In the concept of Chinese Confucianism, "loyalty" and "filial piety" are the most important virtues. Even for ancestors who have passed away, we should respect them as if they were still alive, and pay tribute to them during festivals. Enshrinement and sacrifice. In China, the worship of ancestors is not a religious belief, but a code of conduct to be observed daily. Kangxi

The dispute between the emperor and the papal envoy over the enshrinement of ancestor tablets in Taipei The focus is on whether ancestor worship is allowed. Kangxi’s famous saying at the time was "There are no unfaithful and unfilial gods in the world!"

Chinese people’s worship of ancestors is reflected in regular tomb sweeping and worship. When the deceased is buried, Prepare many paper patterns of daily life items and burn them together, just like sending your ancestors to live in another world. Burn the paper (send money) regularly, and even send paper patterns of different clothes to burn in different seasons.

In Chinese history, ancestor worship has become a strong belief in the lives of people of all ethnic groups and the spiritual pillar of clan union. Ancestor worship is different from totem worship. The objects of totem worship are mainly animals and plants, while the objects of ancestor worship are mainly meritorious distant ancestors and recent generations of ancestors with close blood relationships. Therefore, ancestor worship, also called soul worship, is a religious behavior that worships the souls of the dead that emerged after the further development of the soul concept in primitive society. It usually includes the concept of ghosts and worship rituals. For primitive people, the thing that exists in the living body and leaves after death is the soul.

Since ancient times, China has had a complex concept of ghosts. Generally, there are two types: the first is that the soul leaves the body and becomes a ghost after death; the second is that the soul disappears with the body and the soul can Becoming a ghost, the soul is the continuation of human spiritual activity. Once a person dies, the ghost transformed by the soul will have extraordinary abilities and functions. The spirit can attach itself to certain natural objects and can determine a person's fate. The "Book of Rites - Sacrifice" records the statement "when a person dies, he becomes a ghost." Primitive people believed that ghosts were immortal, or that people had one or more souls. Ancestor worship is also very popular in Africa, but Africans revere their ancestors and are afraid that their spirits will disturb their families, hoping that they will go away and become immortals.