The Holy Dragon Flower Church of the Heart-bound Heavenly Way (一心天道龙华圣教会 ''Yīxīn tiāndào lónghuá shèng jiàohuì''), also known simply as Yixin Tiandao (一心天道 "Heart-bound Heavenly Way"), Yizhendao (一真道 "Way of the One Truth") or the Holy Church of the One Truth (一真圣教会 ''Yīzhēn shèng jiàohuì''), or Changmaodao (长毛道 "Way of the Long Hair"),
[Shanghai Government Archive]
. is a
Chinese folk religious sect
Chinese salvationist religions or Chinese folk religious sects are a Chinese religious tradition characterised by a concern for salvation (moral fulfillment) of the person and the society.; ''passim'' They are distinguished by egalitarianism, a f ...
part of the
Xiantiandao
The Xiantiandao (, or "Way of the Primordial"; Vietnamese: ', Japanese: '), also simply Tiandao (; Vietnamese: ', Japanese: ') is one of the most productive currents of Chinese folk religious sects such as the White Lotus Sect, characterised by ...
tradition.
The first hall of the religion (一心堂 ''yīxīn táng'', "one-heart hall") was founded in 1913 by Ma Shiwei (马士伟) in the
Zouping County
Zouping () is a county-level city of Shandong province.
Geography
The city is located on the northern edge of the mountainous central portion of the province. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level c ...
of
Shandong.
In 1917 the One-Heart movement expanded opening a branch in
Shanxi, and in 1922 it started a branch in
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...
. Its headquarters were located in
Wutai County
Wutai County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinzhou, in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east. It is named after Mount Wutai, which is located within its borders. I ...
(Shanxi) and
Jinan (Shandong).
In 1937 the first congregation was established in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
.
See also
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Chinese folk religion
Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion comprehends a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora. Vivienne Wee described it as "an empty bowl, which can variously be filled ...
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Chinese salvationist religions
Chinese salvationist religions or Chinese folk religious sects are a Chinese religious tradition characterised by a concern for salvation (moral fulfillment) of the person and the society.; ''passim'' They are distinguished by egalitarianism, a ...
*
Xiantiandao
The Xiantiandao (, or "Way of the Primordial"; Vietnamese: ', Japanese: '), also simply Tiandao (; Vietnamese: ', Japanese: ') is one of the most productive currents of Chinese folk religious sects such as the White Lotus Sect, characterised by ...
References
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* {{cite journal , last = DuBois , first = Thomas David , title = The Salvation of Religion? Public Charity and the New Religions of the Early Republic , journal = Journal of Chinese Theatre, Ritual and Folklore / Minsu Quyi , volume = 172 , pages = 73–126 , date = 2011 , url = https://thomasdaviddubois.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/duboismsqy2011.pdf
Chinese salvationist religions