Short answers, pulled from the story.
Buddhism was first introduced to China during the Han dynasty, which spanned 206 BCE to 220 CE. Missionaries traveled both the overland Silk Road through Central Asia and maritime trade routes to bring the religion to China.
Chinese Buddhist scholars such as Sheng-yen enumerate thirteen schools, including Tiantai, Huayan, Chan, Pure Land, Zhenyan, Consciousness-Only, and the Three Treatises school. According to Sheng-yen, Chan is the most widely practiced school in China today, and it is often combined eclectically with Pure Land and other traditions.
The Cultural Revolution, from 1966 until Mao Zedong's death in 1976, brought severe repression. Buddhist monks were attacked, disrobed, arrested, and sent to camps; scriptures were burned; and temples, monasteries, and art were systematically destroyed. A revival began during the normalization period under Deng Xiaoping starting in 1977, with damaged temples such as Guoqing Temple and Guanghua Temple gradually restored.
Kumarajiva was a Kuchan scholar who lived from 334 to 413 CE and is considered the most influential early translator of Buddhist texts into Chinese. Unlike previous translators, he received state support and held the title of national preceptor. He introduced the Madhyamaka school of philosophy to China, known as the Sanlun or Three Treatise school, and his translations set a quality standard that shaped Chinese Buddhist thought for generations.
According to scholar Chun-fang Yu, the most popular Chinese Buddhist ritual practiced today is the Dabei Chan, also known as the Great Compassion Repentance. It is a repentance ritual associated with the bodhisattva Guanyin and the Great Compassion Dharani.
There are an estimated 42 to 53 million Chinese Buddhists in the People's Republic of China. Chinese Buddhism is also a major religion in Taiwan and Singapore, as well as among the Chinese diaspora worldwide.