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Sincerity, Reverent Offering, and Reciprocity in Chinese Folk Religion: A Case Study of Qinglong Temple in the Chaozhou Region

Ya Su and Yin Se, Religions 17.3 (2026)

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A peer-reviewed ethnographic study of Qinglong Temple in the Chaozhou region, recording that incense and offerings there carry no fixed price and are given as an act of sincerity and reciprocity rather than a tariff.

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Author
Ya Su and Yin Se
Publisher
Religions (MDPI), volume 17, issue 3, article 325
Publication Year
2026
URL
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel17030325
Source Type
peer-reviewed article
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
Tier 1: a peer-reviewed academic journal article, an ethnographic case study of a specific, named temple. States that incense at the temple's own counter carries no set price, unlike a fixed-price commodity, and that staff asked what to pay respond with phrases such as offer as you wish or offer with reverence, framing temple giving as a matter of sincerity and reciprocity rather than a tariff.
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  • Religions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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