[3] The surveyors weren't able to determine a precise Taoist identity; only 1.1% of the surveyed people identified as such, and the analysts preferred to consider Taoism as an "affluent" of the Chinese religion.

[5] The study also analysed the Chinese Christian community, finding it comprised 8% of the total population (of which 3.6% were Catholics, 3.3% Protestants and 1.1% Jehovah's Witnesses).

The Christian community was small, but larger than that of the province of origin, especially for the Catholics and the Jehovah's Witnesses, the latter being an illegal religion in China.

[9] The northern Italian town of Treviso also ordered Chinese-run businesses to take down their lanterns because they looked "too oriental".

[11] Local authorities estimate the number of Chinese citizens living in Prato to be around 45,000, illegal immigrants included.