100101102103104105106107FolkReligioninthePolderDistrictsofWanjiangBasininQingDynastyZhaoCuili(CollegeofLiterature,UniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomics,Beijing100029)AbstractInQingDynasty,peopleinthepolderdistrictsofWanjiangBasinsharedsimilarfolkways,folk-customsandfaiths.Thefaithstherehadvarioustypes,whichweregenerallycharacterizedbytemplesandnunneriesandthetraditionofholdingfamilyobits.Ononehand,thesacrificetherehadsameattributeswithotherregions;ontheotherhand,ithaditsownfeaturesofpolderdistrict.Firstly,peoplethereespeciallyadoredGodsinguardofagriculturesafetyofthepolderdistricts,whichreflectedthenotionofagricultureisthemostimportant.Secondly,manygovernmentofficialsandgentlemenwhohadmadcontributionstothepolderdistrictwereregardedastheGodsforsacrifice.AlltheGodswereprotectingones,savingpolderdistrictfromanydisastersandprovidingagricultureandfisherytherewithrefugesandshelters.Throughtheholdingofsacrificeactivities,thecohesionpoweramongpeopleinpolderdistrictsofWanjiangBasinwasreinforced.KeyWordsWanjiangBasin,PolderDistrict,Sacrifice,FolkReligion