Buddhism
The spread of Buddhism began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. According to the Records of Guangji County in the Last Years of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, Hui Yuan, one of the founders of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism, set up a temple in Shuanghekou, Guangji, Zhuoxi (near Hulong in Lan Jie Village) in the early years of Taiyuan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 376-380), and then went to Lushan Mountain in the sixth year of Taihe (AD 38 1 year). In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sima Daoxin, who was born in Mei Chuan, studied Buddhist scriptures at the age of 7, and studied with the three ancestors of Zen at the age of 14, and then inherited the mantle. He is the fourth ancestor of Zen Buddhism and is famous in Huangmei. In the Tang Dynasty, temples in China flourished, and incense was popular for a while, so it was called "Buddhist country". The main ancient temples are: Huangya Temple, Dazang Temple, Zhu Qing Temple, Youju Temple, Toutuo Temple, Nanshan Temple, Chanju Temple, Zhenwu Temple, Makou Temple, Shimen Temple, Si Yuan Temple and Wanmin Temple. At present, there are 16 officially approved registration sites, namely: Lin Yin Temple, Qixian Temple, Wusheng Temple, Longyin Temple, Longqiao Temple, Longchi Temple, Zen Temple, Xiaoyou Temple, Xiangshan Temple, Miao Yin Temple (including Xiantong Temple and Daguan Temple), Yuantong Temple, Mianfo Temple, Gongxing Temple and Ganlin Temple. Temporary registration sites 10, namely Shuifu Temple, Lv Zu Temple, Gao Feng Temple, Shimen Temple, Wulin Temple, Lin Jing Temple, Baifa Temple, Shi Yu Temple, Fusai Temple and Damao Temple. The office of Wuxue Buddhist Association is located in Ganlin Temple. Wei Sen, the host of Lin Yin Temple, is also the executive director of Hubei Buddhist Association and the vice president of Huanggang Buddhist Association.
Taoism
From the first year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, there were Taoist activities in the territory. Mei Chuan built a Taoist temple in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, Taoism flourished in China, with seven Taoist temples. The famous Taoist temples are: Xuanmiao Temple, Wudang Temple, Shantan Temple and Qingshui Temple.
Christianity
Christianity, also known as Jesus, was introduced to China in the fourth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1865). This year, a British missionary, Hill Lai Martial Arts, engaged in missionary activities among boat people and spent ten years in Tongzhi (187 1). The British Methodist Church sent six missionaries in Mei Chuan, Wuxue, Longping and Tian.
Catholicism
In the ninth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1870), Italian priests came from Jiujiang to Tian and other places to carry out missionary activities and developed more than 400 Christians. The pastor of the church is Italian and Austrian, starting from 19 17, presided over by Father China.