While Kang's idea was not realized in China, it was carried forward in
Hong Kong and among
overseas Chinese people. and the birth of new forms of Confucian activity on the local level, such as Confucian communities. Some scholars consider the reconstruction of
Chinese lineage associations and their
ancestral shrines, as well as cults and temples worshiping natural and national gods from other Chinese traditional religions, as part of the revival of Confucianism. Other groups associated with the revival include folk religions or
salvationist religions that have a Confucian focus. Confucian churches, for example the () in
Beijing, the () of
Shanghai, the
Way of the Gods according to the Confucian Tradition, Phoenix Churches, and the Confucian Fellowship () in northern
Fujian have spread rapidly over the years since their foundation. "Confucian businessmen" () is a recently revived term to identify people among the entrepreneurial or economic elite who recognize their social responsibilities and therefore apply Confucian cultural practices to their business. Contemporary
New Confucian scholars Jiang Qing Jiang Qing is the current spiritual leader of the Church of Confucius. In Japan,
Confucian Shinto is organised as part of
Sect Shinto. Similar Confucian-focused sects also exist in South Korea. ==List of churches==