂	汉阳显正街163号	天主教Catholic
3	武昌花园山天主堂	武昌区胭脂路花园山2号	天主教Catholic
4	柏泉天主堂	东西湖区柏泉街道红光大队	天主教Catholic
5	荣光堂	江岸区黄石路26号	基督教Christianity
6	救世堂	硚口区汉正街447号	基督教Christianity
7	基督教圣光堂	汉阳区徐家大湾特1号	基督教Christianity
8	基督教武昌堂	武昌区民主路221号	基督教Christianity
9	基督教崇真堂	武昌区昙华林特2号	基督教Christianity
10	基督教青山堂	青山区沿港路25号	基督教Christianity
11	汉口古德寺	江岸区上滑坡74号	佛教Buddhism
12	武汉归元禅寺	汉阳区归元寺路20号	佛教Buddhism
13	武汉长春观	武昌区武珞路269号	道教Taoism
14	武汉宝通禅寺	武昌区武珞路549号	佛教Buddhism
15	莲溪寺	武昌区雄楚大道125号	佛教Buddhism
16	武汉莲华寺	江夏区藏龙岛中洲村	佛教（省管）Buddhism
17	报祖禅寺	新洲区仓埠街幸福村八方咀209号	佛教Buddhism
18	报恩禅寺	新洲区道观河风景旅游区水库内	佛教Buddhism
19	灵泉寺	东湖新技术开发区龙泉街龙泉山	佛教（省管）Buddhism
20	武汉大道观	东湖生态旅游风景区磨山景区郊天坛	道教Taoism
21	汉口民权路清真寺	江汉区民权路146号	伊斯兰教Islam
22	江岸清真寺	江岸区永和里83号	伊斯兰教Islam
23	起义街清真寺	武昌区起义街67号	伊斯兰教Islam
24	马家庄清真寺	东湖新技术开发区光谷创业街97号	伊斯兰教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.