Since the 1990s, China has been experiencing a religious revival that includes all state-recognized religions but especially Chinese popular religion, which is a blend of Buddhism, Daoism, and respect for family and village ancestors. This revival has had unexpected effects on rural Chinese villages, such as in the Black Dragon King Temple complex in Shaanbei, China. Identify the ways in which the transformation of a small rural shrine into the Black Dragon King Temple complex affected the village of Shaanbei.

Since the 1990s, China has been experiencing a religious revival that includes all state-recognized religions but especially Chinese popular religion, which is a blend of Buddhism, Daoism, and respect for family and village ancestors. This revival has had unexpected effects on rural Chinese villages, such as in the Black Dragon King Temple complex in Shaanbei, China. Identify the ways in which the transformation of a small rural shrine into the Black Dragon King Temple complex affected the village of Shaanbei.