Religions
The religion in Hong Kong is very diverse and obvious. The main two religions in Hong Kong are Buddhism and Taoism. But in Hong Kong you can also find another religion which is Confucianism, which is where ancestors’ worships and ancient animist beliefs have also been integrated into the environment. Confucianism isn’t really based as a religion, because it it’s a philosophy as well as a religion.
The numbers of Buddhism’s and Taoist’s in Hong Kong are estimated to be around 650,000 to 700,000. This is due to there are many temples around in Hong Kong, and different Chinese Gods, therefore countless of people would visit these temples every day.
The most popular temple is Hong Kong is worth visiting for everyone because it is suitable for all ages, this is due to there are constant activities going on.
Visits to these temples are mainly because of wanting to ask for god’s blessing similar to people going to church to pray. These people may ask for specific issues like family health, success of a business, family’s prosperity and it can also be to win the lottery.
In Hong Kong there are also several other religions, but there aren’t as many as Buddhism and Taoists. There are variety of religions such as Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and Judaism.
The religion in Hong Kong would attract lot of people who want to learn about the background of the religion in Hong Kong, therefore the self-actualisation needs people is attracted to come to Hong Kong to study the religious views and background there. Also self-actualisation is where you can solve problems and people believe that these Chinese gods can help them solve their problems. According to the Maslow’s Model Safety is also another point to be discussed for religion, because people go to these temples to pray for their health, family, property, job, and security.
The people that would be tempted to visit the temples showing the religion in Hong Kong, mostly are elderly, or parents