Abstract
This thesis investigates a temple in Sichuan where golden statues of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Zhu De sit next to those of conventional deities such as Laozi and Guan Yu. Based on his findings the researcher considers whether or not such practice can be considered religion or not. The historical approach, such as the tradition of deifying ordinary humans as well as the history of the semantics applied to the questions both receives attention.