Lüliang City has four major religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, and Christianity. They have many believers and well-organized organizations. Buddhism, Catholicism, and Christianity have a certain influence in Shanxi Province and even the country. There are about 400 Muslims. Scattered religious people. Buddhism, Taoism, and Christianity are all distributed in the city's 13 counties and cities. Catholicism is spread in all counties and cities except Xing County and Lan County.

As of the end of 2012, there were more than 100,000 religious believers in Luliang City, including more than 30,000 Buddhists, more than 20,000 Taoists, more than 30,000 Christians, and more than 20,000 Catholics. There are 31 Catholic villages in the city with more than 100 religious believers. The largest village is Xinli Village in Wenshui County. Almost all villages are Catholics.

There are 163 legal religious activity sites approved and registered by the people's government at or above the county level in the city, involving 13 counties and cities, 88 towns and towns, and 143 village committees. Among them, there are 46 Buddhist temples, 15 Taoist temples, 48 ??Christian temples and 54 Catholic temples. There are 190 clergy members in the city's four major religions, including 46 Buddhist monks, 9 Taoist priests, 72 Christians, and 63 Catholics.

The city has 1 municipal-level religious group, namely the Luliang Buddhist Association, which is located at Huida Temple in Lishi District; there are 20 county-level religious groups, including the Lishi District Christian Council, Fen Yang City Taoist Association, Two Christian Associations, Xiaoyi City Two Christian Associations, Catholic Patriotic Association, Taoist Association;

Jiaocheng County Two Christian Associations, Jiaokou County Two Christian Associations, Fangshan County Two Christian Associations, Catholic Patriotic Association, Taoist Association Association, Linxian Christian Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee, Catholic Patriotic Association, Zhongyang County Catholic Patriotic Association, etc.

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Historical evolution:

The establishment of Luliang can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, Luliang had Quyi, Pingling, Zhong. Yangyi and Guayan County, etc. In 376 BC, after Han, Zhao and Wei were "divided into Jin";

Lüliang was the territory of Zhao State, with Zhongyang and Zishi (formerly Guayan, now Fenyang and Xiaoyi) in its territory area), Daling (formerly "Pingling", today Wenshui), etc. After the establishment of Taiyuan County in the fourth year of King Zhuangxiang of Qin (246 BC), Luliang became the territory of Taiyuan County, including Daling, Zishi and other counties.

In the early Han Dynasty, Luliang was still the territory of Taiyuan County. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Xihe County in the fourth year of Yuanshuo (125 BC), Luliang was divided into three counties: Xihe, Taiyuan and Pingyang. Daling, Pingtao (today's Wenping Tao Village), and Zishi are under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan County;

Lin, Gaolang, Zhongyang, Lishi, Tujun, Xi, and Linshui are under the jurisdiction of Xihe County County; Puzi County is under the jurisdiction of Pingyang County. After Wang Mang replaced Han Dynasty, Zishi County was changed to Zitong, Daling County was changed to Daning, Pingtao County was changed to Duorang, and Linshui County was changed to Jianshui. After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, each county regained its old name.

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