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''See also:'' [[Asian atheism]]

''See also:'' [[Asian atheism]]

[[China]] has the world's largest atheist population.<ref>[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref>

[[China]] has the world's largest atheist population and has [[state atheism]] (see: [[China and atheism]]).<ref>[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref>  

In recent times, Confucian wedding rituals have become popular in China. In these type of ceremonies, which are a recent invention with no historic precedent, the bride and groom both bow and pay respects to a large portrait of [[Confucius]] hanging inside the banquet hall while wedding attendants and the couple are dressed in traditional Chinese robes.<ref>[http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-05-23/034922510726.shtml 江苏将推广设立离婚缓冲室](Chinese), sina.com, May 23, 2011</ref>

In recent times, Confucian wedding rituals have become popular in China. In these type of ceremonies, which are a recent invention with no historic precedent, the bride and groom both bow and pay respects to a large portrait of [[Confucius]] hanging inside the banquet hall while wedding attendants and the couple are dressed in traditional Chinese robes.<ref>[http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-05-23/034922510726.shtml 江苏将推广设立离婚缓冲室](Chinese), sina.com, May 23, 2011</ref>